Food intolerance symptoms in adults
Intolerance symptoms are varied.
Doctors distinguish systemic allergic reaction after exposure to food allergies and skin. Systemic manifestations include dermatitis, itching, numbness of the tongue, swelling of the oral mucosa. The most severe manifestation of food allergy is anaphylactic shock. This is the most severe symptom, as it may occur after a few seconds after ingestion and is characterized by a very severe disease or death.
Systemic manifestations also include a drop in blood pressure, urticaria, angioedema, vomiting, colic, constipation, diarrhea, allergic enterocolitis, allergic rhinitis.
Cutaneous manifestations of food allergy - the most common in both adults and children. Infants under one year, the first signs of a food allergy can be diaper rash, despite the meticulous care of the skin, dermatitis and itching. For true food allergy most characteristic skin manifestations are urticaria and atopic dermatitis.