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GUIDANCE. When to suspect food allergy. Food allergy should be suspected when the following are present: persistent eczema, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and bowel symptoms, including constipation, that do not respond to normal management; and certain symptoms (Table 1), be they mild or severe.
18 Μαρ 2013 · Adequate allergy testing is the prerequisite for optimal care, including allergen avoidance, pharmacotherapy and immunotherapy. Children with persisting or recurrent or severe symptoms suggestive for allergy should undergo an appropriate diagnostic work-up, irrespective of their age.
Food allergies can cause a wide range of symptoms, including skin reactions (such as a red itchy rash or swelling of the lips, face and around the eyes), digestive problems (such as stomach ache, vomiting or diarrhoea) and hay fever-like symptoms (such as sneezing and itchy eyes).
30 Νοε 2016 · The primary tools currently available for diagnosis include the medical history, elimination diets, SPT, food-specific IgE (sIgE) (serum tests for food-specific IgE against specific proteins in foods), component resolved diagnostics (CRD), and medically supervised oral food challenges (OFCs).
1.1.1. Consider the possibility of food allergy in children and young people who have one or more of the signs and symptoms in table 1, below. Pay particular attention to persistent symptoms that involve different organ systems. 1.1.2.
Symptoms of food allergies may include vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, hives, swelling, eczema, itching, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and lowered blood pressure. Symptoms of milk or soy intolerance may include colic, blood in your child’s stool, and poor growth.
Testing includes a food-specific IgE test and/or skin prick tests. A positive allergy test result in the absence of clinical symptoms is not adequate to make a diagnosis of food allergy.
