1. Food allergies and intolerances are the same thing
False. Unlike an allergy, a food intolerance is never life-threatening
2. There is no treatment to cure a food allergy
True. The only way of preventing an allergic reaction is to identify the type of food that causes it and then avoid it.
3. Food allergies are linked to eczema
True. The worse the eczema is and the earlier it started, the more likely the kid is to have a food allergy too
4. It is possible to be allergic to water
True. Aquagenic Urticaria is the name of the disorder. It is so rare that only a handful of cases are documented worldwide.
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