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Food allergy/hypersensitivity refers to situations in which an immune process (IgE- or non-IgE-mediated) can be demonstrated (for example, bovine milk, peanut, or soybean hypersensitivity), whereas food intolerance is a form of food allergy identified depending on the existence of IgG antibodies. In our study we wanted to look at the association between food intolerance/ sensitivity and certain physiological problems, as well as the association between food sensitivity and age. The experimental groups used consist of eighty patients age ranged from (1- 70) years old, they are divided into three groups: group1 (age range 1-10 years old), group 2(age range 10-40 years old) and group 3 (age range 40-70 years old). We measured the level of antibodies that formed against each food group, these results represented in numbers as the following: 1: no sensivity, 2: sensitivity, 3,4: strong sensitivity. Our results showed that the highest percentage of food allergy in group 1 was cow milk and wheat allergy (34.6% and 30.7%) respectively, the highest percentage of food allergy in group 2 was pea nut and red pepper allergy (28.12% and 21.87%), respectively. Table 6 showed that the highest percentage of food allergy in group 3 also was in pea nut and red pepper, but the percentage was lower than that of group 2. While the whole allergy in group 3 was higher than the whole allergy of groups 1 and 2. Finally, this study adds to our understanding of the incidence as well as longterm characteristics of food allergy not just in kids, but also in middle age people and adults. |
