If you’ve ever had an allergic reaction from a food, you most likely won’t eat it again. These reactions can be serious and even life threatening. Extreme reactions can include anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal with symptoms that include low blood pressure and swelling of the mouth and throat that can lead to death if not treated immediately. Anaphylaxis causes a series of other serious reactions including hives and rashes, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anxiety, confusion, coughing, slurred speech, facial swelling, trouble breathing, wheezing, difficulty swallowing, and itchy skin. Globally, the newest data on the prevalence of food allergy suggests that both reported and actual rates of allergies are increasing. In a 2018 study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, researchers wrote that food allergies could be the “second wave” of the allergy epidemic. Asthma was the first wave. “Food allergy is a …