Flashcards in Food Allergies Deck (19):
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What type of food allergies can occur?
Type 1 to Type 4 (all)
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What 8 foods are responsible for the majority of food-allergic reactions?
Cow's milk
Eggs
Fish
Peanuts
Shellfish
Soy
Tree nuts
Wheat
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What causes food intolerance?
Problem with digestive system
4
What causes food allergy?
Problem with immune system
5
What characterizes food intolerance?
Difficulty digesting food
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What characterizes food allergies?
Immunologic reaction to a food
7
Symptoms of food intolerance:
Abdominal pain
Gas
Diarrhea
8
Symptoms of food allergies:
Severe life-threatening range of symptoms
9
What is Crohn disease?
Immune response to gut microorganisms leading to inflammation; increased risk of colorectal cancer
10
What is irritable bowel syndrome?
Chronic condition affecting muscle contractions of the colon; no intestinal inflammation does not cause change in bowel tissue; no increase risk of colorectal cancer
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IgE-mediated food allergies are elicited by what?
Strong Th2 responses by certain food antigens
12
What is a mixture of Type I and Type IV hypersensitivity?
Allergic eosinophilic esophagitis/gastritis/gastroenteritis
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What are T cell mediated Type IV hypersensitivities?
Food protein induced enterocolitis/proctocolitis/enteropathy
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Food protein induced enterocolitis:
Acute vomiting/diarrhea
Infants days to 1 year old
15
Food protein induced proctocolitis:
Mild form of protein induced enterocolitis
Rectal bleeding
Infants days to 6 months
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Food protein induced enteropathy:
Vomiting/diarrhea
Early in life 2-24 months old
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Symptoms of celiac disease?
Chronic diarrhea
Bloating
Fatigue
18
How is celiac disease diagnosed?
Biopsy (second portion of duodenum or proximal jejunum)
Serologic testing for IgA antibodies specific for tTG
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