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What Causes Numbness And Itchiness On The Face And Mouth With Headache After Eating Sea Food?

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.
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the most common type of allergic reaction to food is known as IgE - mediated food allergy .
symptoms are urticaria, feeling dizy, diarrhoea, shortness of breath .

you must avoid sea food as this is clearly sea food allergy .
you can take antihistamine like , vozet 5 mg as per required.
also there are auto injector like EpiPen, Anapen, Jext.

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,
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What Causes Numbness And Itchiness On The Face And Mouth With Headache After Eating Sea Food?

the most common type of allergic reaction to food is known as IgE - mediated food allergy . symptoms are urticaria, feeling dizy, diarrhoea, shortness of breath . you must avoid sea food as this is clearly sea food allergy . you can take antihistamine like , vozet 5 mg as per required. also there are auto injector like EpiPen, Anapen, Jext. 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,