Lecture 16 Week 10 Tuesday - Food Allergy

Question 1

What is the link between eczema & food allergies?

Answer 1

~ 40% of young children with chronic eczema have an associated food allergy
~ 90% of children with food allergy have eczema

Question 2

What are 4 co-factors for food allergies?

Answer 2

1. Exercise
2. NSAIDs
3. Alcohol
4. Aspirin

Question 3

What are 3 ways of clinically diagnosing a food allergy?

Answer 3

1. History
2. Symptoms
3. Skin test

Question 4

The Skin Prick test detects what sort of antibodies?

Answer 4

IgE. Detects antibodies, NOT THE DISEASE.

Question 5

Can kids ‘grow out of’ allergies? What ones in particular?

Answer 5

Yes, usually grow out of milk & egg allergies. Peanut allergies usually prevail.

Question 6

What are 6 routes of sensitisation?

Answer 6

1. Inhalation
2. Ingestion
3. Trans-placental
4. Injection
5. Breast feeding
6. Skin contact e.g. some of the eczema creams contain allergens (peanut oil)

Question 7

Are nut allergies decreasing or increasing in prevalence?

Answer 7

Increasing

Question 8

What are 5 ways someone could potentially eat a food they have an allergy to?

Answer 8

1. Complacency
2. Eating out
3. Hidden ingredients
4. Cross contamination
5. Unlabelled foods