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...allergy may need to screen ingredient lists for anything derived from dairy. This video, featuring members of our team, explains the basics behind an elimination diet, such as eliminating dairy and soy ingredients. Your healthcare team can provide more detailed instructions on what foods you should eliminate and what ingredients to look out for. Beyond the Basics For some nursing infants, an elimination diet that removes common allergens like dairy and soy from mom’s diet...

...We get lots of questions from Moms (and Dads) about elimination diets. Today we would like to help address some of those questions. What is an elimination diet? Elimination diet is strict removal of certain foods from the diet. Often based on allergy tests or removal of one or more of the top food allergens seen in children: milk, soy, egg, nut (tree nut and peanut), wheat, and fish or shellfish. Elemental formula...

...** THIS BLOG POST HAS BEEN DEPRECATED, NEW CMA BLOG POST IS UP: 8 SIGNS OF CMA** With the rise in food allergies among children, it is increasingly important for parents and caregivers to recognize the signs and symptoms of food allergies. Among foods that are common allergens, cow milk allergy (CMA) remains the most prevalent in infants and children. In the following video, “8 Signs of a Cow Milk Allergy,” our nutrition specialists...

...infections and parasites. These cells respond to triggers (e.g., food and airborne allergens) by releasing toxins into the affected area. Normally, most eosinophils spend most of their time in the circulatory system (basically in the blood). However, sometimes eosinophils can go to parts of the body in large numbers, which is unusual. Affected areas of the body may include: the bladder, connective tissue, areas of the gastrointestinal tract (including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and...

...foods until your baby is a year old. If it’s any consolation, if you suffer from food allergies, you’re probably more aware of the symptoms than the average parent and, hopefully, you’re able to spot the signs quickly. If that does happen, remember to consult with the pediatrician and either eliminate all the allergens from your diet while breastfeeding or switch formulas to an amino acid-based formula like Neocate. As always, I’d love to see...

...care team if this is an option for you. Bites of baked goods or baked good challenge This treatment involves giving samples of pancakes, muffins and other baked goods with incremental increases in the portion size offered when positive tolerance is demonstrated. Early Exposure Recent research has suggested that offering foods that are common allergens to infants when they are ready to start solid foods may actually help prevent the risk of developing food allergies...

...exposure to allergens are extremely low. In summary, the greatest risk of a reaction is from direct ingestion of the allergen. Management of reactions at school Reaction to a food allergen should be treated in a universal fashion. Isolated skin or mild GI symptoms without signs of shock (ie. hypotension, respiratory symptoms) can be generally managed with short acting oral histamines such as Benadryl® or Vistaril®. Epinephrine should be given as soon as possible for...