Food Allergies

What is a food Allergy?

• This occurs when a person's immune system has a sensitive reaction to specific foods, which causes severe or life threatening symptoms that happen very quickly after a food has been eaten.

• This is a long term condition where after several hours or days, certain foods that cause a person to feel unwell and have a range of symptoms but is not usually life threatening and does not involve the immune system.

What is a food intolerance?

• This occurs when a person's immune system has a sensitive reaction to specific foods, which causes severe or life threatening symptoms that happen very quickly after a food has been eaten.

• This is a long term condition where after several hours or days, certain foods that cause a person to feel unwell and have a range of symptoms but is not usually life threatening and does not involve the immune system.

A serious and potentially life threatening allergic reaction is known as:

• High Blood Pressure 
• Loss of breath
• Anaphylaxis 
• Heart Failure

True or False: Skin rashes, such as hives, can occur as a result of a food allergy:

• True
• False

True or False: A person with anaphylaxis requires the use of an EpiPen:

• False

• True

Which are signs of an allergic reaction?

• Swollen lips, tongue, or mouth

• Red rash

• Hard time breathing

• All of the above

Which 4 foods are people most commonly allergic to?

• Peanuts, Dairy, Eggs, and Fish.

• Gluten, Eggs, Meat, Nuts

• Caffeine, Dairy, Fish, Gluten

What are symptoms for a food intolerance?

• Diarrhoea

• Constant Tiredness and Weakness

• Nausea

• Pain in joints + muscles and bloating

• All of the above

True or False: It is hard to diagnose a food intolerance.

• True

• False

What is lactose?

• Lactose is a disaccharide sugar found in milk products

• Is found in your stomach

• Is a chemical produced when we eat milk products.