| Is your pollen allergy really a food allergy? Here are | | | | under the age of 8 than in older children and adults. |
| ten ways to tell. | | | | 6. Children with eczema or who frequently get |
| 1. Food-induced symptoms in the respiratory tract are | | | | contact dermatitis or diaper rash, especially after |
| typically accompanied by rashes, hives, or itching skin, | | | | eating new foods, are at increased risk for |
| and they also cause nausea, vomiting, burping, or | | | | food-induced asthma. |
| diarrhea. | | | | 7. Food allergies may make asthmatic reactions to |
| 2. Food-induced symptoms in the respiratory tract | | | | dust and drafts worse without causing obvious |
| seldom occur "one at a time." For instance, | | | | symptoms just after eating the food. |
| allergy-provoking foods won't just make you sneeze, | | | | 8. Food allergy probably is not related to middle ear |
| they will make you sneeze, your eyes water, and | | | | infections. |
| give you an itchy throat. | | | | 9. Asthmatic reactions to food additives are rare but |
| 3. Eggs, fish and shellfish (including tuna), milk, tree | | | | can be severe. |
| nuts, and peanuts are among the most common | | | | 10. Asthmatic reactions to foods themselves can be |
| causes of respiratory allergies. | | | | severe and even fatal. |
| 4. Children who get colicky after being fed certain | | | | If you're using air filters and staying indoors to |
| foods during infancy are likely to suffer allergies when | | | | prevent a food allergy, you aren't going to get |
| they eat those foods later in life. These foods | | | | better. Recognizing food allergy is the first step to |
| commonly include not just milk but also fruit juices. | | | | treating it. |
| 5. Food-inducing asthma is more common in children | | | | |