Diagnosis and management of food allergy in children

Luyt, David; Ball, Heidi; Kirk, Kerrie; Stiefel, Gary

doi:10.1016/j.paed.2016.02.005

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“…According to the Food Standards Agency, it is estimated that over two million people in the UK have a food allergy (FSA 2016). Having a food allergy or food hypersensitivity can be described as an abnormal response or reaction to a given food often triggered by the body's immune system (Luyt et al 2016). Food allergy can also be non-immune mediated when caused, for example, by an allergy to cow's milk and soy proteins that are rarely life threatening (Jyonouchi 2008).…”

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“…Food allergy can also be non-immune mediated when caused, for example, by an allergy to cow's milk and soy proteins that are rarely life threatening (Jyonouchi 2008). Allergic reactions can vary from mild, for example a skin rash, to more severe reactions such as anaphylaxis reactions, which can include gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms (Luyt et al 2016). While reactions triggered by the immune system take place within 2 hours after eating, non-immune allergic reactions can take sometimes up to 48-72 hours to appear (Luyt et al 2016(Luyt et al , nhs.uk 2016.…”

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“…Allergic reactions can vary from mild, for example a skin rash, to more severe reactions such as anaphylaxis reactions, which can include gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms (Luyt et al 2016). While reactions triggered by the immune system take place within 2 hours after eating, non-immune allergic reactions can take sometimes up to 48-72 hours to appear (Luyt et al 2016(Luyt et al , nhs.uk 2016. Moreover, while any food can cause allergic reactions, the most common ones are attributed to peanuts, milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, wheat, soya, sesame, and kiwi fruit (Luyt et al 2016).…”

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“…While reactions triggered by the immune system take place within 2 hours after eating, non-immune allergic reactions can take sometimes up to 48-72 hours to appear (Luyt et al 2016(Luyt et al , nhs.uk 2016. Moreover, while any food can cause allergic reactions, the most common ones are attributed to peanuts, milk, eggs, shellfish, fish, tree nuts, wheat, soya, sesame, and kiwi fruit (Luyt et al 2016).…”

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Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support People with Food Allergies to Find Safe Places for Eating Out

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Nunes

2018

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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Eating out can be problematic for people who have food allergies. For example, the fear of having an allergic reaction while eating out can cause anxiety and stress especially for young adults, impacting their personal and social life. To address this issue, we describe "AllergyFreeFoodie", a crowdsourced mobile application that aims to support people with food allergies in searching for safe places for eating out. We present an initial prototype together with the results of a preliminary evaluation with 6 young adults in the UK. Based on early findings, we highlight some of the challenges that our participants face in their everyday life and some opportunities for the redesign of the application to promote an allergy-friendly environment for people with food allergies.Food Allergens. Food Allergy. Eating out. Dining out. Mobile application. Design. HCI. Crowdsourcing.

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Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support People with Food Allergies to Find Safe Places for Eating Out

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“…Diagnostic testing is needed for food allergy diagnosis since medical history and physical examination are not sufficient. Skin prick testing is recommended 3 because it is fast, inexpensive, reliable, widely available, and has been widely studied. Negative test results have been shown to effectively rule out Ig-E mediated allergies .…”

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Food allergies in children: a comparison of parental reports and skin prick test results

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Lubis

Soegiarto

2018

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Background Food allergy is common in children and its prevalence is generally on the rise. Imprecise parental reports about reactions to particular foods can lead to unnecessary restrictions. Since children have specific growth requirements, such nutritional restrictions may have disturbing effects on children’s growth and development.Objective To compare parental reports on food reactions to skin prick test results in their children.Method Retrospective, cross sectional study using patient’s medical record data during one-year study period. Data were analyzed manually and statistically, to assess the degree of agreement (Kappa’s coefficient) and significance (P).Results We collected data from 154 subjects aged 0-18 years. For every allergen assessed, parents reported more food reactions than positive skin prick test results. Allergy incidence were caused, in order, by cow’s milk and chicken (25.3%), eggs (22.1%), chocolate (20.1%), fruits (14.3%), seafood (13%), and saltwater fish (1.9%). Kappa coefficient are all poor (<0.2) and P value are all >0.05 except for chicken (P=0.02).Conclusion Most parents tend to overestimate which food cause reactions in their children, as reactions reported were not necessarily allergenic. Therefore, every patient experiencing allergy reactions should undergo skin prick testing to confirm the possibility of allergy.

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New Developments in Non-allergen-specific Therapy for the Treatment of Food Allergy

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Sampath

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Curr Allergy Asthma Rep

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Diagnosis and management of food allergy in children

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support People with Food Allergies to Find Safe Places for Eating Out

Exploring Challenges and Opportunities to Support People with Food Allergies to Find Safe Places for Eating Out

Food allergies in children: a comparison of parental reports and skin prick test results

New Developments in Non-allergen-specific Therapy for the Treatment of Food Allergy

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