What are Peanut Allergy Symptoms?

Mild Peanut Allergy Symptoms

According to the researchers the changing weathers are not only responsible to cause allergies because there are many other factors that can cause allergies such as food products and mites, they seasonal allergies can occur only in spring season but other allergies are not associated with the seasons and you can experience these allergies anytime. The food allergies have different types and nut allergy is included in its types, in this article we will discuss about the peanut allergy and how can we fight against this allergy. The peanut allergy symptoms are different are different for children and adults but they are curable and with proper treatment and medications the sufferers of peanut allergies can easily control this type of allergy.

The peanut allergy is caused due to the oversensitivity of our immune system towards peanut and all types of food products which have peanut, when we eat peanut or other food products containing peanut we have to face reactions caused by immune system and due to this situation we can experience stomach and belly pain, hives and rashes and swelling of throat and mouth. It is important to note that every lover of peanut will not experience this reaction of immune system but only a small ratio will have this allergy and the scientists are not sure about the real cause of peanut allergy.

When we eat peanut or other peanut products then our immune system will release different types of chemicals and histamine is very significant chemical among these chemicals and all of these chemicals will directly harm your all body system because they enter into blood. The peanut allergy symptoms may be mild, moderate and lethal but their intensity depends upon the medical condition, age and weight of the sufferers.

Mild to Moderate Symptoms of Peanut Allergy

The peanut allergy symptoms that are mild include runny nose and blocked nose, itchy skin or skin irritation and there will be redness on your tongue due to this you will not be able to eat anything.  As these symptoms are very minor and you can experience them in the early stage of peanut allergy and can be easily controlled with proper medication but if you do not take care of these symptoms then your allergy will become worse and you can experience moderate symptoms of peanut allergy such as vomiting, diarrhoea and chronic coughing and severe wheezing.

According to the allergy experts, the timing of experience peanut allergy symptoms will be different for different symptoms such as some people can experience these symptoms within few minutes while some people can experience these symptoms within few hours after eating the peanuts.  The lethal symptoms of peanut allergy include the severe problems of breathing and your blood pressure will become dangerously low and many deaths have been recorded due to this low blood pressure problem. Therefore to avoid life threatening situations try to control symptoms of peanut allergy in early stages with proper treatment and medication and home remedies can also be used for this purpose.

 

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