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 | 28 | |
| 20s | 89 | |
| 30s | 229 | |
| 40s | 308 | |
| 50s | 296 | |
| 60s | 188 | |
| 70+ | 104 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 254 | |
| Female | 951 |