Dr. Norman Swan explains the difference between food allergy and food sensitivity. He also advises those who experience discomfort and physical reaction every time they eat.
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Can eating peanuts cure a peanut allergy?
A new clinical trial using peanut oral immunotherapy was successful in desensitising two-thirds of children and adolescents who were allergic to peanuts.
Can eating eggs help an egg allergy?
Researchers looked at whether the supervised, stepwise introduction of egg in infants with eczema reduced the incidence of egg allergy at one year of age.
Video: Food allergy – Dr Golly
Food allergies affect up to 1 in 20 children and 1 in 50 adults, this article looks at how allergic reactions occur and what you can do to best prevent them from happening.
Diet changes to help an irritable bowel
Swedish researchers looked at people who met the criteria for irritable bowel syndrome, to test a low FODMAP diet against traditional management advice for IBS. This is what they found.
Video: Food allergy and anaphylaxis
A food allergy is when the body reacts to a protein it thinks is harmful and starts to protect itself. Some of the signs and symptoms are associated with the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, breathing, the heart and blood pressure.
Video: Living with food allergy
Kate describes what it's like to be diagnosed with life-threatening food allergy, what foods she's allergic to, and how she manages her allergies on a daily basis.
