Allergy to persimmons

A juicy orange smelling sweet fruit, which attracts us with the onset of the first frosts. Can he be dangerous? "Yes" and again "yes." It is by its inexpressible sunny appearance that the persimmon is due to the high content of carotenoids, the taste of the fruit is formed from a large amount of fructose with the addition of vitamins, microelements (in which iodine is present in a large amount), an astringent taste is attached to tannins. This bouquet is very dangerous for people who are capable of hyperimmune reactions to at least one of the constituent components of persimmons. Allergy to Persimmon is a variety of food a., Its prevalence does not differ from the frequency of allergic reactions to other types of food allergens.

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How does an allergy to persimmon?

Sensitive people after eating persimmons can arise

• dermatitis (redness and rash on the skin with sensations of itching);
• allergic edema (before the condition of Quincke's edema);
• disorders in the work of the digestive tract (flatulence, diarrhea, pain, vomiting);
• violations in the work of the cardiovascular system (arrhythmia, tachycardia, hypotension, syncope);
• disruption of the work and integrity of the mucous membranes (abundant accumulation of exudate in the nasopharynx, bronchial tubes in combination with their edema and ulceration);
• anaphylactic shock.

All these manifestations can cause both combinations of some allergic components, and actually carotenoids. Allergy to persimmons is often combined with a. On all kinds of plants containing them. K. For the human body are substances - natural stimulants of the immune system. Stimulation occurs in several ways. First, they are antioxidants, they inhibit the pyroxide (oxidative) reactions of free radicals, thereby increasing the duration of lymphocyte service. Secondly, they serve as catalysts for the proliferation reaction (multiplication by cell division) of lymphocytes (immunity cells). Thirdly, they inhibit the synthesis of omega fatty acids, which in turn inhibits (inhibits) the synthesis of prostaglandin E2, in the absence of which, the activity of NK cells that produce gamma interferon increases. All these features of the effect of c. Lead to stimulation of nonspecific immunity. Especially actively described the process occurs in children and the elderly due to age-related changes - immaturity (or extinction) of the immune system.

An allergic reaction to this fetus may be caused by the microelements that make up the fetus. Allergy to persimmons can occur at any age, for example, if you get to a child with mother's milk. As rules, in the infant age this reaction is manifested in the form of "urticaria". To eliminate symptoms at this age, it is sufficient for the mother to exclude persimmon from the diet, it may be necessary to exclude other carotene-containing products.

Like any plant product, persimmon contains both volatile aromatic substances, and complex protein complexes, and traces of chemical surface treatment to extend shelf life. To conduct a complete chemical analysis of these substances and to predict their interaction with the human immune system is extremely difficult. As a rule, the disease is food a. Is hereditary in nature, but the mechanism of this violation is triggered in the event of provocation of endogenous factors by the person himself.

How is the allergy to persimmons recognized?

When diagnosing persistent allergy, it should be borne in mind that a high content of tannin (tannins) can cause intestinal obstruction, which at the beginning of the disease can be mistaken for a food allergic reaction.

When forming a persimmon allergy, one can observe a typical picture of an increase in the response of an immune response with a decrease in the amount of the administered allergen, that is, the development of the sensitization process.

It should be taken into account the fact of a decrease in the persistence of persimmons during its heat treatment and during drying. Most likely, culinary processing destroys complex protein complexes, which were regarded by the sensitized immune system as antigens, which often leads to a complete absence of an allergic reaction.

The basis for the treatment of food species a. There are various methods, including the method of desensitization, and hormone therapy. It should be specially emphasized that such a diagnosis, as an allergy to persimmons, must be carefully checked and confirmed before starting treatment.