{"id":3810,"date":"2022-03-23T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/?page_id=3810"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:37:00","slug":"food-allergies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/allergy-asthma\/food-allergies\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iStock-538167266.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3820\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A food allergy is a serious and potentially life-threatening reaction that can occur after ingestion of a certain food.&nbsp;In fact, one in 13 children have food allergies, which is almost two children in every classroom.&nbsp;The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, wheat, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish.&nbsp;Reactions are almost always immediate, and in rare cases will occur after two hours.&nbsp;While some food allergies are lifelong, some are commonly outgrown. Food allergies are diagnosed by first getting a thorough history of the type of symptoms that occur after food ingestion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Allergy Symptoms Include&nbsp;the Following:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hives<\/li><li>Swelling of lips, tongue, eyelids, face<\/li><li>Itchiness in the mouth, throat<\/li><li>Shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, chest tightness<\/li><li>Abdominal pain and cramps, nausea or vomiting<\/li><li>Lightheadedness, dizziness<\/li><li>Feeling of impending doom<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Allergy Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An allergist can further evaluate food allergens through specific skin testing to suspected foods, and\/or blood tests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, allergists will do food challenges on patients suspected to have a food allergy. This is an office-based procedure where the food being tested is given to a patient in graded increments over a couple of hours. This is considered the gold standard test to confirm or rule out a food allergy and is only performed under the close supervision of an allergist.&nbsp;If reactions occur, patients are quickly and effectively treated in-office with various allergy medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Food Allergy Treatment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Oral Immunotherapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Up until a few years ago, the only treatment for food allergies was strict avoidance of foods that one is allergic to.&nbsp;Recently, allergists have developed a new treatment called oral immunotherapy (OIT).&nbsp;This is a novel treatment, where the food allergen is slowly introduced to the patient in very small quantities daily.&nbsp;This is done with a very strict protocol under the guidance of an allergist with very precise dosing of the food.&nbsp;Patients are required to make frequent office visits for new doses of the food.&nbsp;Patients can actually tolerate the food that they are allergic to after 9-12 months of therapy.&nbsp;The success rate of this cutting-edge therapy is over 80%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our food allergy specialist,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/advancedent.com\/bio\/shashank-s-sheth\/\">Dr. Shashank Sheth<\/a>, is director of the&nbsp;Food Allergy Treatment Center at Advanced ENT &amp; Allergy and welcomes new patients for food OIT evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Intolerances\/Sensitivities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These are different than a true food allergy. Food intolerances and sensitivities may cause more prominent GI symptoms or skin symptoms and are not always reproducible with each exposure to a specific food. Symptoms may be somewhat delayed after eating the food. An allergist can help with an evaluation for food reactions, but skin testing may not be necessary. 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