With an abundance of misinformation and lack of correct information, some people think that if you get sick, tired or if your pulse raises after eating a particular food, you're allergic.
In fact, every adverse symptom you have after eating food doesn't mean that you're allergic.
Many reasons can make you feel sick after eating food, most of which have nothing to do with food allergies.
Be aware that the following ailments are rarely, if ever, related to food allergies: Food poisoning: Foods may have bacteria or toxins.
If you're eating that kind of food, you will be sick.
If you sick one time does not mean you're allergic.
You should check with your doctor.
Food intolerances: A missing enzyme in the digestive system can give you the inability to digest a particular food (milk or wheat).
Reactions to food additives: Sulfites and MSG (monosodium glutamate) often cause reactions.
However, in these cases, a chemical reaction give you the impression of allergic reaction.
You body react to the additive, not to the food itself.
Histamine poisoning: Allergic reaction release histamine into your body.
Histamine cause most of the symptoms you experience.
Some food, including wine, beer, strawberries and chocolate could give you a false symptoms.
These food may contain enough histamine to produce similar reactions.
Other common ailments: Food allergy is blamed for everything, from bowel syndrome to headaches.
These ailments are causes by something else.
Work with your doctor to identify the cause When you have a real food allergy, you immune system starts dumping histamine into your body.
The histamine can attack every organ (skin, lungs, etc).
The common symptoms are:
- Itching or swelling of the lips, mouth, or tongue
- Hives, swelling, or an itchy rash
- Fear of impending doom, chills, panic, sudden weakness
- Abdominal cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, or nausea
- Tightening of the chest, hoarseness, or coughing
- Fainting or passing out, paleness, irregular heartbeat or blueness
- Coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing
- Death, if effective emergency treatment is not immediately administered