vancouver allergy and asthma  Food Allergy
Overview  |  Symptoms  |  Diagnosis  |  Treatment  Food allergy,
like other types of allergies, is becoming more common in the
United States. Many people are not familiar with food allergy,
and do not know how to take the proper precautions for someone
who has a food allergy. Other people are living with needless
anxiety because they believe they are allergic to foods that
they could actually eat quite safely.  What is food allergy?
Food allergy comes from the immune system attacking proteins in
foods that are well-tolerated by most people. We eat many
proteins in our food every day that usually our immune system
knows to leave alone. In people who have food allergy, the
immune response occurs only to a particular food, or a small
number of foods.  Symptoms of food allergy typically include
hives, difficulty breathing, or swelling of the tissue under the
skin. Sometimes nausea or abdominal discomfort can occur.
Sometimes food can make eczema worse. Most concerning i