Food Allergies In Adults: Oral Allergy Syndrome

In some individuals, eating a particular food or foods can trigger a response from the immune system. Some food allergies appear in infancy while other types of food allergies manifest later in childhood or adulthood. When a certain substance is consumed, the body perceives the substance as a threat and responds by triggering an allergic reaction. For many people who are allergic to particular fruits and vegetables, they developed the allergy later in childhood or as an adult.…