Saturday, December 6, 2008

Food Allergies: How to Manage and Treat Your Symptoms

Food Allergies: How to Manage and Treat Your Symptoms

So you suspect that you have a food allergy. You are probably looking for relief or even some tips to manage your symptoms.
You will want to continue reading on.You first need to find out what food you are allergic to.You can seek a doctor and they can run test to see what you are allergic to.You generally have to experiment with different foods and see which one give you an allergic reaction. If you decide to do theses test at home please make sure you do not do these alone. Make sure someone is with you incase you need medical help immediately. When you find out what you are allergic to you can move on to how to manage it. You should make sure not to eat these foods because when you have food allergies the reactions are more severe. for an example people who are allergic to peanut have to get medical attention immediately or you can die. It can be hard for many people to just eliminate the foods from their diets but it is very important to. If you dont want to completely cut them out you can talk to your doctor about a limit to the foods depending on your type of reaction. You will also want to make sure that you keep your medications for that reaction on you or around you at all times. Also make sure the people around you know what to do incase you are unable to help yourself.

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