loading...| Preferred Name |
Allergy, Food |
| Synonyms |
Food Allergy |
| Definitions |
<p>Food <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/allergy.html">allergy</a> is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your body's immune system.</p> <p>In adults, the foods that most often trigger allergic reactions include fish, shellfish, peanuts, and tree nuts, such as walnuts. Problem foods for children can include eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat.</p> <p>The allergic reaction may be mild. In rare cases it can cause a severe reaction called <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/anaphylaxis.html">anaphylaxis</a>. Symptoms of food allergy include:</p><ul> <li>Itching or swelling in your mouth</li> <li>Vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal cramps and pain</li> <li>Hives or eczema</li> <li>Tightening of the throat and trouble breathing</li> <li>Drop in blood pressure</li> </ul> <p>Your health care provider may use a detailed history, elimination diet, and skin and blood tests to diagnose a food allergy.</p> <p>When you have food allergies, you must be prepared to treat an accidental exposure. Wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace, and carry an auto-injector device containing epinephrine (adrenaline).</p> <p>You can only prevent the symptoms of food allergy by avoiding the food. After you and your health care provider have identified the foods to which you are sensitive, you must remove them from your diet.</p> |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0016470 |
| altLabel |
Food Allergy |
| cui |
C0016470 |
| Date created |
03/21/2000 |
| definition |
Food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your body's immune system. In adults, the foods that most often trigger allergic reactions include fish, shellfish, peanuts, and tree nuts, such as walnuts. Problem foods for children can include eggs, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat. The allergic reaction may be mild. In rare cases it can cause a severe reaction called anaphylaxis. Symptoms of food allergy include:
Your health care provider may use a detailed history, elimination diet, and skin and blood tests to diagnose a food allergy. When you have food allergies, you must be prepared to treat an accidental exposure. Wear a medical alert bracelet or necklace, and carry an auto-injector device containing epinephrine (adrenaline). You can only prevent the symptoms of food allergy by avoiding the food. After you and your health care provider have identified the foods to which you are sensitive, you must remove them from your diet. |
| Inverse of RQ |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0577620 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0577625 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0949570 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0016470 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0079840 |
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| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ |
| notation |
C0016470 |
| prefLabel |
Allergy, Food |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1720755 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0020517 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0002792 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0007570 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C2963193 |
| Scope Statement |
Food allergy is an abnormal response triggered by your body's immune system. The reaction may be mild or severe (anaphylaxis). Learn more. https://medlineplus.gov/foodallergy.html |
| tui |
T046 |
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