Watching videos on how to use an epinephrine auto-injector may NOT be enough. Read our family’s story here.
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Ripple milk in Canada is not fortified with calcium unlike its counterpart in the USA. This is unfortunately quite misleading. The website claims that Ripple contains more calcium than milk but there is no indication anywhere that it is not fortified with calcium when sold in Canada. So I combed through the website again....in fine print "pertains to US products only". Sneaky sneaky.
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This is where things get tricky… There are several types of protein in eggs. Some of the allergenic protein can be broken down by extensive heat. Cooking an egg well does NOT mean that ALL the allergenic protein is destroyed. You may have heard that some kids with egg allergy can tolerate eggs in baked goods. While that is true for some kids, not every kid with an egg allergy is the same. Read more…
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Both impact food allergy families significantly. More money to buy special food, fear and anxiety, lack of food freedom, more time and labour spent on preparing special foods. Both groups need to avoid the allergen.
Both are very different from food intolerance. I know some would refer to non-IgE food allergies as "food intolerance" and IgE mediated allergies as "true food allergies". This language is problematic. Read more…
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Disclaimer: I am not an allergist. I have seen a variety of practices among allergists. Some will do wide panel skin prick test (SPT), some will only do SPT when there is a clinical indication for it (ie. hives, other clinical symptoms that points to a suspicious IgE mediated reaction). I believe many are moving towards the later.
Read more about what you need to know about false positives in skin prick test and blood work from the perspective of a pediatric nutritionist.
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