Peanut Allergy Symptoms

Are you looking for  knowing peanut allergy symptoms? You absolutely come to the right place, but before I start talking about exact symptoms of peanut allergy, Let's first define peanut allergy.

Generaly speaking, the body has its own natural defense system which fights infections and diseases. When   the body identifies foods that contain peanuts as harmful substances by mistake, it starts to creat some kind of reaction which is called peanut allergy.

What creates peanut allergy?

Immune system overreacts and releases some chemicals when allergy reaction happens, that  can leave dangerous effects on different tissues in the body, especialy skin, lungs, and blood vessels. but it's not known why peanuts leave such reactions in some people.

What are the peanut allergy symptoms?

Stomachache, a runny nose, an itchy skin rash, hives, or tingling in your lips or tongue are among mild reaction of peanut allergy symptoms while tight throat, hoarse voice, wheezing, coughing, feeling sick to your stomach, vomiting, belly pain, and diarrhea belong to life threatening reaction of peanut allergy symptoms. Eating peantus or any food containing peanuts can trigger such symptoms after a few minutes to few hours.

Anaphylaxis is a kind of life threatening reaction that some allergic people may suffer from. Difficult breathing and swallowing, vomiting and diarrhea, dizziness, dangerously low blood pressure, swelling of the lips, tongue, throat, and other parts of the body, and loss of consciousness are anaphylaxis symptoms that may lead to death if not treated. Eating peanuts can cause these symptoms within minutes to several hours.

How can you diagnose peanuts allergy?

The only person who could diagnose peanut allergy is your doctor, who will ask if there's any one from your family or relatives with such peanut allergy, He will try to identify your peanut allergy symptoms and the time they begin to appear after you eat them, He will ask if you take certain medicines which may be the cause, or the way your family prepare peanuts and if there are other foods mixed with them..

Elimination diet may be suggeted by your doctor and also an oral  food allergy challenge, or both of them

1-Elimination diet can last from 3 to 7 weeks in which you must avoid  foods which trigger the peanut allergy symptoms. If they're gone, you should eat them again to see if they will be back again which is considered absolutely an allergy food.

2-The best method to diagnose a food allergies is to eat a multiple quantity of foods to see if or when an allergic reaction happens.