Allergies are so common for which 20% of Americans have some kind of allergic reaction or another to certain external stimuli whether food, water, or air. This probably isnt the first time youve heard of them.
Allergy is categorized as different types, but perhaps the most common is food allergy. As its name suggests, this type of allergy is triggered when a reaction occurs after contact with a particular food to which you are sensitized. Sensitized means that you have taken this food before. As the food enters the body, your immune system your bodys natural defense sees the food substance as harmful foreign substance and mounts an attack against the protein. It produces a specific type of antibodies called IgE to fight off the proteins. This action of your own bodys immune system is what triggers an allergic response.
Allergy caused from allergic response can range from mild or moderate to severe, including symptoms like swelling of the face and tongue, rash called hives (like nettle rash), breathing difficulties, runny nose and eyes, swelling of the throat, abdominal pain and bowel disturbances, nausea and vomiting and could to life threatening collapse...