All Entries in the "FOOD ALLERGIES" Category
Allergic To Chocolate? How To Find Out?
According to this article put together by Health and Fitness Report about chocolate allergy, we are told to pay attention to the other ingredients of the chocolate consumed. It is stressed that the ingredients of any chocolate consumed should be checked to see whether it is the chocolate itself that is causing the allergy or [...]
Identifying Lactose Intolerance
It is important to differentiate between an allergy and intolerance, because they can sometimes be confused due to similar symptoms. Similarly it is important to differentiate between a milk or dairy allergy and being lactose intolerant. Whereas the former is an adverse reaction or food allergy to one or more of the proteins in cow’s [...]
A Gluten Allergy Story
Gluten is difficult to seek out; it may lurk where you least expect it, particularly at restaurants as a visitor to an Indian restaurant found to their dismay. Least expecting gluten (which is usually found in wheat flour or all purpose flour), it was a shock to find that the fried onions used in the [...]
Preparing Your Child To Enter The World With Food Allergies
If you are the parent of a child with extreme food allergies, then you no doubt are concerned for their well being every time they step out the door! As parents we tend to imagine the worse when our child is not in our direct care — especially if they suffer from extreme food allergies! [...]
Six Foods That Cause Allergic Reactions In Children
It has been determined that there are six foods that result in 90% of all food related allergic reactions in children! These six foods when first tasted or ingested in a child’s lifetime, could result in a dire or adverse effect. This is why, you have to monitor your child when he is trying any [...]
Summer Camp And Food Allergies
Can you safely send your child away for a week of Summer Camp if they suffer from food allergies? The answer is: Yes! Over the years Summer Camps have worked hand in hand with parents and national organizations such as the American Camping Association, to assure that they can provide a safe environment for children [...]
Most Common Causes Of Food Allergies
Did you know that only 8 foods are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies? Those foods are Peanuts Shellfish Fish Tree Nuts, Which Includes Almonds, Cashews, Walnuts And Pecans Eggs Milk Soy Wheat Allergic reactions to foods may range from mild to very severe. Some allergic responses, such as an anaphylactic reaction, can [...]
Foods To Avoid Oral Allergy Syndrome
If you have pollen allergies, there is a 70% chance that you also suffer from what is called oral allergy syndrome, or sometimes pollen-food allergy syndrome. Oral allergy syndrome, or OAS, is sometimes confused with food allergies because the consumption of certain foods can cause your lips, tongue, and mouth to itch. Symptoms of OAS [...]
Top 10 Foods that Cause 90% of Food Allergies
Each year, millions of Americans have allergic reactions to food. Although most food allergies cause relatively mild and minor symptoms, some food allergies can cause severe reactions, and may even be life-threatening. While more than 160 foods can cause allergic reactions in people with food allergies, ninety percent of all food allergies are caused by [...]
Helping You Live With Corn Allergies
Corn is a vegetable that can come in numerous forms. It has been around for thousands of years. Corn originally came from teosinte, which is a wild grass, in Mexico. The Indians once ate a lot of corn as a staple to their diets. People say that corn was there on the first Thanksgiving. There [...]
