Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Food Allergy Test Information Worth Checking Out

By Roger Calfsman

Are you getting sick on a consistent basis? Do you appear to feel dizzy, nauseous, sick to your belly, or otherwise indisposed shortly after you eat? Are you unable to maintain an honest weight, and regularly find yourself losing weight for no reason except that you are sick after each meal?

Perhaps you have a food allergy. There are many common food allergies that folk have but don't understand that they have. Food allergies can range from mild to harsh, and they can increase in seriousness the more that one is exposed to the food.

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms or your youngster is experiencing these symptoms, see a doctor and ask about getting a food allergy test.

What It Is

A food allergy test is an allergic reaction test particularly built to test for an allergic retort to a food. A food allergy test will be done on either the arm or the back, depending on the scale of the patient.

Little kids who need a food allergy test will likely be tested on their back, while adults who need a food allergy test will likely be tested on their forearm. This test is done with many to several dozen tiny pin pricks. After each pin prick, the allergen is placed within the open wound.

The allergen is so small that it won't affect the patient more than simply given the patient a tiny hive or reaction on the injection sight. To tell whether the food allergy test is positive, the test administrator will look for tarnishing, raising of the skin in a hive like bump, other bumps, or any other reaction. This will mean the patient is allergic to whatever that specific food allergy test was for.

What Do I Do Now?

Now that you have taken the food allergy test or had your kid tested with a food allergy test, you could be wondering where to go from here. You or your child tested positive for somethingso what do you do now? In years past, you would have been told to completely avoid the food in question.

With particular foodstuffs or food products, it can be very difficult to absolutely avoid it. For example, those with a gluten allergy find it very hard to have a fascinating and sundry diet at times. Gluten is in a large percentage of foods, and it can be hard to avoid. However, some doctors will suggest different treatments, primarily based on the scale of the allergy, that do not always utterly exclude the food or food product. Talk to your doctor to see what will work best for you. - 14130

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