Egg Allergy and Avoidance

Lets say you (or your child) has been diagnosed with egg allergy and you have been told to totally avoid eggs, as ingestion of eggs will cause your allergy to worsen.

It is very easy to say, "avoid eggs at all cost" but in practice, it takes a lot of effort to do so.

Lets examine what type of food has eggs:

• All fried food that contains batters (flour with eggs added) e.g. goreng pisang (banana fritters)
• Most pastries and bread contains eggs
• Most types of biscuits in its content or they are glazed with eggs
• Mee noodles (egg noodles - the yellow ones) especially those instant ones
• Ice cream, chocolates, cakes and the list goes on and on

I am still learning from my patients which foods contain eggs and which do not. Reading labels on the food packet usually does not help (as there is no law on strict labelling in Malaysia, but your country may have it) and as such imported food need not state all the ingredients. So if you are unsure whether a particular food has egg or not, avoid it!

Lession: FOOD AVOIDANCE IS NO EASY TASK BUT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

and my learning continues...

Food & Acne

Having those pesky pimples in your teens is such a nuisance.

Apart from mediacation for the treatment, there are those who develop acne as a the result of using the wrong facial products or taking drugs which predisposes to pimples. There are also those whose acne are actually are caused by sensitivity to certain foods. In all the cases I test them for any food that can aggravate or cause them. Generally, the food to avoid are:

• fried food
• nuts
• chilis
• chocolates
• caffeinated drinks

Also remember to cleanse your face which tends to be greasy as often as your can especially after when you sweat.

Certain Foods Are Best Avoided When You Have Acne

...and my learning continues