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Holiday Gifts for Children and Adolescents with Food Allergies
12/02/2010
...sweets for the little ones, while adults may enjoy a basket of “Gourmet Pleasures” with smoked salmon, olives, and crunchy snacks. Allergen Friendly Toys and Books: Allergy-friendly stuffed animals: Because many children with food allergies also have asthma, and some plush animals may be stuffed with nut shells or soy-based fibers, certified asthma friendly stuffed animals take the worry out of shopping. Build-A-Bear® offers an Allergy-Friendly Stuffed Animal Puppy that might be perfect for a...
Educating Your Child’s School About Food Allergies
12/07/2010
...to discuss with your child’s school is the potential for bullying and work together to develop strategies to prevent or address it. Get Everyone Involved Many people (adults included!) simply don’t understand the seriousness of food allergies, interpreting you and your child’s concerns about food as pickiness or just “being difficult”. One way to teach other students about allergies and how to protect their classmates is the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network’s Be a PAL...
Home Remedies for Gas
05/31/2012
...We occasionally receive calls from parents who are concerned about their babies having excess gas. Symptoms such as fussiness, crying, squirming, burping, hiccups, and abdominal bloating can all be signs of an uncomfortably gassy baby. Parents often aren’t sure what to do to help make their little one feel better. Fortunately they are a few easy home remedies to try! First of all, it’s natural for babies (and adults) to have a certain...
Picnics, Cookouts and Trips to the Beach…
06/30/2009
...Prior to your outing, write down what needs to be done in case of emergency – this will not only help you but can also serve as a guideline for any other adults onsite who can offer a hand. HAVE FUN! While it’s important to plan for your outing to ensure your child’s safety, summer is about having fun! Remember to bring activities such as coloring books and games so that food is not the...
Elimination Diets and Breastfeeding
01/31/2013
...like the total elimination diet still doesn’t completely help, is there still an option to breastfeed? If you are truly committed to breastfeeding, we have heard of moms who drink an elemental formula themselves so that they haven’t got ANY food in their diet that the infant could react to. You can read about my two-day experience of nothing but Neocate here. And two days is nothing: there are many teens and even adults who...
How Many Epinephrine Auto-injectors Should Your Child Have On Hand?
06/28/2011
...While we usually write about common food allergy symptoms, such as diarrhea or eczema, more severe reactions like anaphylaxis are possible for many children and adults with allergies. Allergens that cause anaphylaxis include food, insect stings, drugs, latex, and even exercise. When anaphylaxis happens as a result of contact with an allergen, a rapid immune reaction occurs that can quickly make breathing very difficult. For those patients an immediate injection of epinephrine can prevent...
Allergen-Free Mayonnaise
...The following allergen-free mayonnaise recipe was created by Carina Venter, B.Sc. Dietetics, Post Grad Dip in Allergy, PhD, RD. Carina is an Allergy Specialist dietitian dealing with children and adults diagnosed with food allergies, ranging from Food Protein-induced Enterocolitis Syndrome, Eosinophilic Gastro-intestinal diseases, other non-IgE-mediated food allergies and IgE-mediated food allergies. She was inspired to create two mayonnaise recipes that could be suitable for her eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients that are following an elemental...
Feeding a Child on a Restricted Diet. Tips to make it easier!
09/07/2016
...change for the better is possible. As an Associate in training with the Ellyn Satter Institute, I am a huge fan of Ellyn Satter’s work. Her techniques and recommendations for feeding children (and adults) can encourage food-seeking instead of food avoidance behavior in children with food allergies. The Ellyn Satter Institute (ESI) website is filled with an amazing amount of information to help you on your journey of adjusting how you approach food and feeding...
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