handling food allergies
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Permalink Reply by Pamela M. Kramer on -
I'm not sure but you might find help on allergykids.com
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Permalink Reply by Christy on -
My son is allergic to the same, and we have him on Rice Dreams, Vanilla Rice milk. He loves it. He has Eosinophilic Eosophagitis, so we have him on all gluten free as well.
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Permalink Reply by Mechelle Harrison on -
Have you ever heard of Ms. Roben's Allergy Free Grocery store. They have a website that carries a lot of products for people with food allergies. My daughther has food allergies.
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Permalink Reply by Miriam Cash on -
It's a challenge but you can do it! I have 3 boys who all have various anaphyllactic allergies, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, dairy and or course, asthma. Food Allergy Network is an awesome resource. If you have a Trader Joe's in your area you'll find many allergy safe food items and ingredients needed to provide healthy non-reactive meals for your son. You didn't mention your son's age, however, if he's young the egg and dairy is sometimes outgrown early and one of my boys outgrew a peanut allergy which is almost unheard of. Allergies are appearing so early on and with strick avoidance can sometimes be outgrown. In the meantime, begin teaching family, friends and your child how to recognize reactions, handle them safely and to read all labels. A Medic-Alert bracelet is essential as is an Epipen wherever he goes! I'm sure you are aware of this already but just in case! Here's another great reference, Robyn O'Briens site, AllergyKids.com is a terrific resource for advice, information, food ideas and alerts! Good luck to you!
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Permalink Reply by AngelaDaniels on -
My kids don't have any allergies but since we have attended treenut-free schools, I can speak with some authority on a good peanut butter replacement. Sunflower butter (which we buy at Trader Joes) is really quite tasty and my kids like it- I am assuming this is out of the bounds of the "treenut" category. We tried soy butter but it was universally rejected around here! I suggest starting out with small jars and, if your son is like my kids, don't even tell him what the substitutes are- just serve it as if it's the real deal. If I even hint that I'm getting creative with a staple food item at home, it's rejected out of hand =)
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Permalink Reply by betty on -
My son is 15 months. He's had 2 skin tests so far. The first one showed allergy to dairy only. The second test showed a possible allergy to all of the above. Thanks for all of the advice. I hope he grows out of all or at least most of the allergies!
Miriam Cash said:It's a challenge but you can do it! I have 3 boys who all have various anaphyllactic allergies, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, dairy and or course, asthma. Food Allergy Network is an awesome resource. If you have a Trader Joe's in your area you'll find many allergy safe food items and ingredients needed to provide healthy non-reactive meals for your son. You didn't mention your son's age, however, if he's young the egg and dairy is sometimes outgrown early and one of my boys outgrew a peanut allergy which is almost unheard of. Allergies are appearing so early on and with strick avoidance can sometimes be outgrown. In the meantime, begin teaching family, friends and your child how to recognize reactions, handle them safely and to read all labels. A Medic-Alert bracelet is essential as is an Epipen wherever he goes! I'm sure you are aware of this already but just in case! Here's another great reference, Robyn O'Briens site, AllergyKids.com is a terrific resource for advice, information, food ideas and alerts! Good luck to you!
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Permalink Reply by Erica Fayre on -
When my daughter was 18 months old she was postive fo all those allergies, plus soy, corn and wheat. Basically, EVERYTHING! If it was hard, especially at first. But we figured it out.
Rice Dream was a life-saver! Also, I found it helped to look for the kosher emblem on foods - that was an indication that it would be dairy free. I ended up cooking a lot fewer dishes, and many came from the Food Allergy Network (plus concoctions I invented).
The good news: She's 15 now, and outgrew all of them! Egg was the last one, and she's been allergy free since 13. So it may be hard now, but there's a good chance it won't be forever!
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Permalink Reply by betty on
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Love rice dream - would you mind letting me know if you had your daughter tested annually or more often, and if the doctor used blood tests or just skin tests? I'm wondering if consistent blood testing is better to assess when the allergy is "over".
Erica Fayre said:When my daughter was 18 months old she was postive fo all those allergies, plus soy, corn and wheat. Basically, EVERYTHING! If it was hard, especially at first. But we figured it out.
Rice Dream was a life-saver! Also, I found it helped to look for the kosher emblem on foods - that was an indication that it would be dairy free. I ended up cooking a lot fewer dishes, and many came from the Food Allergy Network (plus concoctions I invented).
The good news: She's 15 now, and outgrew all of them! Egg was the last one, and she's been allergy free since 13. So it may be hard now, but there's a good chance it won't be forever!
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on -
Betty,
Try Divvies - they have great products. One of my three sons has nut alergies. I sympathize as your son has so many more foods he needs to avoid.
LOL
Dawn
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Permalink Reply by Erica Fayre on
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We had RAST testing done annually - the blood tests - but since those just test for the antibodies, you can show significantly lower levels yet still have allergic reactions. We had skin testing done every 3-4years, and one by one she tested as having outgrown all but two of them.
The last two she had - egg and nuts - she skin-tested positive for; then a year later, I discovered that she had been buying egg- and nut-containing foods at her school cafeteria. The bad news was that she had decided to "challenge" her system in such a dangerous way; the good news was that, even though the skin test was positive, she had no allergic response. I was both elated and furious! I called her allergist immediately, took her into his office, and "challenged" her there. No response at all.
So, technically, she may still have a slight sensitivity. It doesn't keep her from eating whatever she wants now.
Hope that helps!
betty said:Love rice dream - would you mind letting me know if you had your daughter tested annually or more often, and if the doctor used blood tests or just skin tests? I'm wondering if consistent blood testing is better to assess when the allergy is "over".
Erica Fayre said:When my daughter was 18 months old she was postive fo all those allergies, plus soy, corn and wheat. Basically, EVERYTHING! If it was hard, especially at first. But we figured it out.
Rice Dream was a life-saver! Also, I found it helped to look for the kosher emblem on foods - that was an indication that it would be dairy free. I ended up cooking a lot fewer dishes, and many came from the Food Allergy Network (plus concoctions I invented).
The good news: She's 15 now, and outgrew all of them! Egg was the last one, and she's been allergy free since 13. So it may be hard now, but there's a good chance it won't be forever!
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Permalink Reply by Ailee Ho on -
"Find stuff without the Yuck!" My very dear friends have kids with bad food allergies. They hope this will help other parents out there www.boxbabble.com
One of my sons has peanuts & sesame seed allergy.
Hope this helps.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer House on
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It's true that testing for food allergies is not very accurate, showing some allergies that perhaps your child does not have, or missing some that they may have. The best method is actually an elimination diet if you are unsure of what the allergies are. If there are obvious allergies, with mild reactions, you can challenge every so often, as long as there is no anaphalaxis!
Since your son is under 2, you might want to give him a hydrolyzed formula instead of a dairy alternative (which can be low in fat and protein, and aren't recommended until age 2). Or you might want to try fortified hemp milk, as it's higher in protein & fat than rice milk.
Janice Joneja has some awesome books on allergy if you want to know more -a dietitian and mom of kids with allergies.
Good luck, and hopefully your son will outgrow his allergies!!
Erica Fayre said:We had RAST testing done annually - the blood tests - but since those just test for the antibodies, you can show significantly lower levels yet still have allergic reactions. We had skin testing done every 3-4years, and one by one she tested as having outgrown all but two of them.
The last two she had - egg and nuts - she skin-tested positive for; then a year later, I discovered that she had been buying egg- and nut-containing foods at her school cafeteria. The bad news was that she had decided to "challenge" her system in such a dangerous way; the good news was that, even though the skin test was positive, she had no allergic response. I was both elated and furious! I called her allergist immediately, took her into his office, and "challenged" her there. No response at all.
So, technically, she may still have a slight sensitivity. It doesn't keep her from eating whatever she wants now.
Hope that helps!
betty said:Love rice dream - would you mind letting me know if you had your daughter tested annually or more often, and if the doctor used blood tests or just skin tests? I'm wondering if consistent blood testing is better to assess when the allergy is "over".
Erica Fayre said:When my daughter was 18 months old she was postive fo all those allergies, plus soy, corn and wheat. Basically, EVERYTHING! If it was hard, especially at first. But we figured it out.
Rice Dream was a life-saver! Also, I found it helped to look for the kosher emblem on foods - that was an indication that it would be dairy free. I ended up cooking a lot fewer dishes, and many came from the Food Allergy Network (plus concoctions I invented).
The good news: She's 15 now, and outgrew all of them! Egg was the last one, and she's been allergy free since 13. So it may be hard now, but there's a good chance it won't be forever!
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