DR GS MAKKAR Homeopathic treatment

FOOD ALLERY AND HOMEOPATHY Have you ever had a severe reaction to something you ate? Normally, the body's immune system discriminates between good and bad substances in the body. It identifies evident harmful substances and produces antibodies, such as histamines, to fight them. When the immune system reacts bizarrely to fight a substance that typically causes no harm, an Allergy occurs. A Food allergy occurs when the body's immune system reacts to otherwise nontoxic substances in certain foods. While most Food allergies are mild, in some cases they can cause anaphylactic shock, a life-threatening reaction. Common foods that can trigger the allergic reaction are milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, strawberries, melons, pineapple, tomatoes, MSG, preservatives, food colors, etc. Superfluous exposure to any particular food can sometimes give rise to a sensitivity making you allergic to it. A reaction to food is not always an allergy but could be food intol