Food Allergy Tests And Its Prevention

Prick Skin Test

Prick Skin Test used to test foods containing antibody immunoglobulin E. In addition to the skin test method, can also be done with a blood test or commonly called Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST).

Prick Skin Test is simple and inexpensive and able to know the result more quickly (less than a week). But it must be done by specialists, so that can read the test results accurately. Meanwhile, Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST) test results rather expensive and long.
The only way to avoid or prevent food allergies is avoiding allergens food. Due to the lack of a definite diagnosis of the hypersensitivity syndrome to foods that are not mediated by IgE.

For patients, the family and people around the patient must get used to read the label carefully and know the terms allergen foods and products. If necessary they can involve a nutritionist.

Meanwhile for people with food hypersensitivity mediated by IgE must fully understand that when there is a sudden allergic reaction can handle himself. For example, always carrying antihistamines that doctors have been recommended and so on.