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As we all know Soy is a product of soybean. There are many food allergies and out of which soy is one. Soy allergy is more commonly found in children. By the age of 3 most of the children outgrow soy allergy. Recently is noticed that more and more adults are having soy allergy.

In the United States maximum processed food products contains soy beans. And we know that it is very difficult to avoid some food products containing soy bean. Avoiding all the food products containing Soy bean would be practically not possible. You can discuss about the soy allergy with your consultant and dietitian and get an appropriate diet which suits your body requirements.

The signs of soy allergy & symptoms are very mild. Very rarely anyone can cause life threatening allergic reaction because of soy allergy. The only way to reduce the risk of having a soy allergic reaction is to know as many things about soy allergy as possible. Over and above of all how to avoid soy products.

Please keep your doctor informed, if you or your child or family member even suspect about the soy allergy. After performing certain test one can come to a conclusion, if it is really a soy allergy or something else. The advantage of knowing the soy allergy is, you can avoid soy allergy reaction in future.

Symptoms of soy allergy

There are very few people who have a life threatening soy allergic reaction. In normal terms we find very minor and not so serious kind of symptoms for people having soy allergy. The signs and symptoms of any food allergy or even soy contained food allergy will be seen in few minutes to couple of hours, depending on how severe is the allergy.

Following are the symptoms of soy allergy:

• As a symptom of soy allergy reaction you can start experiencing skin problems like hives, itching or eczema.
• Very common symptom of soy allergy or any allergy is sneezing, runny nose, wheezing and breathing problems.
• Some people also experience diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain as soy allergy symptom.
• Swelling of lips, swelling of face, swelling of tongue, swelling of throat are some other symptoms of soy allergy.