The desperation of parents of food allergic children leads to the use of methods of diagnosis without scientific rigour.
the desperation of parents of children allergic to food causes the use of methods of diagnosis without rigorous scientific.
-the Dr. Francisco Moreno BenÃtez has presented an update on the existing laboratory methods for diagnosis of allergies and intolerances in the XL meeting of AlergoSur food.
– according to recent studies 7.4% of the population is allergic to any food
Seville, 2011-June before the desperation of parents or patients suffering from severe allergic problems, you are using methods for diagnosis without scientific rigour any. It is the duty and obligation to scientific societies through the creation of specific committees reporting methods are currently validated and why and which are not, for the diagnosis of allergies or food intolerances, explained Dr. Francisco Moreno BenÃtez at its Conference in the XL meeting of the Andalusian society Allergology and Immunology clinic (AlergoSur), which was held this weekend in the Hotel NH Central Convention in Seville.
“ live in an era of easy access to information through tools of communication such as the Internet. We went to a social situation where collected a very large number of opinions on any topic or social matter of concern. With these conditions never greater potential of information and in turn lower quality ”, said the specialist.
el doctor Moreno continued his lecture in the XL meeting of AlergoSur highlighting that “ allergies are increasing, but the food affects most directly to society because it implies much to children. Studies in the Spanish population, whose data published by the Spanish society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology pick up 7.4 per cent of people with allergy to any food ”.
“ the diagnosis of food allergy is complex due to the large number of potential allergens present in each food and the high number of potentially involved food. Uses and customs are changing, we have access to all kinds of food (by exotic it) and for all the year besides the variability in the presentation of symptoms and the difficulty in controlling the food (or its traces) hidden (labelling not clear or full, confusing nomenclature, no need to indicate membership of the traces)(, etc.), subject to the patient (often to parents of children with food allergy) a situation so distressing that only those who suffer from means it ”, highlighted.
“ this is a situation that is paid for the use of non-scientific methods, not be contrasted and valued for the diagnosis of “ allergies ” to anything and what is more commonly “ intolerance ” these ”.
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the Allergist concluded that “ the diagnosis and the possibility of treating allergy or intolerance food, passes the scrutiny and work of the physician and the use of endorsed complementary evidence; skin tests, determination of serum IgE test of the encouragement of the few foods that are available and especially oral provocation controlled as a definitive diagnosis. Their correct employment depends on the treatment, as in the case of allergy to cow’s milk proteins, egg and certain fruits can be treated and cured ”