Material and Methods We report 30 patients attended at our hospital between January 2008 and September 2010 who were diagnosed with food allergies, renal tubular acidosis and IgA /IgG4 deficiency. Food allergy was confirmed by an oral challenge to cow’s milk, soy, egg, wheat and corn in addition to IgE levels for cow’s milk, egg, soy, wheat and corn as well as patch test. IgA deficiency was con...

BACKGROUND The etiology of chronic urticaria (CU) remains unknown in most patients. Possible causes in some cases include food, but the role of allergy to food antigens in patients with CU remains controversial. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between food allergy and CU. METHODS Korean patients with CU were assessed for a previous history of food allergy tha...

29th of May has been convened as the World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) by the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) since 2005. This event is an opportunity to raise public awareness on topics related to gastrointestinal tract diseases and health. The theme of 2016 is “diet and the gut”. The traditional approach to diet in gastroenterology practice is to advise patients to avoid certain foo...

Results 24 of the children (80%) exhibited symptoms of gastrooesophageal reflux disease, 28 children (93%) had lower GI symptoms and 23 children (77%) had significant sleep problems. 19 out f the 30 children (63%) had other atopic disorders. The most common food trigger was cow’s milk others included egg, soya, wheat, fish, and nuts. Family history of atopy was seen in 24 children (80%). Skin p...

BACKGROUND Food allergy in early childhood usually resolves with time; however, little is known about predictors for persistence or transience of food allergy in children with atopic dermatitis. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether specific IgE levels in serum could be a useful predictor of the outcome of oral re-challenges. METHODS In 74 children, 99 oral food challenges were perform...

Dietary influences on behavior are of increasing scientific interest. In some cases, the effects appear limited to sensitive individuals. Thus, research on the role of wheat gluten in schizophrenia has produced conflicting results, but not all schizophrenics respond to wheat. Therefore, differences in statistical power may be a factor in these discrepant findings. Similarly, only a subset of hy...