Steering Clear of Allergic Reactions (Food Allergies)

While researching the topic of food allergy protections in schools and its effects on unaffected families, I found a large amount of information on food allergies and what we should do but very little on the effects on others. I began my research by looking for the scholarly articles that detailed the medical professions suggested handling of food allergies in a school setting. I discovered an article published in the American Academy of Pediatrics Journal titled Clinical Report- Management of Food Allergy in the School Setting by Dr. Scott M. Sicherer. In this paper he highlights both what the treatment and prevention should be for adolescent children in just about every environment including school. The article starts off with giving us a baseline for food allergies and the dangers. He notes that 1 in 25 people suffer from food allergies and the most at risk group is preschool age

The increased prevalence of food allergies in school children, the rapid onset of symptoms and potentially fatal nature of anaphylaxis, combined with the high risk of accidental exposure warrants significant action.

People that have other allergies or asthma are likely to be affected by this allergic reaction. Those that have suffered from it before are also at a higher risk of getting another attack. It is therefore, important to identify and treat it as early as possible. It is known to be caused by foods like pea nuts, fish. dairy products, eggs and tree nuts like cashew nuts and almopnds. Stings from bees and wasps can also be the cause of this allergic reaction. In other people it could be triggered by exercise either on its own or with a combination of other factors like food and medications. Penincillin is also a known cause of thes reaction.

Many people see having a food allergy as a damper on life and a restriction on one's diet. I do not see it that way. I see it as an attribute to me that has helped define the person that I am. I often wonder what it would feel like to sit down at a restaurant and order any meal off the menu. But then again, I will never be able to do that because my food allergy is part of who I

It is common in the United States for people to have food allergies and it is increasing. The body's negative reaction to a specific food protein is what is known to be a food allergy. The most common food allergies are milk and dairy products, egg and egg products, fish and shellfish, wheat, soy and soy products, and peanuts and tree nuts (Servsafe). Different food allergies develop in people at different times in their lives depending on the allergy and the person themselves. Fish and shellfish food allergies tend to not develop until adulthood. With fish approximately forty percent of people who were in a study on food allergies said that they did not have their first fish allergic reaction until they were an adult. With shellfish, about sixty percent of people had their first reaction when they were adults. Everyone to some extent is allergic to a type of food, but fish and shellfish food allergies are two of the most common and can possibly be the most dangerous out of all the food allergies. To help people with a shellfish and fish allergy to stay safe and healthy the rest of this essay will be focused on: basic information of fish and shellfish allergies, common symptoms of the allergies, what is anaphylaxis and how to treat it, and how to

About 17 to 18 million U.S. citizens (http://www.parentherald.com/articles/22242/20160222/oral-immunotherapy-reverse-children-s-food-allergies-100-percent-combined.htm) have allergies to at least one food. There is a 65 percent chance of tehir children inheriting their allergies. It is estimated that one-quarter of food allergic people will suffer an episode of anaphylaxis (http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2014fall/i-can-eat-it.html)

• Wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace that states your allergy, if told by your health care provider.

Peanuts are one of the leading causes of allergic reactions in children. Peanuts may not be suitable for infants. Honey can also cause an allergic reaction. Children should not consume honey before their first birthday. Honey contains botulism, and the bacteria can damage an infant's digestive system. Many people are allergic to iodine. Shellfish and fish are common allergy foods. Many children are also allergic to milk, soy, eggs and

Food allergies can be dangerous and deadly. It can cause bacteria and viruses. It can make you very ill . A food allergy is also a threat that attacks your insides. It's a medical condition that's very common with 3 million people in the world .

* You also need to determine what foods are causing your allergic reactions so you can stay away from these foods. Aside from this, you also need to avoid getting in contact with substances that trigger your skin irritations. These substances can be anything from detergents to chemicals found in perfumes and cosmetics.

I enjoyed reading your post. I have worked as a server at the restaurant, and I know that sometimes people who handling the food don't take an allergy super seriously. And you brought up a great point that a restaurant guest who got a severe allergies must be curious about the way his/her food will be cooked or delivered. Because kitchen and waiters usually do their work as fast as they can and cross contamination may happen not only in the kitchen, but, also, on a food tray. What would be the best way to ensure how food being deliver to the table with allergic guest? Should the restaurant manager be involved in this process? I think that it should be waiter's priority to deliver allergic guest meal to the table separate from the group order.

A growing concern, the number of food allergens among individuals account for approximately 30,000 anaphylactic reactions as well as 200 deaths per year in the United States (Jackson, 2002). Food allergies are common, but can be fatal if proper action is not implemented or knowledge is not understood beforehand. “Food allergy is defined as an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a specific food,” (Gupta, Dyer, Jain, & Greenhawt, 2013). In other words, one’s body misconstrues the food to be harmful, therefore will respond by producing an allergic reaction. Anaphylaxis is characterized by a severe allergic reaction

I'm writing this to show what having food allergies is like and how it's not something to joke about nor to take lightly

Allergies are among the most common inveterate case worldwide. Allergy symptoms range from making you powerless to putting you at risk for life-menacing reaction.Food allergies are defined as “ the body 's abnormal responses to harmless foods; the reactions are caused by the immune system 'sreaction to some food proteins” (thefreedictionary.difntion.com).In other words,The job of the body’s immune system is to identify and ruin germs (such as bacteria or viruses) that make you sick. A food allergy results when the immune system wrong targets a harmless food protein an allergen as menace and attacks it.

Research on Food Allergies True food allergies are not as common as many people believe and do in fact only affect about 2% of children. However, they are more common in younger children (affecting about 5-8% of younger children). Fortunately, most younger children will outgrow these food allergies by the time that they are three years old.