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Children affected by allergies in the developed world: [2] 1 in 13 have eczema; 1 in 8 have allergic rhinitis; 3-6% are affected by food allergy; Children in the United States under 18 years of age: [3] Percent with any allergy: 27.2%; Percent with seasonal allergy: 18.9%; Percent with eczema: 10.8%; Percent with food allergy: 5.8%
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Diabetes is a condition that causes blood sugar levels to become higher than normal. This is due to problems with how the body makes or uses insulin, the hormone that manages blood sugar (glucose ...
Anaphylaxis, swelling, sometimes flatulence and vomiting An allergic individual may not have any reaction to consuming food only prepared with egg yolk and not egg white, or vice versa. [10] Due to high protein content, egg white allergy is more common than the reverse. [11] The majority of children with this allergy become tolerant by ...
Gestational diabetes – Gestational diabetes, is a temporary condition that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to become too high. It involves an increased risk of developing diabetes for both mother and child. Other types of diabetes: Congenital diabetes –
Histamine, the structure shown, causes a person to feel itchy during an allergic reaction. Conditions caused by food allergies are classified into three groups according to the mechanism of the allergic response: [56] IgE-mediated (classic) – the most common type, occurs shortly after eating and may involve anaphylaxis.
Insulin injected for type 1 diabetes; Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome (HIHA) due to glutamate dehydrogenase 1 gene. Can cause intellectual disability and epilepsy in severe cases. [3] Gastric dumping syndrome (after gastrointestinal surgery) Other congenital metabolic diseases; some of the common include
Sometimes, the cause is recent exposure to an allergen (e.g. peanuts), but more often it is either idiopathic (unknown) or only weakly correlated to allergen exposure. In hereditary angioedema (HAE), often no direct cause is identifiable, although mild trauma , including dental work and other stimuli, can cause attacks. [ 4 ]