Adverse food reaction

An adverse food reaction is an adverse response by the body to food or a specific type of food.^[1]

The most common adverse reaction is a food allergy, which is an adverse immune response to either a specific type or a range of food proteins.

However, other adverse responses to food are not allergies. These reactions include responses to food such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions, as well as physical responses, such as choking.

References

1. "ICD code T78.1". World Health Organisation. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.