What is food allergy?
Food allergies develop when the body's immune system has an abnormal reaction to one or more proteins in a food. Most reactions are from peanut, tree nuts, milk, egg, fish, shellfish, wheat, and soy. Approximately 6 to 8% of children under age 5 and 3 to 4% of adults have a true food allergy.
How do members experience food allergy?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with food allergy*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for food allergy*
*Data from patients with food allergy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with food allergy*
*Data from patients with food allergy, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has food allergy on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 29 | |
20s | 87 | |
30s | 225 | |
40s | 310 | |
50s | 292 | |
60s | 186 | |
70+ | 98 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 251 | |
Female | 942 |