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Test Your Food Allergy IQ
I bet you will be surprised by what you didn’t know… I was!

Using hand sanitizing gel’s is an effective way to remove food allergies from hands

False - While hand sanitizer does kill germs, it doesn’t necessarily clean the hands like soap would. It would be like trying to use hand sanitizer to remove grease from your hands.

An antihistamine such as Benadryl should be given first for a serious allergic reaction.

False - The EPI pen is always the best first line of defense in a “SERIOUS” allergic reaction. What is considered serious? We will teach you.

Food allergies are rare, impacting one in 100 people in the United States.

False - Food Allergies are very common, 1 in 10 adults and 1 in 13 children have food allergies in the United States. That is 32 million people, and the number is climbing.

Food allergies, and intolerances/sensitivities develop only in childhood.

False - They can develop at any time.

Reactions to foods, allergies or intolerances, are less common among patients, identifying as black or African-American, compared to their peers who identify as white.

False - African American children have much higher odds of having a wheat, soy, corn, or fish and shellfish allergy compared to their white peers. The Latinx children have much higher odds of allergy to corn, fish, and shellfish, but a similar rate of asthma compared to the non-LatinX white children. Peanuts were the most common food allergen in all three groups. The only food allergen more common among white children than AA or Latinx children was tree nuts.

Infants, most commonly developed, hives or vomiting when experiencing a food allergy reaction to a new food.

True - The most common reactions to a food allergy in infants are vomiting and hives.

Most cases of bloating and gas Enos caused by consuming milk or weed or probably a food allergy.
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False - It is most likely a food intolerance. There can be many reasons, but a common reason is that you don’t have the necessary enzymes needed to digest certain food proteins and/or sugars. A good example of this would be lactose intolerance. Many people have milk sensitivities because their body lacks the ability to produce an enzyme called Lactase. It is helpful to take this enzyme to aid in digestive matters when ingesting foods containing milk.

Eczema in babies is a risk factor for the development of food allergies.

True - Eczema is a real risk for babies (and adults) to develop food allergies. There is a saying in the food allergy medical community, “through that skin, allergies could begin, through the diet, allergies can stay quiet.”

A pregnant women should avoid eating peanuts or introducing them to her future child too early.

False - According to the most recent research pregnant woman should not avoid eating peanuts or peanut products and should introduce peanuts when cleared by their doctor to eat sticky, solid foods.

Precautionary, allergen labels, such as “May contain“ labels are strictly regulated by the FDA.

False - They are not regulated by the FDA

Food, allergies are more common among people who live in rural areas than among city dwellers.

False - It is actually the other way around. Research is being done to figure this one out. It seems that food allergies are more prevalent in more densely populated areas.

Food sensitivity test you can buy online and in pharmacies are very useful in identifying problematic foods you should avoid

False - They are “crap”.

If you have a food allergy or food related condition, the reaction will always occur within minutes.

False - A reaction can occur many days after ingesting an allergen.

It is recommended that people with an intolerance to MSG need to carry an epinephrine auto-injector at all times.

False - Intolerances are different from allergies.

Reactions to food never change; you’re stuck with them forever.

False - There are many types of treatment and prevention protocols available and with new advances all the time, you are not stuck. Some even outgrow them. But the thing to remember is, If you can name it, you can claim it and you can tame it! So get tested and understand what is really happening, is it an intolerance, a sensitivity, or an actual immune reaction? It’s very important to know.

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