A New Non-Invasive test for Food Based Allergies

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Prevalence/Problem 3

What is currently being done? 3

Types of invasive tests 4

Noninvasive tests 5

My solution 5

What’s next 5

References 6

A New Non-Invasive test for Food Based Allergies

Prevalence/Problem

Food allergy and intolerance is described as a wide range of adverse reactions to foods and in 2010 an expert panel, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, published guidelines for diagnosis and management of food allergies in the United States. The four categories of immune-mediated adverse food reactions are IgE-mediated, non-IgE-mediated, mixed-IgE- and non-IgE-mediated (Skypala, 2011). Food allergies, are also defined as an adverse immune response to food proteins, which affect about 6% of young children and 3% to 4% of adults. These food based allergic reactions, or non-IgE-mediated allergies, cause a variety of symptoms involving the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and respiratory tract (Sicherer, 2006). These allergies are increasingly prevalent in the developmental world and some people develop potentially fatal systemic allergic reaction, termed anaphylaxis, within seconds or minutes of exposer to the allergen (Sampson,2004,805).

Not only, though, can allergic reactions be caused directly, but also indirectly via kissing which is relatively common, 5.3% to 12% (Galli, 2008). Commonly the allergic reaction was documented shortly after the partner ingested the food. If it were a kiss on the cheek the reaction would stay more local to the area. Furthermore passionate kissing usually caused more significant reactions, like anaphylaxis (Maloney, 2006).

With allergies becoming increasingly prevalent in the developmental world, the reactions becomin...

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Skypala, Isabel. “Adverse Food Reactions—An Emerging Issue for Adults” Journal of the American Dietetic Association 111.12(2011): 1877-1891. Print.

Maloney, Jennifer, Martin Chapmen, and Scott Sicherer. “Peanut allergen exposure through saliva: Assessment and interventions to reduce exposure” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 118.3 (2006): 719-724. Print.

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