Abstract
Food allergy is an immune mediated non-toxic adverse reaction to a certain type of
foods. It is a worldwide health problem. Several recent researches highlight awareness
and concern about this issue. The current study performed by randomized cross–
sectional survey and the data were analysed statistically. The present finding showed
that among the 248 individuals whom participated in the questionnaires, 134 were
considered as allergic subjects, whereas 114 of the participants had no food allergy.
Regarding gender, 63 (47.1%) of the allergic people were male and 71 (52.9%) were
female. According to age, all age groups (<10 - >29) were sensitized at least to one
type of foods. The most common three allergic foods were hot pepper, followed by
eggs and garlic. The timing of the immune reaction is critical began within 10 minutes
of exposure to the allergen to more than one hour. Furthermore, the most appeared
symptoms that these individuals suffering from were redness, urticaria, vomiting and
diarrhoea, which correlated significantly with type of allergen. Food allergy in Soran
city was high and more people suffered from it. Young ages were more affected than
adults, and redness was the main noticed symptom. Hot pepper and eggs were the most
causative food allergy among the selected foods .Food allergy is a growing health
concern, so more studies directed toward prevention with more effective management
strategies are needed.
Muhammad Khalid, Bushra Hussain, Shorish Mustafa . (2019) Food Allergy and its clinical symptoms among people of Soran City, Erbil, Iraq, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 7, Issue 3.
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