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  A food allergy is a condition that causes your immune system to treat a normally harmless type of food as a threat by the body's immune mechanism. Sometimes the response to the tiniest amount of such allergens can trigger life-threatening complications called anaphylactic shock. Food allergies are known to be more common in children than in adults. Almost 90 % of all food allergies are caused by the following listed foods: ●        Milk ●        Soy ●        Wheat ●        Eggs ●        Tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts etc) ●        Shellfish, fish. ●        Peanuts. In the UK, an estimated amount of approximately two million people are living with a diagnosed food allergy and hence it shows how widespread the disease is. With food allergy testing Cambe...

5 Allergenic Foods and their Allergens Food allergies are caused as a reaction of the immune system upon the consumption of certain foods. For people who are unaware of this condition, food allergy is a condition where some specific foods can trigger an abnormal immune response in the body. The symptoms of food allergy might include difficulty in breathing, swelling of the tongue, mouth or face, low blood pressure, diarrhoea, hives etc. So, if you see any of these tests then seek medical help and go for  allergy testing   as soon as possible. The substance that is responsible for causing the allergic reaction in foods or drinks is known as “allergen”.  Interestingly, although any food can cause an allergy, there are just a handful of foods that can cause almost 90% of all allergic reactions. Here are five of these vicious foods that might cause allergies. Have a look! 1.       Eggs About half of the children who have egg allergy will grow ov...