An allergy is an adverse reaction to any substance that does not bother most people. The common symptoms of allergy are seen in the respiratory tract, digestive system, or skin. This could mean, breathing difficulty or cough, runny tummy or vomiting, or skin rash, though there are very many more conditions. The most common foods people are allergic to are milk, seafood, eggs, and certain gluten rich grains.

Living with an allergy to foods can be most trying and meals have to be designed to avoid the allergen. Common food allergens can often be eliminated from recipes. Milk and dairy products can be avoided in most recipes without causing problems, by substituting water or Soya milk.

However, there are many foods that we do not commonly use that we can introduce in our diet and eat well. Of course it is important to first try and discover the root of the allergy. Non-gluten grains may be easier to tolerate. There are non-grain alternative flours for those who are allergic to all grains. Allergy to beef, chicken, turkey, etc. may be difficult to resolve unless you can substitute meat with game meat or Soya meat

Multiple allergies can be dealt with by “rotating” your foods, or eating a rotation diet. In a rotation diet you can control food allergies by eating biologically related foods on the same day and then waiting at least four days before eating them again. Rotation diets may help prevent new allergies to new foods.