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...Many parents of children with food allergies and related conditions figure out over time how to explain the condition to others. Do you remember trying to explain your little one’s medical condition to someone for the first time? I remember the first time I tried to explain a rare allergic condition to someone: lots of head-scratching! If it’s hard for us as adults to figure out how to explain complicated medical conditions to other...

...There are several ways to test for food allergies: blood tests, challenge tests, skin prick tests (or scratch tests), skin injection tests (or intradermal skin tests), and skin patch testing (or atopy patch tests). There are advantages and disadvantages of food allergy tests, so depending on the circumstances, the doctor will choose one or more types of tests to assess your little one’s allergies. With patch testing, an allergen is placed on a patch,...

...With summertime, there will be many “summer barbecues” to attend. Don’t let food allergies be the reason not to spend time with family and friends! To ensure you or your child is safe at these BBQs, we put together a list of helpful tips for attending cookouts with food allergies: Talk With the Host Before Attending Regardless of who is hosting you – a family member, friend or a co-worker – they may or...

...If you’re reading this article, chances are your child has recently had a frightening allergic reaction. Or, after months of colic, acid reflux, eczema, hives or wheezing, your child was finally diagnosed with multiple food allergies. With either of these events, you may not realize it, but you’ve been hit by the allergy avalanche. If you are at all like I was when I when the avalanche got me, you’re wondering how in...

...6. de Boissieu D et al. Allergy to extensively hydrolyzed cow’s milk proteins in infants; safety and duration of amino acid based formula. J Pediatr. 2002;141(2):271-273. 7. Latcham F et al. A consistent pattern of minor immunodeficiency and subtle enteropathy in children with multiple food allergies. J Pediatr. 2003;143:39-47. 8. Isolauri E et al. Efficacy and safety of hydrolyzed cow milk and amino acid-derived formulas in infants with cow milk allergy. J Pediatr.1995;127 :550-557....

...FOOD Check out 3 great tips for hosting parties and get togethers where some guests have food allergies Browse delicious recipes for a festive holiday FAACT offers this list of fabulous tips to make sure you maintain allergy safety with food during the holiday season The pretty bee shares how to stock your pantry for holiday baking Kids With Food Allergies has several great guides for recipe substitution OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES Family outdoor activities for...

...Halloween can be extra “spooky” for parents of children with food allergies. For today’s post, I’ve collected some tips, resources, and recipes to help ensure that your family has a safe, happy, and allergy-friendly Halloween. Tips & Resources: Kids with Food Allergies (KFA) has developed an amazing Tips to Safely Celebrate Halloween with Food Allergies resouce which includes: Halloween tips for at home: hosting a party, enlisting help of others, trading unsafe treats and...