Food Allergies
Allergy Foods
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.
Symptoms of 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.
Food Allergy Myths and Facts
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.
Oral Allergy Syndrome
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.
Food Allergies and Children
Learn about the diagnosis and management of kids with food allergies.
Baby Food Allergy
Knowing what baby food allergy symptoms to watch for can be helpful when starting your baby on new baby foods.
Kids and 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.
Health Alert - Preventing 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.
Managing Food Allergies - Reading Food Labels
New food labeling rules should make it easier for you to identify and avoid ingredients and foods that your child is allergic to.
Eczema and Food Allergies
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?
Allergy Testing - Testing Kids for Allergies
Review when kids can and should have allergy testing done, including allergy skin tests or the RAST allergy blood test.
Peanut Allergies - A Tale of Two Cities
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.
Food Allergy Screening Quiz
A food allergy screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of food allergies.
Cow's Milk 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.
Food Allergy Poll
Food allergies are thought to occur in 3-6% of children and 1-2% of adults. Do your kids have food allergies?
FDA Recalls and Alerts
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.
Food Allergy Questions and Answers
Review these commonly asked questions about children with food allergies, including how to interpret allergy tests and how to prevent and avoid food allergies.
Food Allergy Updates
Learn about new and future trends and treatments for children with food allergies, including the medication TNX-901, ImmunoCAP testing and new food labels
Food Allergies and Fish Sticks
Could vomiting after eating fish sticks be a sign of a food allergy?
Safety Tips for Kids with Food Allergies
Review five things you can do to keep your child with food allergies safe at school, daycare, or camp, etc.
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
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
Food allergies in children cause serious reactions. Learn to identify and avoid foods that your child may be allergic to.
Food Allergy Treatments
Learn about treatments with epinephrine, an EpiPen, for treatment of severe reactions to food allergies.
Food Allergy Alerts
A listing of recalls from the FDA of foods that have been recalled because of undeclared ingredients, like peanuts and milk.
