An early identification of allergen and then complete avoidance of those allergens is essential. Food allergy can turn fatal, especially in children, if left untreated, because the body’s immune system considers the proteins and complex carbohydrates present in the food as foreign. Further, children are much more vulnerable to food allergies than adults as the allergies fade away by adulthood. As children grow older, they outgrow some of the allergies as their immune system matures. Also, the allergens are identified in childhood and then the person learns to avoid those as an adult. Food allergy or intolerance, which can cause symptoms ranging from a harmless skin rash to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock, are estimated to affect four to six per cent of children and four per cent of adults, as per study of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is only in rare cases that one can get a severe allergic response to any food ...
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