Food Allergies

Our daughter's allergist told us that she would probably grow out of her egg allergy by the age of 16. He was right! At 15, she is now eating egg in every way, shape and form. Let me take you back... When my daughter was a toddler, she would get a rash on her face and body … [Read more...] about She Outgrew Her Egg Allergy!

When my daughter was 13 years old, she had an anaphylactic reaction to pea protein, an ingredient in a gluten-free pasta. Pea protein has been added to many food products in the last few years, and after this happened, I wanted to find out if this was a common allergy for kids … [Read more...] about Pea Protein Allergy

Use the Epi-Pen and call 911 -- that is the title of my post. That is what you are supposed to do when your child has an anaphylactic reaction caused by a food allergy. This is what I did 1 week ago. My almost-13-year-old was hungry and she asked me to make her some food. I … [Read more...] about Use the Epi-Pen and call 911

My first-born child is almost 12. When I was pregnant with her, the advice from the medical community was to stay away from peanuts during pregnancy and not to feed them to your child until the age of 2 or 3. Adhering to this, I did not eat any peanuts nor give them to my infant … [Read more...] about When did you expose your child to peanuts? The changing advice of doctors…

I finally used the Epi-Pen on my daughter after eight years of managing her food allergies. I used it because I had to. I used it because she asked me to. We were in Mexico, at a place we visit every year. My daughter is extremely responsible about her food allergies, and … [Read more...] about First time using the Epi-Pen and the Anxiety that has followed