Seafood Allergy
Do recipes containing shrimp, lobsters, or clams make your mouth water? Do you like tuna, scallops, squid, or crab? The majority of us do. However, some people cannot consume fish due to their bodies' reaction to the allergens in this food . This type of allergic reaction is known as a seafood allergy . What is Seafood Allergy? A seafood allergy occurs when the body's immune system misidentifies seafood as dangerous. Seafood can cause life-threatening reactions in people who are allergic to it. You may not be allergic to one type of seafood if you are allergic to another. See also: Latex Allergy: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments Types of seafood that can cause allergies Allergies occur by an immune response to specific proteins found in meals. Allergic reactions can be brought on by: fish (with a backbone), including salmon, cod, mackerel, sardines, herring, anchovies, tuna, trout, haddock, John Dory, and eels shellfish (without a backbone), crustaceans, prawns/s...