Adolescents and young adults seem to be the population most at risk.
The mortality of milk intake has increased dramatically in recent years. The foods most frequently implicated are: peanuts, nuts, fish and shellfish, although other foods can cause anaphylaxis.
The most commonly reported symptoms are: itchy oropharynx , angioedema / swelling larynx , stridor , coughing , wheezing , asthma , rash, urticaria and angioedema. The fatal cases have: severe laryngeal edema, bronchospasm irreversible hypotension resist treatments (shock) or a combination of these. But sometimes you may have problems such as nausea , vomiting , diarrhea or constipation, depending on the subject, but also leads to sexual and relationship problems, especially in boys aged between 14 and 21 years.
A survey conducted at the emergency department of Charity Hospital Maggiore of Novara (in the period 1 January 2003-31 December 2006), including hospital admissions for anaphylaxis or food allergy; of 165,120 admissions to intensive care with 6107 cases of reaction suspected allergic; suspected cases of food allergy are: (1.4%) and food allergies (0.8%) cases of anaphylaxis.