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Are there other symptoms that serve as signals that someone is about to go into anaphylactic shock?

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Bob Gravani
Professor of Food Science, Cornell University
Cornell University Department of Food Science  

Dr. Robert Gravani is a Professor of Food Science in the Department of Food Science. He received a BS degree in Food Science from Rutgers University and his MS and PhD degrees in Food Science from Cornell University with minors in microbiology and food marketing/management. He was appointed to the food science faculty in 1978 and currently serves as the Department Extension Leader and Director of the National Good Agricultural Practices Program.

Dr. Gravani's primary responsibilities are in the area of food science/food safety extension and outreach where he maintains a very active program and conducts short courses, seminars, and workshops for food processors, food retailers, the foodservice industry, and government regulatory agencies. He is interested in the microbiological safety and quality of foods and consumer knowledge of these important issues.

Are there other symptoms that serve as signals that someone is about to go into anaphylactic shock?

 

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Host: Are there other symptoms that serve as signals that someone is about to go into Anaphylactic shock?

Bob Gravani: Well, usually after consuming a food a severely allergic person will develop swollen lips and when that occurs the person dining with that individual should look for one of two symptoms, either reduced blood pressure or difficulty breathing. If any one of those two symptoms occur medical attention should be summoned immediately because this person might be in a life threatening situation and be developing advance stages of Anaphylaxis. 1

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