When Robert Aronowitz, professor of history and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, sees his friends, he tenses every time he hears their usual greeting: \! How are you? Robert's nose has not been snotty for a long time, but his friends never tire of reminding him of his childhood nickname, which he earned due to food allergies, according to Pannochka, an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old.. net " “These injections, like orthopedic shoes, were the pride of the Jewish middle class.”. Whether these injections helped and whether he really had a food allergy, Robert cannot say.. \! " However, childhood experience helped him understand the tendency to blame fatigue, indigestion, or any other ailment on allergies..

Food allergies are real, not fake, and can be life-threatening.. Many, however, believe that they suffer from allergies, at a time when this is not even close.. The blame for this state of affairs lies partly on the doctors, who, without really understanding the reasons for the patient's poor health, diagnose him with a food allergy..

Many of these sufferers develop what Aronowitz calls a " The diagnosis completely subjugates a person's life, turning him into a paranoid. There are such people out of the house who are terribly afraid and believe that if they weaken their vigilance, they will surely die.. " “It can become a whole belief system.”.

Food allergies are caused by the body producing an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE) in response to certain foods.. Many people have food intolerances, but true food allergies are not that common..

Any product can cause an allergic reaction, but some of them are the culprits of allergies more often than others.. Children in most cases are " Usually, by the age of five, babies outgrow their allergies, although, for example, allergies to nuts and seafood remain with them for life..

Involuntarily, people become allergic partly because IgE tests are now easier than ever.. Most often they come back from the laboratory marked " However, these antibodies can appear and disappear at will, without any consequences for the person.. Why this happens is still unknown, so the presence of IgE in the blood does not yet indicate the presence of a food allergy.. It's also human nature to endow food with some magical properties, explains Barry Glassner, professor of sociology at the University of Southern California and author of The Gospel of Nutrition: Why You Should Stop Worrying and Start Enjoying What We Eat..

" And we think we know what an allergy is. If we notice something that looks like an allergy in ourselves or tell a doctor about our suspicions, it seems most logical for us to link this to what we eat and avoid those foods that we consider to be allergens in the future, ”says Glassner..

Allergy, according to Glassner, many people call the unpleasant experience of eating a particular dish.. But unlike true allergies, which can send a person to the next world, food intolerance only causes some inconvenience.. For example, Glassner himself starts a war in his stomach from peas.. \! I wish I could just say yes. But at the same time, I feel obliged to explain that, they say, no, I don’t have allergies - I just don’t like peas..

So when do you need to worry and when do you not If, after eating, a person has skin and mucosal damage, depressed breathing, a sharp drop in pressure, dizziness or palpitations, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, anxiety, clouded consciousness, drowsiness or convulsions, then the case is most likely. Any long-term allergy sufferer usually carries at least two doses of epinephrine for injection, which are placed in the thigh muscle.. Antihistamines, unfortunately, will not be able to become an adequate replacement. Yes, and epinephrine is just a trick to buy the necessary time until the victim is provided with qualified assistance..

Natalia Sinitsa.

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