Food Allergies and Anaphylactic Reactions in Children

Food Allergies Can Be Life Threatening

By Food Allergy Expert
There are 1.5 million adults and children in America with peanuts, nuts, seafood and other food allergies. It is an allergic reaction that threatens the life which involves the closure of the heart within minutes of eating, tasting, licking, or even touch
the food they are allergic to. All parents should be aware of the food they bring to their babies and children. Parents should be very aware of the change in behavior, rashes, hives and other symptoms of food sensitivity and food allergies.

My son began to show food allergies to just under a year. It did not take us long to realize that her reactions were carried out beyond these hives and breathing. If he was still around to eat other nuts the back of his neck, will be covered in hives. We gave him a small piece of peanut butter cracker ten months and a strange rash covered his body and the whites of his eyes red. At another time he accidentally ingested nuts and vomiting and immediately began to swell the lips. A friend encouraged us to have it checked by an allergist and we explained that this could endanger his life. We had never heard of such a thing.

We took my son to an allergist for children and they did a test on the skin of his back. It revealed that it is very allergic to many foods. He tested allergic to all nuts and peanuts, lima beans, etc. The doctor told us that some allergies can cause an anaphylactic reaction and the typical allergens that cause anaphylaxis reactions are nuts, peanuts and fishery products. Because of the skin and the results of tests of our personal experiences to respond to these foods, the doctor prescribed an epi pen. An epi pen is a pen-type medical needle that injects medication into the thigh of the person who reacts to a food. The drug will stop the reaction of anaphylaxis, but you still need to get the person to the hospital immediately after injection with drugs because it will slow down the reaction of anaphylaxis, but the individual in May always be in danger.

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