Rice

Rice is regarded as hypoallergenic and is often included as a food in elimination diets but, for some people, rice, like any food, can be a problem. For example:

Two studies confirmed rice allergy as the cause of rhinitis and asthma in some individuals. [2,3]

González-Mendiola et al linked a case of asthma to the inhalation of vapours from boiling rice. [1]

Nambu et al identified rice powder inhalation as the cause of a seven year old girl’s asthma and rice powder, used in the making of rice cakes, as the cause of her conjunctivitis. They also found that eczema in a three year old boy was caused by eating rice. [4]

References

1.Gonzalez-Mendiola R, Martin-Garcia C, Carnes J, Campos J, Fernandez-Caldas E. Asthma induced by the inhalation of vapours during the process of boiling rice. Allergy.2003;58 :1202– 1203

2. Kumar R, Srivastava P, Kumari D, Fakhr H, Sridhara S, Arora N, Gaur SN, Singh BP. Rice (Oryza sativa) allergy in rhinitis and asthma patients: a clinico-immunological study. Immunobiology. 2007;212(2):141-7.

3. Kumar R, Kumari D, Srivastava P, Khare V, Fakhr H, Arora N, Gaur SN, Singh BP. Identification of IgE-mediated food allergy and allergens in older children and adults with asthma and allergic rhinitis. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2010 Oct-Dec;52(4):217-24.

4. Nambu  M, Shintaku N, Ohta S. Rice allergy. Pediatrics. 2006 Jun;117(6):2331-2.

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