Allergic Diseases and Clinical Immunology

Future of Food Allergy

Food allergy is an unusual immune response or an uncommon immune system response to food. Familiar Allergic foods involve cow's milk, peanuts, eggs, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, soy, wheat and rice. The symptoms may involve itchiness, swelling of the tongue, vomiting, diarrhoea, hives, trouble in breathing, or low blood pressure. This regularly occurs within minutes to several hours of coming into contact. When the symptoms are verse, it is known as anaphylaxis. A drug allergy is the abnormal reaction of your immune system to a medication.

• Skin rash
• Itchy skin or eyes
• Swelling in the mouth and throat