The 14 most common food allergens

…and what kinds of reactions/symptoms they cause;

Celery

• Often mild
• Mainly in the mouth
• Itching in the mouth
• Swelling of lips, tongue and throat
• Sometimes more severe symptoms

Cereals containing gluten

• Mild local reactions of the skin or gut
• Occasionally life-threatening anaphylactic reactions

Crustaceans

• Mild local reactions in the mouth
• Severe life-threatening systemic reactions.
• Occasionally gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms

Eggs

• Skin reactions
• Gastrointestinal symptoms to varied severities
• More severely, anaphylactic and respiratory reactions

Fish

• Skin and gastrointestinal reactions
• Occasionally severe systemic reactions including anaphylactic shock

Lupin

• Local oral and skin reactions
• Severe asthma and anaphylactic reactions

Milk

• Symptoms usually in the gastrointestinal tract, the skin and the airways very shortly after eating

Molluscs

• Mild local reactions in the oral cavity to severe life-threatening reactions
• Occasionally gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms

Nuts

• Face swelling
• Feeling sick
• Nettle rash, or hives (urticaria)
• Colicky pains in your tummy (abdomen)
• A feeling of tightness around your throat
• Anaphylactic shock

Peanuts

• The most dangerous food allergy with the most cases of fatalities
• Mild oral allergy syndrome
• Severe symptoms anaphylaxis or asthma
• Skin reactions such as hives or wheals are the most common symptoms.

Sesame Seeds

• Difficulty breathing
• Coughing
• Low pulse rate
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Itchiness inside the mouth
• Abdominal pain
• Flushing in the face
• Hives
• Anaphylaxis shock

Soya

• Relatively mild symptoms, such as the oral allergy syndrome
• Symptoms needing emergency treatment such as anaphylaxis or asthma

Sulphur Dioxides

• Milder symptoms include dizziness, an upset stomach, diarrhoea and wheezing
• Severe symptoms might include wheezing, rash, accelerated heart rate, difficulty swallowing, anaphylaxis and seizures

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