What is the Ayurvedic treatment for food allergies?

Food allergies and Ayurveda

Food allergies are one of the allergies that cause various worrisome symptoms to us. They affect the skin, gut, liver, and immunity. Food allergies can be seen in people of any age irrespective of gender, whereas in children we can observe mostly milk allergies (a kind of food allergy). Although conventional medicine work on the symptomatic treatment but fails in the elimination of the root cause of the disease, here comes into play, ayurveda, 5000 years old medicine that thoroughly focuses on the root cause and helps in providing relief permanently. Through this blog we will discuss a plethora of ways to treat food allergies, keep reading to gain some useful insights, and do let us know if you have any queries, we would love to answer!

Ways to Treat Food Allergies

Remember that we’re going to share with you only the Ayurvedic way of treatment. The following are some of the ways you can treat food allergies naturally.

Cutting off the risk factor (here, it can be the type of food that’s causing allergy).
Symptomatic treatment.
Elimination of toxins through Panchakarma.
Boosting immunity through potent herbs.
Techniques to stay away from stress (as it can exaggerate the condition).
Strengthening gut and liver for good digestion.

Let’s discuss this one by one in detail!

Cutting off the Risk Factor:-

You’ve to be well aware of the food you’re taking in and if possible make a journal of the food you eat, how much you’re eating, the time, and the foods you combine. All these are important to know the exact food that’s the reason for your food allergy. Sometimes the wrong combination of food can cause food allergies and sometimes the wrong timely intake of food.

You may wonder whether all these matter, certainly it does! You experience food allergies when your immune system considers the food you eat as a foreign material and starts producing inflammatory mediators against it and if the food you consumed is not digested properly, it can further worsen the condition. So the digestion of food extensively depends on the flowing factors:

The time of consumption, some foods like sweets, and milk that are heavy can’t be digested properly at night, so improper digestion can result in the accumulation of toxins and can cause food allergies.
The wrong combination of foods, if you consume milk with salt or another nankeen, it can turn into viral aahar and won’t get digested completely, and again the same theory can turn into ama visha (toxins). There are plenty of wrong combinations of foods we consume daily, it’s time to be aware of those and avoid them.
Excessive eating, and binge eating result in the burdening of the gut and liver, thereby turning into the house of production of toxins. You must check on your hunger levels and prevent yourself from binge eating.

Symptomatic Treatment:-

Food allergies can result in the occurrence of skin rashes, itchy skin, red bumps, gut-related symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and other neurological symptoms like sleeplessness, headache, mood swings, and stress. Ayurvedic herbs help in the treatment of these symptoms for example, herbs like Aloe vera, turmeric, neem, and Rakta Chandan help in the healing of skin rashes and prevent skin barrier damage. There is plenty of information available on the internet about the herbs used in the treatment of food allergies, but we advise you to insult an Ayurvedic physician before starting any herb on your own.

Panchakarma:-

Panchakarma is an Ayurvedic technique that involves 5 stages.

Vamana (Emesis)
Virechana (Purgation)
Basti (Medicated enemas)
Nasya (Medicated nasal oils) and
Raktamokshan (Toxic bloodletting)

Panchakarma helps in the elimination of toxins from your gut, liver, and blood and results in brightening the skin. Panchakarma is the most opted therapy for the treatment of food allergies.

Boosting Immunity:-

A good immune system is essential to fight allergies and to keep the body inflammation-free. Ayurveda says that a clean body is a healthy body. So it’s equally important to make our body strongly immune. Herbs like giloy, turmeric, black cumin, ginger, ashwagandha, amla, and tulsi widely help you in enhancing your immune capacity. Consume them regularly either in medicine or tea to strengthen your immunity.

Kick the Stress Away:-

Do you know that stress is the main reason behind many inflammatory disorders including food allergies? Yes, stress is the culprit which needs to be locked up, so Ayurveda suggests some ways to stay away from stress like practising yoga and meditation regularly. Mindful meditation and yoga asanas like Balasana, Bhujangasana, uttanasana, Shavasana marjaryasana, and more will be your buddy in kicking away stress and related symptoms. Make sure you practice them under a guided yoga practitioner to avoid any harm.

Strengthening Gut and Liver:-

The gut and liver which are free from toxins are essential to prevent food allergies. For good digestion of food, all you need is good gut bacteria. Certain foods give you a bunch of healthy gut bacteria that help in strengthening your gut and improving digestion. Foods like pre and probiotics, almonds, olive oil, omega 3 fatty acids, fermented foods, Leafy greens, apples, ginger, asparagus, and yogurt. Include at least some in your daily diet to strengthen your gut and liver.

The Bottom Line

Food allergies can be dangerous if left untreated, they need careful treatment to save yourself from harmful complications, although conventional medicines help in providing you instant relief from symptoms related to food allergies but can provide you permanent relief from the root cause. So choose ayurveda wisely which assures you the elimination of the root cause of the disease. Implement the natural ways which we’ve mentioned above to treat food allergies naturally.