As per the Food Allergy Research & Education, in the US, each year, around 200,000 people require emergency medical care for allergic reactions to food. Food allergy is a specific immune response to certain food items that it considers harmful.
Upon exposure to the food allergen, the IgE antibodies alert cells to release powerful substances, such as histamine, that in turn give rise to different symptoms in the body. The symptoms of food allergy vary from person to person and can also differ over time. They can occur anywhere in the body but most commonly affects the skin, cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract and sometim...