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Lecture 8: Food Allergy (Food Additives associated with Food Allergies…

- - - - Gastrointestinal anaphylaxis
        
        symptoms: crampy abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting
      - Irritable bowel syndrome
        
        symptoms: diarrhea/constipation
      - Oral allergy syndrome - occur very rapidly, within minutes of eating a trigger food.
        
        symptoms: itching or burning sensation in the lips, mouth, ear canal, and/or pharynx; sometimes triggered in the eyes, nose and skin
      - Recurrent abdominal pain
    - - Angioedema
        
        symptoms: swellings
        
        common on the lips, eyelids and tongue
        
        can be large; painful rather than itchy
      - Eczema - skin condition characterised by patches of chronically itchy, dry, thinkened skin
        
        usually on the hands, neck, face, and legs; can also occur anywhere
        eczema rash often becomes crusty and scaly; some types can also blister, weep, crack or peel
      - Urticaria - also known as hives or nettle rash; resembles nettle stings
        
        symptoms: itchy lumps which are white with red surrounding tissue
        
        can occur anywhere on the body; common around the mouth and on the face and hands
    - - Asthma - tightening of throat and shortness of breath
      - Anaphylaxis - severe allergic reaction of rapid onset affecting many body systems
        
        caused by release of mediators from certain types of white blood cells
        
        causes vasodilation and exhibit symptom - itchy rash, throat swelling and low blood pressure