Allergies, Pseudoallergies and Food Intolerances

Dietary Intolerance Reactions: Food Allergies and Intolerances

Dietary intolerances (intolerance reactions) are divided into toxic and nontoxic reactions. Food intolerance (synonym: food intolerance, NMU) is referred to as a “nontoxic reaction” or “hypersensitivity.” This is the generic term for food allergies (food allergies), enzymatic intolerances and pseudoallergies (“pharmacological intolerances and intolerances to food additives” ). All three intolerance reactions lead to different … Dietary Intolerance Reactions: Food Allergies and Intolerances

Food Allergy: How does it work?

Food allergy (synonyms: IgE-mediated food allergy; food allergy; NMA; food allergy-immunologic reaction; food intolerance; food hypersensitivity; ICD-10-GM T78.1: Other food intolerance, not elsewhere classified) is a hypersensitivity reaction caused by immunologic mechanisms after food intake. Food allergy is usually an IgE-mediated allergic reaction (type 1 allergy); it may be antibody- or cell-mediated. Two forms of … Food Allergy: How does it work?

Zinc against Hay Fever and Allergies

After a long winter, spring will hopefully soon arrive. It is eagerly awaited by many, but more and more Germans are also looking forward to the warm season with dread. They suffer from pollen allergies that spoil the nice weather with watery eyes, constant sneezing and a runny nose. Every third German citizen is already … Zinc against Hay Fever and Allergies

Antihistamines: Uses and Side Effects

When allergens enter the body through the mucous membranes, they can lead to the release of large amounts of histamine as well as signaling substances such as cytokines and pro-inflammatory leukotrienes in a hypersensitive immune system. In the early stages of an allergic reaction, histamine in particular causes symptoms such as itching, sneezing attacks, fluid … Antihistamines: Uses and Side Effects

Allergy Risk with Christmas Cookies

Cinnamon stars, nut cookies and vanilla crescents – Advent is cookie season. But for allergy sufferers, many ingredients in Christmas cookies are intolerable. So the sweet treats don’t put everyone in a contemplative mood: because Christmas stollen and other pre-Christmas pastries can trigger an allergic reaction in one in six people in Germany. “So-called cross-allergies … Allergy Risk with Christmas Cookies

Diet for Histamine Intolerance

Histamine is found in many foods. Foods that are particularly high in histamine include aged cheese, salami, red wine, nuts, sauerkraut, and smoked meats. However, the histamine content of a food is not always the same. This is because ripening and fermentation processes can increase the amount of histamine contained in foods. Histamine liberators: tomatoes … Diet for Histamine Intolerance

How Proper Nutrition Can Relieve Hay Fever

For many people, the beginning of spring is also the beginning of hay fever season. Pollen from flowers flies through the air and causes allergic reactions. Clear signs of this are itchy eyes and an itchy nose, frequent sneezing or rhinitis. Pollen allergy sufferers should then pay close attention to their diet, as this can … How Proper Nutrition Can Relieve Hay Fever

Hay Fever: What Helps with Pollen Allergy?

One man’s joy, another man’s sorrow: for most, spring is associated with joyful springtime feelings. For hay fever sufferers, on the other hand, the time of sneezing attacks, nasal tingling and reddened eyes begins. In Germany, about one in five people is affected – and the trend is rising. Hay fever attacks are triggered by … Hay Fever: What Helps with Pollen Allergy?

Hay Fever: the Role of the Immune System

Many people suffer from hay fever. Despite its name, however, the disease has little to do with hay: It is not the dried grass that triggers the symptoms, but the pollen of freshly blooming trees, grasses or herbs. Pollen is hardly found in hay. In the last twenty years, allergic diseases have increased sharply, especially … Hay Fever: the Role of the Immune System

Hay Fever and Children: Beware of Asthma

About seven percent of six- to seven-year-old children and 15 percent of 13- to 14-year-olds have hay fever. They struggle during pollen season with sneezing fits, runny noses and itchy eyes. This not only affects outdoor play. Children with hay fever also have difficulty concentrating at school. That’s why school performance often drops during pollen … Hay Fever and Children: Beware of Asthma

Pollen: Uptake Through the Skin Plagues Allergy Sufferers with Hay Fever

With the onset of spring, the season of pollen has also begun at the same time. For allergy sufferers, the spring air is therefore often associated with a real challenge. A sniffling nose, constant sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, and discomfort when breathing are then first part of everyday life. Whereas it was previously assumed … Pollen: Uptake Through the Skin Plagues Allergy Sufferers with Hay Fever

Pollen Count: Test of Strength for the Eyes

Every year in spring: test of strength for allergy sufferers, because as soon as the first pollen flies, the eyes itch and burn. Conjunctivitis is the diagnosis that often occurs seasonally in people who suffer from hay fever. The so-called “red eye” is the most common eye disease, which can have many other causes besides … Pollen Count: Test of Strength for the Eyes