Food Allergies

Although you can be allergic to almost any food, 90 percent of children with a food allergy are going to be allergic to one of these allergy foods, including milk, eggs, peanuts, soy, wheat, nuts, and fish.

Learn about the diagnosis and management of kids with food allergies.

Food allergies are common; but not as common as some parents believe. That makes it important to learn the symptoms of food allergies, so that you don't mistake a food intolerance for a more serious food allergy.

There are many myths out there about food allergies, from the belief that parents overreact about food allergies and they don't exist, to that kids are allergic to everything. Learning the truth about these myths can help everyone better take care of kids with food allergies, which are real and can be life-threatening.

Knowing what baby food allergy symptoms to watch for can be helpful when starting your baby on new baby foods.

Review these commonly asked questions about children with food allergies, including how to interpret allergy tests and how to prevent and avoid food allergies.

Learn if there is any way that you can try to prevent your high risk child from developing food allergies, including allergies to peanuts, milk, eggs, tree nuts, and fish.

Review when kids can and should have allergy testing done, including allergy skin tests or the RAST allergy blood test.

New food labeling rules should make it easier for you to identify and avoid ingredients and foods that your child is allergic to.

Although we usually think of children with food allergies as getting hives, a common food allergy symptom, there are some children who have oral allergy syndrome, who develop itching and swelling of their lips, tongue, throat, and palate, after eating certain fresh fruits and vegetables and who may also be allergic to ragweed.

Ask the Pediatrician. My 5 month old has extreme eczema. He was lactose intolerant early on, and even lactose free formulas caused him distress, so I switched him to soy. That worked great, but now he is breaking out with eczema all over again. Can soy do this? Should I switch him back to lactose free?

Review two stories of food allergies at school. In Chicago, a 13-year-old 7th grader died at a school lunch party when she was served Chinese food that was contaminated with peanuts. In Edgewater, Florida, parents were recently protesting outside a school because they felt that protections for a 6-year-old student with a severe peanut allergy had just gone too far.

A food allergy screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of food allergies.

Food allergies are thought to occur in 3-6% of children and 1-2% of adults. Do your kids have food allergies?

Review recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including recalls of foods that may have undeclared allergens, like milk or nuts, that might trigger food allergies.

Review these commonly asked questions about children with food allergies, including how to interpret allergy tests and how to prevent and avoid food allergies.

A discussion of a baby who may be allergic to milk because of a diaper rash and several instances of vomiting after drinking a cow's milk based formula.

Learn about new and future trends and treatments for children with food allergies, including the medication TNX-901, ImmunoCAP testing and new food labels

Could vomiting after eating fish sticks be a sign of a food allergy?

While not a true food allergy, children with a lactose intolerance can have problems drinking milk. Review what might cause a child to have a stomach ache and a poor appetite after being treating for a severe rotavirus infection.

Review five things you can do to keep your child with food allergies safe at school, daycare, or camp, etc.

Answers to frequently asked questions about food allergies, common food allergens, anaphylaxis, managing food allergies in school, allergy free recipes, and special allergy alerts.

Food allergies in children cause serious reactions. Learn to identify and avoid foods that your child may be allergic to.

Learn about treatments with epinephrine, an EpiPen, for treatment of severe reactions to food allergies.

A listing of recalls from the FDA of foods that have been recalled because of undeclared ingredients, like peanuts and milk.