Hello, I am 50 years old and just ate some seafood. Specifically, fish, scallops, shrimp, and oysters. Now my face and the roof of my mouth are itchy and numb feeling, I also have a headache. My nose feels numb on one side and that sinus cavity feels full. Could I be allergic to the seafood or did my sinuses just all of a sudden act up ? I can breathe ok my nose just feels swollen or stopped up. My nose is not swollen though.
The most common type of allergic reaction to food is known as IGE - mediated food allergy.symptoms are urticaria, feeling dizzy, diarrhea, shortness of breath .you must avoid seafood as this is clearly seafood allergy .you can take antihistamine like, vote 5 mg as per required. Also there are auto-injector like EpiPen, Ana pen, Next. It's very important to check first with your doctor before eliminating certain food., reading labels before buying a product. Thee are blood test like skin prick testing, test to measure the amount of allergic antibodies in the blood,