Food Allergy: Chocolate Allergy

Bet you would feel depressed if you have a chocolate allergy. It is extremely difficult to keep away from chocolate. Those with kids know how hard it is to stop their kids from indulging in them, as I have.

Chocolate has its legions of fans, no doubt. It is a comfort food. Many people turn to chocolate when they feel down.

A chocolate allergy is a very rare allergy, however. Perhaps that makes it even harder to accept, if you do indeed suffer from one.

A friend I have has a chocolate allergy. It is a fact that he has lived with. Of course, when we go out with him, we would avoid suggesting going for desserts that would contain chocolate in them.

If you have a chocolate allergy, you react in symptoms when you consume cocoa or other food additives found in chocolate. Allergic symptoms can range from
hives, asthma, anxiety, depression, headaches, eczema, hives, rectal itching and skin irritation. In some cases, chocolate allergy can cause diseases such as chronic asthma and anaphylaxis.

If you are allergic to chocolate or cocoa, then it is imperative that you avoid foods like cakes, candies, cocoa butter, liquor, and cocoa powder. As many types of confectionary and desserts make use of cocoa as an ingredient, you cannot consume these items. You may need to avoid these bakery shops altogether as the baker who prepares the chocolate doughnuts may also be handling those without the use of cocoa ingredients. A small trace can cause you to develop allergic symptoms.

There are alternatives if you want to eat something sweet and which do not contain chocolate. You can always go for strawberry shortcake, Chinese desserts like red bean soup, almond pudding or Thai mango sticky sweet rice dessert. Writing about these now is making my mouth water.