At first, I never knew that mold allergy can come from food. My mother and I share the same allergy. Humid places, high humidity weather, old clothes or books always give us shortness of breath or other mild asthma symptoms. But when my mother was diagnosed with a food allergy, I realized that there are many types of foods that use mold in processing. Who can have this allergy? Do allergies to mold in food and air always come together? And how to cure it? Keep reading …
Mold, like mold, is included in the fungus family. They differ from other plants or animals by their unique breeding methods. Its seeds are called spores. When an allergic patient inhales spores, they may have symptoms such as sneezing and shortness of breath. In addition to air, mold can also grow on food. Although it is only a small percentage, people with a respiratory mold allergy may also have the same food allergy. My mother can’t eat moldy processed foods like soy sauce, tempeh, or fermented cassava, while I don’t share the same allergy.
Although it is not a processed food, peanuts can also cause an allergy to alpha-toxin mold, a toxin that can be found in corn, wheat, soybeans, and sorghum, as well as peanuts. Other foods that can cause allergies are mushrooms, cantaloupe, berries, beer, smoked meats, and some cereals, as well as some cheeses, such as blue cheese. Other dairy products, such as milk, are believed to contain alpha-toxin if they come from cows fed moldy feed. The most common molds found in food are aspergillus and rhizopus.
So how can we avoid and cure mold allergy from our diet?
As with any other food allergy, the best way is to stay away from the foods you are allergic to. You should have an allergy test to confirm the exact food products causing your food allergy and include those foods in your restricted diet. Some people try the organic diet to stay healthier. However, since organic products lack chemical fungicides, they can mold faster than non-organic products.
How to cure?
An allergy is a reaction of the body to a toxic situation. In most cases, allergy-causing toxins reach unnatural substances. It also occurs in mold allergy. Therefore, the effort to cure the allergy with pharmaceutical drugs does not seem appropriate, since those drugs are also toxic.
The best way to cure this allergy, and any other allergy, would be a natural cure. Herbal therapy, homeopathy, and acupuncture / acupressure are some of the natural medication methods you can try. Of course, it would not be advisable to suddenly stop taking pharmaceutical medication either. You should consult your doctor before slowly replacing your treatment with a natural substance.
Allergy is a unique disease that we often cannot make go away, however, through a consistent and healthy diet and lifestyle, you can live normally with allergies or even asthma.
