Contest: Food Allergies
How can one differentiate between a food allergy and a food intolerance?
Knowing about food allergies and food intolerances is really very important because every day we can eat different foods that we have never consumed before, so learning about health in food can help us to make our bodies healthier.
Food allergies and food intolerances are two very different things, how to differentiate them is actually very easy. When we eat one type of food and our stomach feels like it can't digest it, then that's called food intolerance because the food just can't be digested by the stomach and doesn't add to other diseases that can attack the body's immune system, an incident like this is called food intolerance.
Meanwhile, food allergies are when we consume one type of food, our body will react by causing other diseases such as itching of the skin and so on which can reduce the body's immunity, this is just called food allergy.
Has the increase in food allergies made you more careful about trying new foods?
Because I am someone who has allergies to several types of food, now I am always more careful in consuming food so that my body stays healthy.
Especially when I want to eat a new type of food that I have never consumed before, of course I first look at what the contents of the food actually contain so that my body stays healthy, because the food allergies I feel can react immediately after I consume the food.
How do food allergies affect your social life and eating out?
In my opinion, food allergies are really very annoying, I always feel bothered by these food allergies, but I know that if I don't avoid these foods I will feel sick all over my body.
When I want to eat out, I always make sure that the food I am going to consume does not contain the types of food that I am allergic to, so far I have never eaten food carelessly.
What are some common misconceptions about food allergies that you have encountered?
A common misconception about food allergies that I have encountered is not first checking the food you want to consume, usually people immediately eat the food that is in front of them without first checking the food they are consuming.
When the allergy starts to react, the person realizes that he has consumed the wrong food which can make him sick.
What emergency steps should be taken if someone experiences a severe allergic reaction to food?
In my opinion, people who have food allergies should always carry medicine or medicine for their allergies. Because if someone experiences an emergency food allergy, that person can immediately take the medicine he brought by applying the ointment he brought.
This is what I have been practicing for several years, if someone experiences a food allergy for the first time, then what that person must do is immediately go to the nearest doctor and don't try to solve the problem on their own because that will be very dangerous for themselves.
This is my entry for Contest Alert: Food Allergies which is organized by brother @sahmie, I also want to invite @dekki, buk @sailawana and brother @walictd to participate together in this contest.
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