What is a Food Allergy?
Monday, October 31st, 2016
What is a Food Allergy? There Are Different Types of Allergic Reactions to Foods
If your child has symptoms after eating certain foods, he or she may have a food allergy.
A food allergy occurs when the body’s immune system sees a certain food as harmful and reacts by causing symptoms. This is an allergic reaction. Foods that cause allergic reactions are allergens.
Reference:
Allergic Living. (2016). What is a food allergy? There are different types of allergic reactions to foods. Retrieved from: http://allergicliving.com/2016/10/19/how-to-keep-a-food-diary-and-other-info-to-bring-to-a-first-allergists-visit/
