What are food allergies?

Also known as: milk allergy, egg allergy, peanut allergy, tree nut allergy, soy allergy, wheat allergy.

Food allergies are when a person develops allergy antibodies (IgE antibodies) to a protein in a food, and when exposed to this protein it causes an allergic reaction.

Some common food allergies include:

• allergy to dairy products
• allergy to peanuts / tree nuts
• allergy to shellfish
• allergy to soy
• allergy to wheat

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Reviewed by: Amy Feldman, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM