Well, it happened. My daughter had an allergic reaction on her 6th day of 1st grade. She never had a reaction when she was in kindergarten at the same school, and at first I couldn't even figure out what had happened. But the mystery has been solved and I am left wondering how … [Read more...] about First allergic reaction at school
Food Allergies
A case of nut allergy karma?
This is amazing karma, but not the good kind... Last year Joel Stein wrote an incredibly offensive piece about food allergies for the LA Times, to which I retaliated with my own article here, called What some (ignorant) people think about food allergies. Now, his own one year … [Read more...] about A case of nut allergy karma?
Adventures in Food Allergy Testing (Part 2: the Results)
Well, we did it today. We did the egg challenge. The way it turned out was not at all what I expected. I documented the whole thing as it was happening, not knowing what the outcome would be as I scribbled my notes. I brought my daughter in to the doctor at 9:15, one scrambled … [Read more...] about Adventures in Food Allergy Testing (Part 2: the Results)
Adventures in Food Allergy Testing (Part 1)
I am writing this post to help others who might need to go through allergy testing with their children. I was anxious before knowing what to expect and searched the web hoping to read about others' experiences. Here is one of mine... Last week I brought my 5 (almost 6) year … [Read more...] about Adventures in Food Allergy Testing (Part 1)
P.F. Chang’s expands gluten-free menu
P.F. Chang's truly goes out of their way to accommodate the gluten-free diner and anyone with food allergies. I recently took my daughter there and they made her an entirely different entree due to her multiple allergies. They are always warm and assuring and my daughter asks to … [Read more...] about P.F. Chang’s expands gluten-free menu
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