title: [Treatment and management of food allergy].
abstract: Management for food allergy consists of treatment for hypersensitive reactions by causative foods and prophylactic control of food allergy. The former is administration of histamine H1 receptor antagonist, adrenaline and steroid. It is recommended that all patients with a history of severe reactions carry a device for self-injection of adrenaline (Epipen). The latter is avoidance of the relevant food allergens. Nutritional instruction by skillful dietitians is important to prevent the nutritional defect and improve the quality of life of food-allergic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University, The Second Teaching Hospital.
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urisu
mesh_terms: D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans