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Unpleasant reactions to foods not caused by the immune system are considered to be food intolerances. Food intolerances have various causes. For example, a person may lack an enzyme needed to digest a portion of a certain food (e.g. lactose intolerance); or, the food may be contaminated by bacterial or other toxins that cause symptoms resembling those of food allergy (e.g. food poisoning).
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To become allergic a person must have a genetic predisposition for allergy and must be exposed to sensitizing allergens. Most allergies begin in early childhood, and early environmental factors play a major role in the development of allergies.
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Latex—a natural rubber made from the sap of a tree—can be found in many items including bicycle and wheelchair tires, toys, some balloons, examining gloves, household gloves, surgical tubing, rubber bands and condoms. The major exposure of concern is to powdered latex gloves, because latex sticks to the powder and becomes airborne when these gloves are put on, taken off or snapped.
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