A girl who came from Canada 15-year-old died after kissing her boyfriend. Apparently the man had eaten peanuts few minutes earlier, while the woman was having food allergies nuts. (BBC in Judarwanto, 2009). The above story is the threat segelumit facts behind food allergies.

Food allergies can affect all organs and body functions without exception with many dangers and complications that can occur including life-threatening. Reactions that can occur due to allergies, among others: (1) nausea, (2) diarrhea, (3) angiodema or swelling in the lips, (4) asthma, (5) vomiting, (6) laryngeal edema, or swelling of the laryng, and (7) Anaphylaxis can cause death.
In many countries food allergy sufferers around 2 – 2.5% in adults, in children approximately 6 – 8%. In the United States estimated at 100 to 175 people died because of food allergies every year. Cases of death from food allergy reactions occur because the reaction Anaphylaxis. Every year the number of death cases caused Anaphylaxis due to food allergy reactions showed an increase. Until now still not clearly known the exact cause of these improvements. An extensive study showed the use of additives in food packaging proteins seem involved.

Anaphylaxis reactions that can threaten the soul does not always found on all people with allergies. Prospective study has been conducted British Pediatric Surveillance Unit Year 1998 – 2000, the patient food allergic reactions in the hospital. Among the 13 million children in Ireland obtained England and 229 cases reported, or an average of 0.89 patients treated per year per 100,000 children with Anaphylaxis reactions due to food allergies. Obtained 65% female patients, 41% under the age of 4 years and 60% where the incidence is at home. Forty-eight severe cases, 3 fatal and nearly fatal 6.

The incidence of acquired cases of Anaphylaxis Australia about 1 in 200 school children. One of the 6 events Anaphylaxis occurs in schools. Ten of 20 patients died anaphylaxis every 6.7 years. In Indonesia, the case died because of food allergies may have never been reported. This is not just because there is no case, but apparently caused by a lack of attention to the problem.

People with allergies in children at risk of Anaphylaxis due to food allergies usually have a history of digestive disorders, respiratory, skin or swelling of the lips after eating food allergens. Some foods that can threatening soul at certain people such as peanuts, tree nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, and cashews), eggs, milk cows, fish, and soybeans.
A study says the main cause of allergen is peanuts as much as 21%, 16% tree nuts, cow’s milk and eggs 10% 7% 1. In a certain amount of food can cause Anaphylaxis reaction. Food antigens may also be hidden in the type of food cake, wheat, sugar or other foods.

About Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is the involvement of one or two heavy ganggua difficulty breathing (swelling of the larynx or asthma) and hypotension (fainting, collapse, and disturbances of consciousness). Time and course of the disease can bervariuasi Anaphylaxis dianatara some patients. Anaphylaxis clinical manifestations that can occur due to food allergy reactions are urticaria (hives), erythema (redness overall), eruritus (broad itching) without rash, angioedema (swelling), laryngeal edema, asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, itchy palate, and the channel meatikus external akustikus, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, palpitations, chest beating, fainting, and disorders of consciousness. Eight of 9 patients who experience asthma symptoms with severity. Clinical manifestations of the most severe of the most often considered as the cause of death was edema of the larynx and cardiovascular collapse. A study says the main complaint consecutive obtained is swelling on the face (76%), hives (69%), respiratory distress (66%) and gastrointestinal (4%).