The foods that occupy the most place in our lives and that we eat at almost every meal are bakery products, meat, milk, eggs, sugar and yeast. First of all, bakery products, milk and sugar are among the basic foods that cause allergies. However, untimely and excessive consumption of proteins It is also among the allergenic causes
According to the latest scientific developments, in addition to making daily life difficult, allergies are also responsible for many life-threatening diseases, especially auto-immune diseases, which are increasingly common today.
Basic We can list the main auto-immune diseases caused by food allergies as follows.
Diabetes type 1, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Celiac disease, ulcerative colitis
Again, it is one of the diseases triggered by basic food allergies. A few of them are;
Skin diseases such as asthma, sinusitis, gastritis, colitis, reflux, acne etc., vascular diseases such as psoriasis, Type-II diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis - vascular calcification. Apart from nutrition, pollen, animal dander, Allergic reactions to hundreds of substances such as house dust, various chemical and cosmetic agents are among the causes of the above diseases.
Basic food allergies also cause various behavioral disorders:
Hyperactivity, attention deficit, social maladjustment, carbohydrate addiction…
These are just a few examples. Basic food allergies cause many other disorders in the body, such as aggravating the side effect profiles of various drugs.
So, how does this process work? How come almost sacred foods such as bread and milk make us "allergic"?
1- Some people are genetically vulnerable to the proteins of some foods.
2- Food proteins in genetically vulnerable people It causes damage to the intestine.
3- Just as foreign proteins leak into the body from this damaged tissue, many other substances in the intestine at the same time mix with the blood from the same place.
4- Foreign proteins that enter the blood enter the circulation. It spreads throughout the body.
5- Foreign proteins begin to damage all tissues that have cells with the same structure as intestinal cells.
6- Our immune system reacts immediately where the damage occurs, but it does not contain foreign proteins. to It doesn't say. Because these proteins mix with the blood while they are not fully digested in the intestine, they are very large.
7- Since the cause of damage to the intestine is a substance that is constantly consumed every day, our immune system is under great stress due to this 'attack' that continues every day. , its healthy functioning is disrupted.
8- Our immune system begins to give extreme responses when under stress. The damage caused by the immune system is added to the damage caused by the foreign protein.
9- Tissue damage progresses and the structure of the tissue deteriorates. For example, if this tissue is leather, even perfume or metal jewelry can cause disease on the skin. Result: allergic skin
10- As the structure of the tissue deteriorates, its functions also deteriorate. For example, if this tissue is thyroid tissue, it no longer produces enough hormones. Result: Hypothyroidism
11- Disease conditions that can no longer be ignored develop in the form of organ symptoms. For example, in case of pancreatic damage, insulin production stops. Result: Type-I diabetes.
By the way; It may be useful to briefly explain the concepts of allergy and intolerance; Because these two definitions describe very different concepts:
Intolerance: As a result of the carbohydrate content of foods not being digested in the small intestine, this sugary intestinal content advances to the large intestine and the bacteria and especially fungi that make up the flora there overfeed on this rich content and create gas, which causes bloating. Describes the process of giving rise. The reason for the intolerance process is the inability to produce some digestive enzymes in some people.
Food allergy means a series of reactions in the body against proteins in foods. The main reason that causes the allergy process is that proteins in some foods disrupt intestinal permeability and enter the body. The entry of a foreign protein into the body means the mixing of a poison into the blood and the invasion of a foreign substance into the body. Our defense system (immune system = immune system) perceives it exactly this way. The entry of a foreign protein into the body sooner or later creates a chain of life-threatening reactions.
For people who become prone to allergies due to NUTRITIONAL DISORDER, the most important trigger for asthma or allergic bronchitis or allergic rhinitis and sinusitis is house dust mites. House dust mites thrive in hot and humid conditions They are microscopic creatures that are invisible to the naked eye and love warm environments. The incidence of asthma has been increasing in many parts of the world for the last 20 years. This increase is higher in developed countries. More than 300 million people in the world have asthma. Asthma is more common in industrialized countries. Changing lifestyles (environmental factors and nutrition), pollution in indoor and outdoor air, and increase in the number and density of allergens can be counted among the reasons. The frequency of asthma also increases in those who migrate from villages to cities.
Genetic characteristics and environmental factors are important in the development of asthma. Environmental allergens in the indoor and outdoor environment increase the severity and frequency of asthma. Asthma is a disease in which heredity plays an important role. However, asthma does not occur in everyone with a genetic predisposition. Since children spend most of the day indoors, they are more affected by indoor air pollution and allergens.
It can be summarized as eliminating the factors that cause the disease before it develops, diagnosis and treatment in the early stages of disease development, and being under regular follow-up.
The biggest risk factor is house dust mites. Others include cockroaches, animal dander and epithelium, fungal spores, cigarette smoke exposure, nutrition. Characteristics of the environment where the asthmatic patient lives should be investigated. Various suggestions should be made to reduce the amount of environmental allergens. For this reason, some mechanical measures may be recommended to the patient. Among these; cleaning, ventilation, physical barriers such as bedding and pillowcases, breastfeeding, removal of pets, humidity and temperature control in the environment.
It is the most important allergen found in the indoor environment. They like hot and humid environments, they are microscopic creatures invisible to the naked eye. Especially the feces of these creatures cause disease. It is the most common cause of allergic asthma in Turkey. Mites feed on epithelial tissue shed from human skin. The skin residue of one adult feeds 100,000 house dust mites. Particles carrying mites easily settle to the ground. These creatures enter the body through breathing and disease symptoms begin to appear.
Home Where are dust mites found in the house?
Carpets, beds, pillows, quilts, curtains, fabric-covered furniture, and feathered toys are sources of house dust mites. Mite density in the house is affected by factors such as geographical region, humidity, temperature, decoration materials, and the number of people in the house. The most effective way of protection is to prevent contact with mite allergens. Exposure can be significantly reduced by taking a few simple steps. Since the bedroom is the place with the most mites compared to other rooms in the house, and we spend an average of 8 hours a day in the bedroom, it is important to fight against mites here. Special fabrics and covers can be used for bedding, washable covers should be used and washed frequently. Clothes should always be kept in closed closets. Carpets should be removed if possible, rugs may be preferred. Stuffed toys should be removed from children's rooms. In short, bedrooms should be cleared of all kinds of items that collect dust. All rooms should be cleaned regularly with a water system vacuum cleaner and wet cloths. Some normal vacuum cleaners cause mite allergens to disperse into the room with the discharge air. Therefore, the patient should not be present in the environment during cleaning. Water system technological devices that prevent allergen particles in the vacuumed air from mixing with the ambient air, which embed dust mites in water and thus prevent them from mixing back into the air, may be preferred. Today this is one of the most effective methods. Carpet washing machines increase the moisture content in the carpet and therefore are not recommended as they cause mite reproduction.
Brooms and standard vacuum cleaners are not suitable cleaning tools
Because the purpose of cleaning expected from these vacuum cleaners is The absorbed dust does not mix into the air again. As is known, standard vacuum cleaners have dust bags made of cloth or paper. The air that enters the vacuum cleaner with coarse dust during suction mixes with the air again with tiny dust from the pores of the dust bag. Thanks to this vicious circle, cleanliness cannot be achieved. The furniture is always dusty and the environment is constantly inviting to disease. It has high suction power and removes the dust it absorbs back into the air. Special non-agitating sweeping devices have the ability to capture very small particles, and the amount of dust mixed into the air during cleaning is almost negligible. In hot climates, leaving the carpet in the sun for three hours is also an effective method against mites. However, today, this possibility does not seem to exist in apartment life. Then the precaution to be taken is to destroy the swamp. The most important factor that we can consider as a swamp is the household dirt and all kinds of residues that are buried at the bottom of the carpets and are suppressed more with each cleaning time. Devices with separator and trapping dirt in water - water system cleaning robots - can be an effective method.
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