| Food allergies are due to IgE antibodies
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| | wheezing or difficulty breathing, rash or
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| are made for specific foods that an
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| | hives, and if severe, shock resulting in
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| individual has for some reason developed
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| | death if not reversed. Vomiting and
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| because their body has misinterpreted the
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| | diarrhea may occur but are less
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| food(s) as a foreign invading protein.
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| | common.Testing for the presence of
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| The presence of IgE antibody to the
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| | allergy to a food or foods can be done by
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| specific food a person is allergic to
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| | blood test or skin testing or both. One
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| results in an immediate immune reaction
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| | of the most common blood tests is the
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| of the body to food when it is eaten. The
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| | RAST test that looks for presence of the
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| IgE antibody binds its specific food
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| | specific IgE antibodies to common food
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| protein and initiates reactions in the
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| | allergens and others ordered tested based
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| body that include the release of
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| | on because of history of suggesting a
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| chemicals such as histamine that may
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| | particular food is suspect.
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| result in symptoms of itching, swelling,
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