Saudi Journal of Biomedical Research (SJBR)
Volume-7 | Issue-04 | 119-122
Original Research Article
Prevalence of Food Allergies in Punjab, Pakistan
Anam Javed, M. Bilal Shahid, Asad Ali, Safa Qadeer , Nisha Sadiq, Ayesha Ishfaq, Um-ul-Baneen
Published : April 3, 2022
Abstract
Food allergies are serious health issues around the globe but people often neglect them. In current survey, large and small both cities were randomly selected to determine prevalence of food allergies and obtained results showed that major sufferers are teenager. Whereas gender based comparison showed that females are at more verge of exposure than males and in addition to this, female patients also don’t take proper medication for recovery. The possible routes of allergens are intake of unhygienic water and improperly cooked food. Commonly reported symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and skin itching. So it is need of time to address these issues and finding of their remedies along with programed general public awareness to reduce prevalence of food allergies.