Explain the Primary Treatment for Managing Food Allergies?
The primary treatment for managing food allergies is eliminating the offending food or foods. In fact, non-pharmacological treatment of food allergy requires complete elimination and strict avoidance of the allergen from the diet. A diet should be planned carefully so that the nutrient and calorie needs are met. If a major food group such as dairy products causes an allergy, a supplement or non-dairy food/formula may be added to the diet. In food intolerance, however, the aim should be to eat a diet with a tolerable dose of food chemicals including a wide variety of foods, although many food intolerances may allow some ingestion of the offending food, food hypersensitivities or allergies do not. In fact, some types of food intolerance can be treated.