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If you have been diagnosed with a food allergy you will likely have already realised that for some people there is no real cure for a food allergy. Do not be discouraged, please read on for some more positive information. If you are merely sensitive to a type of food or allergen you may find that you have a tolerance level such that you can eat small amounts of a food that makes you unwell without any negative impact or uncomfortable side effects. Unfortunately for a serious food allergy where your response to the allergen is triggered by your immune system and you don’t just suffer gastrointestinal, skin or respiratory symptoms, then total avoidance of the allergen is the only cure.

There are many products on the market and people trying to sell them who will claim to be able to cure your allergy – these are lies. I am sorry but someone has to tell you. It is true that some lucky individuals will grow out of their food allergies – this is particular true for most children under the age of 5 who have milk and egg allergies. The incidence of people outgrowing their peanut allergy is less likely but it does happen.

You may have heard of desensitisation as a cure for food allergy. This is where you gradually expose the sufferer to increasing amounts of the offending allergen. In some cases this works and after a period of weeks or months the individual is able to tolerate the allergen without any serious side effects. You should never attempt this method without strict medical supervision and advice as there is always the potential for the allergy to be made worse by repeated exposure with each reaction being greater than the previous one. In the case of hayfever and pollen allergies desensitisation is having more successful results.

Young children who have an egg allergy can sometimes tolerate either the egg white or the egg yolk and some may even be able to cope with trace amounts in baking. However, for others the only way to stay healthy and symptom free is to avoid the allergen altogether for life. An interesting point to note is that many adults are developing allergies later in life having never had a problem before. The most common allergen in this instance appears to be seafood.

If you have a dairy allergy or sensitivity there are many suitable substitutes on the market such as rice, soy and oat milks, some fortified with the vitamins and minerals you may lack if following a dairy free diet. The daily use of probiotics has been suggested as a way for dairy allergy sufferers to be able to tolerate small amounts of dairy products in their diet. This seems to vary between individuals and is a matter for you to try and experiment with on your own. Again remember to seek advice from a nutritionist or health professional when embarking on a restricted or food elimination diet or trial.

People develop skin allergic reactions all the time; many of these people never really know the cause of their skin allergy until the visit a doctor. There are several factors that lead to a person having skin allergic reaction. It can be caused by food, a soap that they use or even dust. All of these are causes of a person to have skin allergies.

• The first cause of skin allergies is food.

How exactly do you know if a food is causing the skin reaction that you are experiencing? One simple way is through simple trial and error until you find the cause of your skin allergies. One example of this was a person that every time they ate shell fish they broke out into a skin rash. For a long time they thought this was caused by something else, until they went to the doctor and he told them what the cause of the problem was.

Skin allergic reactions are never a fun thing to live with, they can be a nuisance and sometimes even disrupt your daily life if they are severe enough. Now the skin allergies will differ from the amount of food that you ate as well as the severity of the allergy. Often times when a person eats a food that there is an allergy to they will develop hives on their skin. This is the most basic of skin allergies that a person will have when there is an allergy present.

One thing that you will need to keep in mind is that skin reactions can become worse if the person is stressed over the situation and as a result will breakout even worse than they did before. So it is important that when dealing with skin allergies that you don’t aggravate the area or stress yourself that much about the reaction.

There are other things that will cause a person to experience skin reactions. If you change the brand of soap that you use then you are bound to experience skin allergies that will tend to be a little on the mild to severe side. These skin reactions can be a problem that results in the person breaking out in hives and as a result will involve you either having to get a shot or other treatment option for the skin allergies that you are experiencing.

In some cases it is possible for skin allergies to be passed on from parent to child. While this is not as common as you might think, it does happen and can be a problem for both the parent as well as the child. If you think that you are experiencing skin reactions then the best method of treatment is to simply go to your doctor and have a talk to see if you are suffering from skin reactions or not. If you are not wanting to go to the doctor then you can always try to cut out certain things that you think are the cause. If the skin allergies stop then you have found the problem.

Food allergies are a sign all is not well with your health. Don’t just look at ways to relieve the problem. Look at why you have the problem in the first place.

Food allergies, like other allergies and maladies, are a sign your immune system is compromised. This can come about because you are doing things that prevent your body’s natural ability from dealing with health problems as they arise.

A healthy person’s immune system will be gently in action all the time, unbeknown to you.

But a seriously compromised immune system will show up as permanent health problems, such as allergies.

Here are some of the reasons for a compromised immune system and how you may be ensuring your food allergies remain. Knowing the reasons can go a long way to showing you how to resolve the problem.

• Eating fast, junk and processed food is a great way to compromise your immune system.
• Vaccines and medication all lower your immune system.
• Lack of sun may destroy you immunity.
• Allowing stresses of work, home and relationships to build up unresolved is the best way to knock your health.
• If you don’t get your optimum amount of rest and sleep, you can be sure you will never be healthy.
• By not taking regular exercise, especially gentle exercise outside in nature, the nails will be piling into your coffin of self destruction.

Many people feel that they just have to put up with health problems, that it is just part of them.

They are so wrong!

There is a cure for everything. A natural cure for everything. But you need to take control of your health to achieve it. It’s no good giving your health care to someone else. No one cares about your health as much as you do. No-one knows as much about you as you do.

So it’s logical to assume, that no-one can help you as much as you can.

Start today, make some changes that suit you, that are realistic and that feel right for where you are right now. Then make gradual changes every day, every week or every month, whatever suits you. But make them consistently. And, in no time, your food allergies will either disappear or be so mild as to not worry you.