Food allergy treatment

Kitjavainen, P.V., Apostolo, E., Salmine, S J., and Isolauri, E. 2001. New aspects of probiotics application in food allergy treatment. AlergiaAstma Immunologia 6(1) 1-6. (In Polish)... 

Perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis. Mastocytosis, food allergy, treatment of... 

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Hill, D.J., Hosking, C.S. and Heine, R.G., Clinical spectrum of food allergy in children in Australia and South-East Asia Identification and targets for treatment. Ann Med., 31,272,1999. 

Sampson, H.A., Immunological approaches to the treatment of food allergy. Pediatr. Allergy Immunol., 12 (Suppl. 14), 91, 2001. 

Stabilization of mast cells. Cromolyn prevents IgE-mediated release of mediators, although only after chronic treatment. Moreover, by interfering with the actions of mediator substances on inflammatory cells, it causes a more general inhibition of allergic inflammation. It is applied locally to conjunctiva, nasal mucosa, bronchial tree (inhalation), intestinal mucosa (absorption almost nil with oral intake). Indications prophylaxis of hay fever, allergic asthma, and food allergies. 

Unlabeled uses Cromolyn has been used as an alternative therapy in refractory forms of chronic urticaria/angioedema. Oral cromolyn has been used for the treatment of food allergies and mucosal and serosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis. 

Morris DL Use of sublingual antigen in diagnosis and treatment of food allergy. Ann Allergy 1969 27 289-294. 

Aside from the fact that chemical substances make them sick, some MCS patients also develop allergies and food intolerances. It s best to let yourself be treated by a therapist or doctor who can test for such things. Here, too, avoidance is the best medicine, as opposed to using all sorts of medications intended to suppress the allergic reactions (although in cases of anaphylactic shock, medicine is a matter of life and death ). Allergy and food intolerance treatment now includes a number of methods, such as low-dose antigen therapy (LDA), enzyme-potentiated desensitization (EPD neutralization injections) and the provocation/neutralization method (injections). 

Li, X.M. and Sampson, H.A. 2002. Novel approaches for the treatment of food allergy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2 273-278. 

Allergy testing is a very important prerequisite for specific allergy treatment. Proper diagnosis will allow the patient to receive the knowledge of the offending foods to avoid unnecessary dietary restrictions when a suspected food allergy is not present. 

With contributions from an international team of research specialists, the book explains the basic mechanisms of allergenic reactions in humans, the molecular background of these mechanisms, and the problems of food tolerance and intolerance. It also discusses the issues related to common treatments of food allergies and the narrow groups into which they are categorized. 

A biopsychosocial framework may reveal new links between physiological and psychological systems that, in turn, may provide new insights to guide future explorations that result in novel clinical or therapeutic treatments that relieve the burden of food allergy. Such a framework entails the adoption of methodologies that illuminate pathways in development such as qualitative methods and structural equation modeling. 

For clinicians, the early recognition and incorporation of a developmental framework into a treatment plan is essential and sets the stage for an effective medical care and the eventual transition from paediatric to adult care. For health care providers, there is socio-economical interest to support the development of adaptive and active coping strategies in children with food allergy as early as possible, targeted at specific transition points, and with age and gender relevant content. 

IgE and/or specifically reactive lymphocytes do not mediate many of the adverse reactions to cromoglicate, which mimic allergic processes of the immediate or delayed type. These reactions fulfilled the criteria that characterize pseudo-allergic reactions (3,10). There is a much higher incidence of such adverse reactions when cromoglicate is used orally in the treatment of food allergy, as high as 29% of cases treated (3,10). 

Secondary intervention studies are few. A study in Japan [240(Ib)] identified infants at high risk of house dust mite allergy and asthma postnatally, on the basis of early manifestations of atopy (i.e. eczema and food allergy). Children were enrolled during the 1st year of life and randomised to house dust mite prevention which resulted in a substantial reduction in house dust mite allergen levels. At the 1-year follow-up, children in the active treatment group had lower levels of IgE antibody, prevalence of positive skin prick test responses to house dust mite, and lower incidence of wheezing episodes. Follow-up is awaited. 

Discussion of diagnosis and treatment of food allergies and adequate nutrition in childhood behaviour-oriented psychological intervention to interrupt the itching-scratching cycle... 

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