Food Allergy Resources
Food Allergy Network, 10400 Eaton Place, Suite 107, Fairfax, VA 22030-2208 (703-691-3179 or www.foodallergy.org). Ask for their booklet Learning to Live with Food Allergies or their bimonthly...
View ArticleLife-Threatening Food Allergies
Some food allergies, especially to nuts and shellfish, can be life-threatening in very sensitive people. The windpipe may go into spasms or the cardiovascular system may go into shock (called...
View ArticleFood Allergies While Breastfeeding
Research shows mixed results about whether maternal food restrictions during breastfeeding will lessen the risk of food allergies in babies. In fact, a study presented at the 1996 meeting of the...
View ArticleTracking Down Hidden Food Allergies: 3 Steps
Read Labels Potentially allergenic foods may be listed under another name in packaged foods. The most common are: wheat flour: durum semolina, farina egg white: albumin dairy products: Casein, sodium...
View ArticleMost and Least Allergenic Foods
Most-Allergenic Foods berries buckwheat chocolate cinnamon citrus fruits coconut corn dairy products egg whites mustard nuts peas peanut butter pork shellfish soy sugar tomatoes wheat yeast...
View Article8 Facts About Food Allergies
Here are some facts you should know about the subtleties of food allergy: 1. Food allergy symptoms vary in severity. While one mother may have to rush a wheezing child to the nearest emergency room...
View ArticleCommon Signs of Food Sensitivities
SKIN RESPIRATORY PASSAGES INTESTINES BEHAVIOR hives red, sandpaper-like facial rash dry, scaly, itchy skin (mostly on face) swelling in hands and feet puffy eyelids dark circles under eye slip...
View ArticlePreventing Food Allergies
If one parent has food allergies, the risk of the children having food allergies may double; the risks are even higher if both parents are allergic. Yet, a child may have a completely different food...
View ArticleWhat are Food Allergies?
Approximately three to seven percent of children and adults have food allergies or food intolerance. Food allergies have been called the great masqueraders because they are a hidden cause of so many...
View ArticleTesting for Food Allergies
At present there are no medical tests for food allergies that are more accurate than the detective work of a parent who is a keen observer and accurate recorder. In most cases, a carefully done...
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