Currently, there is no cure for food allergies, so early recognition and management of allergic reactions are important measures to prevent serious health consequences.
Levitsky said a gluten-free diet might have benefits for those with mild allergies, or even no allergy at all.
"There is no current medication to treat food allergies, " Commins said.
They found infants who were fed solids late had no protective effect on the development of these allergies.
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It found no increase, however, in hay fever or other respiratory allergies.
"There is no pill, shot or surgery that's going to take away allergies completely, " Adelglass said.
Studies have shown that some people who undergo allergy shots for pollen allergies will experience relief in oral allergy syndrome, Wood said, but at this point no one should get shots just for that reason, since they don't work on most people's food allergies.
Experts agree that allergies in general -- both food and inhalant -- are on the rise, but no one is sure why.
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