Table 5. Typical symptoms reported with severe food allergy reaction.
a Symptoms include the following: dizziness, unexpected urination, swelling of extremities, a feeling of dread, confusion, sleepiness, change in color, runny nose, watery/glossy eyes, bad taste in the mouth, itching of ears, swelling of face, sneezing, raspy voice/change in voice, runny nose, and bloody nose.
Glasberg et al. [27]
| Symptoms at the time of most severe reaction | n | % |
| Hives | 139 | 84.8 |
| Pruritus | 82 | 50.0 |
| Vomiting | 68 | 41.5 |
| Swelling of lips | 62 | 37.8 |
| Itching in throat | 61 | 37.2 |
| Cough | 55 | 33.5 |
| Swelling of eye | 52 | 31.7 |
| Trouble breathing | 51 | 31.1 |
| Wheezing | 46 | 28.0 |
| Pain in stomach | 31 | 18.9 |
| Change in behavior | 27 | 16.5 |
| Swelling of tongue | 16 | 9.8 |
| Othersa | 14 | 8.5 |
| Chest tightening | 13 | 7.9 |
| Diarrhea | 10 | 6.1 |
| Low blood pressure | 4 | 2.4 |
| Loss of consciousness | 3 | 1.8 |