A food allergy is a reaction by the body's immune system to a protein in a food. The food protein that causes an allergic reaction is called an allergen. When a person with a food allergy eats the food containing the allergen, a chain of chemical reactions can be triggered, causing inflammation and irritation in the skin, digestive and respiratory systems. Most allergic reactions occur within 30 minutes of consuming the problem food. Often, the reaction occurs within five to 10...
Read moreI would like to discuss food allergy in adults, and symptoms that one may experience with food allergies. Fortunately, food allergy is... Read more »
Read Part 2 of Protecting Your Child With Food Allergies Here As I mentioned in previous blog posts, my daughter was diagnosed with food... Read more »
When your child is diagnosed with food allergies, you soon find food is everywhere! The lady at the bakery counter is handing your child a... Read more »
In my previous blog post, I talked about my daughter Meredith's diagnosis of milk and egg allergies. Based on Meredith's symptoms when... Read more »
Read Part I of Protecting Your Child With Food Allergies Here As I mentioned in my previous post, education is your... Read more »
Children who are allergic to milk may benefit from gradually increasing their intake of milk over a period of time, researchers say. This kind of... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? In a study at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, children who were severely allergic to milk were given increasingly higher... Read more »
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Exposing kids to food that has milk baked in appears to help them outgrow milk allergy, U.S. researchers say. Scientists at Mount Sinai School of... Read more »