Food allergy
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What is food allergy?
Food allergies develop when the body's immune system has an abnormal reaction to one or more proteins in a food. Most reactions are from peanut, tree nuts, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, wheat, and soy. Approximately 6 to 8% of children under age 5 and 3 to 4% of adults have a true food allergy.
Common symptoms reported by people with food allergy
Treatments taken by people for food allergy
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Compare treatments taken by people with food allergy
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Got a question about living with food allergy? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has food allergy on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 297 say food allergy is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 33 | |
| 30s | 92 | |
| 40s | 70 | |
| 50s | 73 | |
| 60s | 77 | |
| 70+ | 224 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 62 | |
| 20-29 years | 32 | |
| 30-39 years | 25 | |
| 40-49 years | 40 | |
| 50-59 years | 33 | |
| 60-69 years | 15 | |
| 70+ years | 15 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 207 | |
| Female | 827 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 586 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 130 |