Egg Allergy Symptoms Mostly Caused By Egg White

Eggs allergy belong to the class of type 1 allergies, or known as contact allergy. The protein contained in an egg stimulates the immune system over-reaction. The immune system then produces antibodies against the protein in eggs, which is not dangerous. Causes of excessive body immune reaction is still unclear and still needs further study. The most frequent eggs part that egg allergy is egg white, although there are some cases of allergy caused by the egg yolk. People who have egg allergies are likely to have allergies to foods derived from chickens.

Generally, allergy symptoms arise few minutes to a few hours after the patient consumes eggs. Symptoms may persist for several hours up to several days. Some of the symptoms that often arise include redness and itching of the skin, the taste of mules in the stomach, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, runny nose, watery eyes, tightness and coughing. Until now, one of the methods to determine that a patient suffering from egg allergy is to perform an allergy test. Allergy testing should be performed by an allergy specialist that can diketahuii exactly the type of allergy suffered. Before carrying out an allergy test, the patient is not required to consume anti-allergic drugs to prevent invalid test results. Remember to always discuss the implementation of an allergy test with an allergy specialist to obtain the expected results.

Allergy tests carried out by entering the egg protein extract into the skin, then look at the effects that occur in the skin. When the swelling redness and itching arises it can be ascertained that the patient is suffering from egg allergy. Other allergy test is 'food challenge'. Patients were asked to avoid any kind of food that contains eggs for several weeks. It is rather difficult to really eliminate egg protein from food because there are some foods that contain egg protein even though the food is not made ​​with eggs. Patients are encouraged to always read food ingredients contained in food labels purchased so that when the patient can undergo these tests as much as possible to avoid foods that contain egg protein.

The next step is, patients are asked to only eat egg in a doctor's supervision. If after eating egg allergy symptoms appear, the patient is allergic to eggs can be regarded as positive. In these patients is not recommended to consume all forms of foods that contain eggs. Some of the vitamins that we know it was enough to help reduce the incidence of allergies such as Vitamins A, B, C, vitamin E. In addition there are some substances that are more or less has the same function with vitamins such as pantothenic acid, glucosamine, antioxidants and quercitin.

Egg allergies in children 

Allergy to eggs more common in children. And in fact, allergic to eggs triggered the existence of three proteins in the egg, namely ovomucoid, ovalbumin, and conalbumin. In patients with mild allergies, allergic effects of these proteins can be eliminated by means cooked. However, in patients with severe allergies, cooking does not affect the effort to eliminate allergy symptoms.

Egg allergy symptoms are basically the same as the symptoms caused by other food allergies. Most people will only experience mild reactions but can also show severe symptoms in some people who are very sensitive. Symptoms of egg allergy is the most common onset of eczema. Eczema is a skin problem that often occurs in children. Egg allergy can also cause itching. Reaction hives usually appear quickly and will disappear by itself after a few days. Other allergic symptoms that may appear are gastric disorders. Complaints that arise include abdominal bloating or diarrhea. In some cases, symptoms may also include nausea and vomiting.

Note: Generally, the patient is allergic to eggs are also allergic to chicken, turkey, and other poultry. 

Symptoms: As with other types of allergies in digestion, most allergic reactions occur on the skin, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract. 

Prevention: Instead, wait until the child was 2 years old before you give him the egg whites are rich in protein. If you want to give the eggs before, choose a non-egg yolk allergen.

Tips: Good news for you: 80-90% of egg allergy in children will disappear by itself when they are 3 years old. Even so, it could still consult a doctor before trying foods that contain eggs in the future.