Food Allergies

Living With Garlic Intolerance or Allergy
Do You Suffer From a Garlic Allergy or Intolerance? You Are Not Alone!
Garlic. Many call it the "Stinking Rose" with fondness, but for individuals with a garlic intolerance or garlic allergy, garlic just plain stinks! Reactions to garlic can come in varying degrees of intensity, from mild digestive discomfort at ingesting raw garlic to life-threatening allergic reactions from exposure to even small amounts garlic powder. Garlic allergies and intolerance are considered fairly rare, and therefore often met by disbelief and uncaring attitudes by restaurant staffs...

Kids With Food Allergies
Help! My Child is Anaphylactic to Nuts
Having your child diagnosed with anaphylaxis is very stressful for parents. Anaphylaxis is an allergic reaction that causes swelling of the throat, difficulty breathing, low blood pressure and can be fatal. Anaphylaxis can occur from insect stings, food, and medications. As if our worries about our children aren't enough, now we have to watch everything they eat as well. These were some questions that were asked of me by a friend of mine who is a doctor that treats anaphylaxis in children. S...

Buy Nut Free Products Online
Allergy Friendly Food Online
I'm the mother of a child who is anaphylatic to nuts. He has to avoid eating any foods that contain tree nuts, or peanuts, or any trace amounts of nuts. Finding products that are allergy friendly is difficult. It particularly hard to source products like chocolate that don't have traces of nuts. I've bought nut free products online because some items are so hard to find. I've put this page together to show some of the nut free products that are available online. Questions about food allergies...

Food Allergy Facts
Welcome to Food Allergy Facts
I co-authored the book Food Allergies For Dummies with Dr. Robert Wood of Johns Hopkins Children's Center. We created a Web site to promote the book at DrRobertWood.com, but I wanted to do a little more to draw attention to our book, increase awareness of food allergies, and point out some other resources on the Web where you can go for information and support. Keep in mind that nothing in this lens is a replacement for medical care from a qualified physician. If you have or suspect you have ...

Living With Food Allergies
Peanuts, Sesame, Egg.............
I will always remember both the day when my son, Sam had his first anaphylaxis reaction and the day when his allergies were confirmed with testing. They were both pretty awful days. When you first find out that your child has food allergies, particularly if they are anaphylaxis allergies, it can be hard to deal with. In the beginning the first question - 'Why me?' pops up aswell as 'Was it anything I have done?' etc - when you realise that there are no answers and get over the initial upset ...