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Food Allergy Center - Madera, CA

Madera Asthma & Allergy Specialist Doctors for Food Allergy

Type of Physician: Asthma & Allergy Specialist

What is a Asthma & Allergy Specialist?

A certification by the Board of Allergy & Immunology; practitioners are expert in the evaluation, diagnosis and management of immune disorders.

Specialty: Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Common Name: Allergy Doctor

Asthma & Allergy Specialist Doctors in Madera *

Madera Family Medical Group Pediatrics
Ishtiaque Ahmed Bangash
1111 W 4th St
STE D
Madera, CA 93637
(559) 673-3000

Baz Allergy & Asthma Institute
Malik N Baz
1111 W 4th St
STE A
Madera, CA 93637
(559) 674-0075

Baz Allergy & Asthma Institute
Praveen Buddiga
7471 N Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93720
(559) 436-4500

Allergy Institute
A M Aminian
7375 N Fresno St
STE 101
Fresno, CA 93720
(559) 447-1700

Singh Sinus & Breathing Center
Sudeep Singh
7011 N Howard St
STE 201
Fresno, CA 93720
(559) 431-9571

Grace W Lim MD
Grace W Lim
3128 E Gettysburg Ave
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 244-6360

William L Ebbeling MD Inc
William L Ebbeling
1646 E Herndon Ave
STE 106
Fresno, CA 93720
(559) 490-0234

Marvin W Simmons MD
Marvin W Simmons
3248 E Shields Ave
STE D
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 226-9220

Allergy & Asthma Medical Clinic
Mohan P Reddy
750 W Olive Ave
STE 103
Merced, CA 95348
(209) 383-6868

Visalia Medical Clinic Inc
Thuong Nguyen
5400 W Hillsdale Dr
Visalia, CA 93291
(559) 738-7500

Sutter Gould Medical Foundation
Wallace B Carroll
600 Coffee Rd
Internal Medicine FL 2 East
Modesto, CA 95355
(209) 550-4744

Natalie Flod MD
Natalie E Flod
2030 Coffee Rd
STE C5
Modesto, CA 95355
(209) 524-1030

Richard H Davis MD
Richard H Davis
1429 College Ave
STE STE E
Modesto, CA 95350
(209) 578-1582

Salinas Allergy Clinic
Steven S Prager
910 Sunset Dr
STE B
Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 637-1689

Kern Allergy Medical Clinic Inc
Tonny Tanus
443 N Morton Ave
STE STE B
Porterville, CA 93257
(559) 782-8578

Madera, California

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Food Allergy

Introduction to food allergies

Either food allergy or food intolerance affects nearly everyone at some point. When people have an unpleasant reaction to something they ate, they often think that they have an allergy to the food. Actually, however, only up to 3% of adults and 6%-8% of children have clinically proven true allergic reactions to food.

This difference between the prevalence of clinically proven food allergy and the public's perception of the problem is due primarily to misinterpreting food intolerance or other adverse food reactions to food as food allergy. A true food allergy is an abnormal response to food that is triggered by a specific reaction in the immune system and expressed by certain, often characteristic, symptoms. Other kinds of reactions to foods that are not food allergies include food intolerances (such as lactose or milk intolerance), food poisoning, and toxic reactions. Food intolerance also is an abnormal response to food, and its symptoms can resemble those of food allergy. Food intolerance, however, is far more prevalent, occurs in a variety of diseases, and is triggered by several different mechanisms that are distinct from the immunological reaction responsible for food allergy.

People who have food allergies must identify and prevent them because, although usually mild and not severe, these reactions can cause devastating illness and, in rare instances, can be fatal.

How do allergic reactions to food occur?

The allergens in food are those components that are responsible for inciting an allergic reaction. They are proteins that usually resist the heat of cooking, the acid in the stomach, and the intestinal digestive enzymes. As a result, the allergens survive to cross the gastrointestinal lining, enter the bloodstream, and go to target organs, causing allergic reactions throughout the body. The mechanism of food allergy involves the immune system...

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Emergency Contact for Madera

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Madera Hospitals *

Madera Community Hospital
1250 E Almond Ave
Madera, CA 93637
(559)675-5555

Children's Hospital Central California
9300 Valley Children's Pl
Madera, CA 93636
(559)353-3000

Chowchilla District Memorial Health District
1104 Ventura Ave
Chowchilla, CA 93610
(559)665-3781

Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital
15 E Audubon Dr
Fresno, CA 93720
(559)433-8000

Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center
7300 N Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93720
(559)448-4500

Fresno Surgical Hospital
6125 N Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93710
(559)431-8000

Saint Agnes Medical Center
1303 E Herndon Ave
Fresno, CA 93720
(559)450-3000

San Joaquin Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
7173 N Sharon Ave
Fresno, CA 93720
(559)436-3600

Community Behavioral Health Center
7171 N Cedar Ave
Fresno, CA 93720
(559)449-8000

VA Central California Healthcare System
2615 E Clinton Ave
Fresno, CA 93703
(559)225-6100

Community Regional Medical Center
2823 Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93721
(559)459-6000

Community Medical Center Clovis
2755 Herndon Ave
Clovis, CA 93611
(559)324-4000

Mercy Medical Center Merced
301 E 13th St
Merced, CA 95340
(209)385-7000

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