Reasons and Cures for Tomato Allergy
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Tomato allergy is a kind of food allergy. It is not a very common type of allergy and is rarely found among people. However it is worth thinking that what are the reasons and cures of tomato allergy because it can cause severe symptoms. Those with tomato allergy can also be diagnosed with grass pollens and Japanese cedar pollen.
People who are allergic to tomatoes will feel a tingling sensation on lips and the chest constricts when they eat tomato based food like pizza or tomato sandwich. The more elaborate list of tomato allergy symptoms is as follows:
- Redness around Lips
- Itchy Throat
- Eczema
- Abdominal Pain
- Facial Swelling
- Wheezing
- Sneezing
- Itchy Mouth
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Hoarseness
- Headache
What are the reasons and cures for Tomato Allergy? We will discuss both one after another.
What is the reason for Tomato Allergy?
Tomato has a natural chemical known as salicylate which is related to aspirin and is a derivative of salicylic acid. Tomato and tomato based foods have high degree of salicylate which some people can not tolerate at all.
Due to reaction to salicylates in tomato a person starts having allergic reactions. However, it is important to differentiate between food intolerance and food allergy. Many people have mild symptoms which are an effect of tomato intolerance rather that allergic reaction. The intolerance causes mild symptoms and are not life threatening. However, real tomato allergy can be fatal at times causing anaphylactic shock.
Tomato allergy can occur in different ways among different people. Some are only allergic to raw tomatoes while others are also allergic to tomatoes in processed food like canned tomato, jam, sauce, pickle, etc.
Here is a list of foods to avoid if you have tomato allergy:
- Tomato Pizza
- Tomato Sandwich
- Burger with slices of tomato
- Mixed Fruit Jams
- Tomato Jams
- Wafers with Tomato flavor
- Cocktails with Tomato
- Marmalade
- Tomato Sauce
This list is not comprehensive. If you are allergic to tomato then you must read the ingredients list before buying any canned food and or any other food from market.
Tomato allergy can be detected with the help of skin prick test.
Is there a cure for Tomato Allergy?
There is no cure for any food allergy, including Tomato Allergy. We can only take preventive steps to reduce the occurrence of allergy symptoms. Here are a few precautions you can take to reduce the effect of tomato allergy:
- Increase your intake of Vitamin A which is an antioxidant and fastens the healing process.
- Optimum quantity of Vitamin C helps strengthen the immune system and body’s capacity to fight out infections.
- Glucosamine also provides relief in tomato allergy symptoms.
- Flavonoids is another anti oxidant which is well known for cure of tomato allergy. They are good at reducing the inflammation and also energize the immune system. This antioxidant also blocks the release of histamine and thus preventing tomato allergy symptoms.
About the Author
Allergist Paul Fryatt, M.D. has been in this profession from last 24 years. He made great achievements in his profession. He made an initiative to open a Family Allergy Clinic in 1985 to help his patients who were not reacting to traditional allergy treatment programs. Moreover he has explored the treatment to overcome allergy symptoms to reclaim quality of life through his convenient, no-shots therapy.
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