Meat Allergy

While meat allergy is uncommon more cases have been reported in the past few years and the numbers continue to rise due to increased recognition of the diagnosis.

Meat allergy. Commins SP et al. The technical name is alpha-gal syndrome and I find it to be a very interesting allergy. It was first reported in 2002.

Ricinus thus potentially explaining the strong association between anti-α-Gal IgE and tick bites with development of red meat allergy as a secondary. For those not reading the blog during the time that I was really having a time with it and no one could figure out what was wrong heres a not so brief summary. The bite transmits a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into the persons body.

Participants called the problem by multiple different names displaying that there isnt even yet any. J Allergy Clin Immunol. IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to ingested animal products including both mammalian and avian sources is increasingly appreciated as an important form of food allergy.

Many people are allergic to chicken beef lamp or pork or any combination thereof. Commins SP et al. It is found across the east coast but especially around Sydneys northern.

A meat allergy can develop at any stage in life and certain people are at greater risk including those with specific blood types past infections tick bites atopic dermatitis or co-existing food allergies. In turn consumption of red meat which also contains alpha-gal can then trigger subsequent allergic reactions ranging in severity from hives to difficulty breathing. In the United States the condition most often begins when a Lone Star tick bites someone.

If your nose gets stuffy or begins to run after eating meat or you become nauseated or develop a rash you may have a meat allergy. Meat allergy can also develop in adulthood. Meat allergy is uncommon in the developed world despite relatively high levels of meat consumption 1.