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...more severe reactions involving laryngeal, pharyngeal or respiratory symptoms, severe vomiting or shock, followed by antihistamines with additional epinephrine as necessary. These protocols should be clearly communicated to parents by the healthcare professional. Food reaction scenarios are where an Emergency Plan or 504 plan for your child must be available and easy to follow for all appropriate personnel at the school. Full time nursing availability in schools is becoming uncommon, which has placed the burden...

...for inspiration? No worries, I pulled some ways you can get involved and help: In the Community Talk to your child’s school system. Find out what safeguards are in place for food allergy children within the school. Bring school staff information on State and National recommended guidelines for handling food allergies at school: CDC’s National Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools National and State School Guidelines If you need some inspiration on how to...

...School Kids Smartphone Apps: We don’t have to tell you that teens love their cell phones! Apps are a way for teens to manage their food allergies in a way that’s familiar and convenient for them! Here are just a few apps that showed up in a quick search. We haven’t tested them all out, and there are new apps every day, but they could be of interest: Allergy Eats iCanEat Gluten and Allergen Free...

...published a new research study about the long-term effects of EoE. If you’re interested in reading the study here are links to the publicly available study abstract as well as a great summary on the CCHMC website. The Results The research team looked at over 100 patients with esophagitis; some had EoE, while others had chronic esophagitis. They compared them to patients who had no esophagitis. On average, this was about 15 years after the...

...food allergy and the potential for cross-reactivity. As noted above, your healthcare team will tailor guidance for you after evaluating your information and test results. How to Spot Foods That Might Cause Cross-reactivity? The table below shows some of the potential cross-reactivity revealed by this research review. An allergist at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York leads the development of this table. This table is really...

...quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. In case you are not an NFL/Football fanatic like me (I do mean fanatic!), the Saints are a professional football team in the NFL. Drew Brees has been in the NFL as a quarterback for 16 seasons, and he has experienced a very high level of professional football success. Drew’s success has come on many levels including: a successful high school record 2 times as a Heisman finalist and...

...As summer winds down and the school year approaches, parents of children with allergies might be wondering “What will my child eat for lunch?” If you have a child for whom school lunch is not an option, here are some ideas for balanced and nutritious meals that are free of the top eight allergens. They take some time to prepare, so you might consider serving them for dinner and sending leftovers for lunch the...

...who regularly see your child, including relatives, caregivers and their friends’ parents. Always read food labels to see if the product contains ingredients your child is allergic to, OR made in a factory that produces other food products that contain the allergen (factory information is beginning to appear on some labels). Get support at school and daycare. Involve your child’s primary teacher, the school nurse, and key food service staff and make them aware of...