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Follow the links below to find information on food hypersensitivities and allergies.
For information specifically about anaphylaxis or cow's milk allergy, follow the links to the HealthInsite topic pages below.
Reviewed March 2009
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Allergic Reactions to Cow's Milk
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about allergies to cow´s milk.
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Anaphylaxis
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to resources about anaphylaxis (sudden, severe and potentially life threatening allergic reaction) and what you should do in an emergency.
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Food labels - what do they mean?
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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It is the law in Australia that all packaged foods have food labels.
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Aug 2009
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Food additives
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on food additives and their effects on health, written by professional medical specialists.
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Jul 2008
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Milk allergy
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of food allergies by professional health specialists.
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Jun 2008
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Peanut, tree nut and seed allergy
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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
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Peanut allergy is most common in infants, but may appear for the first time in adults. Peanut allergy causes more problems than other food allergies because it is common (1 in 50 infants), exposure is hard to avoid and even trace amounts can trigger symptoms.
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Jun 2008
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Asthma and food
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Better Health Channel
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Food allergies can trigger asthma attacks in some people, although this is rare. Trigger foods may include dairy products, eggs, peanuts, sulphites, monosodium glutamate (MSG), food colourings or royal jelly. A severe food allergy reaction is anaphylaxis; anaphylactic shock can be fatal.
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Mar 2008
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Nuts
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Better Health Channel
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Eating nuts may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Most nuts including walnuts, cashew nuts, pecans, brazil nuts, chestnuts and hazelnuts contain mainly mono-unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats and other compounds that influence blood cholesterol levels. Peanuts, brazil nuts, almonds and hazelnuts can cause acute allergy in some people.
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Mar 2008
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Food additives
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Better Health Channel
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Food additives are chemicals that keep food fresh or enhance its colour, flavour or texture. Some people are sensitive to food additives, but this is rare. Reactions to food additives include hives or diarrhoea, other digestive disorders and respiratory problems such as asthma. Additives that may cause a reaction include flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) 621; colourings including tartrazine 102, yellow 2G107, sunset yellow FCF110 and cochineal 120; and preservatives including benzoates 210, 211, 212, 213, nitrates 249, 250, 251, 252 and sulphites 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 and 228.
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| Date: |
Mar 2008
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Peanut allergy
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of peanut allergy by professional health specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Egg allergy
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| Publisher: |
Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of egg allergies written by professional medical specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergic disease and food hypersensitivity
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is insufficient evidence to recommend the addition of prebiotics to infant feeds for prevention of allergic disease or food reactions. Reactions to foods and allergies (including asthma, eczema and hay fever) are common and may be increasing in de...
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May 2007
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Soy formula for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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When babies are not exclusively breastfed, evidence suggests that using a soy formula instead of a cow's milk formula does not reduce allergies in infants and children. Infant formulas have been designed to try to lower the chances of developing allergy...
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Jul 2006
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Coconut allergy
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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
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Allergic reactions to eating coconut have been reported, but are relatively rare. By contrast, contact allergic dermatitis to coconut products is more common. Sensitisation to coconut pollen has been reported.
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Jul 2006
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Tartrazine exclusion for allergic asthma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Tartrazine is the best known and one of the most commonly used food additives. Food colorants are also used in many medications as well as foods. There is no evidence that tartrazine makes asthma worse or avoiding it makes asthma patients any better....
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Feb 2006
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Dietary salt reduction or exclusion for allergic asthma
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Currently available limited evidence suggests that reducing the amount of dietary salt probably has little or no effect on asthma....
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Feb 2005
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Allergic and toxic reactions to seafood
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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
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Many allergic reactions to seafood are mild and cause hives or swelling. The most dangerous symptoms are breathing difficulties or a drop in blood pressure (shock), either of which can be life threatening.
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Oct 2004
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Allergic reactions to alcohol
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Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
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Allergic reactions to alcohol are relatively uncommon. In people with alcohol allergy, as little as 1 ml of pure alcohol (equivalent to 10ml of wine or a mouthful of beer) is enough to provoke severe rashes, difficulty breathing, stomach cramps or collapse. Alcohol can also increase the likelihood of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) from other causes like food.
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Jan 2004
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Eggs in your baby's diet - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Many parents are wary about including eggs in the diet of their babies, but research has shown that these fears are unfounded.
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May 2002
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