Food Allergies
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Food Allergies Risk Factors
Risk factors for a food
allergy
include:
Family history of food
allergy
Asthma
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Food Allergies Symptoms
Related Topics:
Abdominal pain
Celiac sprue
Diarrhea
Food intolerance
Food poisoning
Lactose intolerance
Vomiting
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Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Hives
Mouth or tongue swelling
Rash
Vomiting
Wheezing
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Last Updated: Apr 24, 2008
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Food Allergies References:
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Montalto M, Curigliano V, Santoro L, Vastola M, Cammarota G, Manna R, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G. Management and treatment of lactose malabsorption. World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jan 14;12(2):187-91.
Osborn DA, Sinn J. Soy formula for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(3):CD003741.
Patole S. Strategies for prevention of feed intolerance in preterm neonates: a systematic review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2005 Jul;18(1):67-76.
Shuttleworth A. Food allergies, food intolerance and food-related anaphylaxis. Nurs Times. 2004 Jan 27-Feb 2;100(4):32-3.
