If you've been following our food allergy series, you might be starting to feel like an expert at this point! After all, you know the difference between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. You know the symptoms of each, and you know when to try an elimination diet and when to seek a medical diagnosis. Finally, you know all about egg and dairy allergies, as well as nut, wheat, and soy allergies. Feeling smart yet? You should be. ;) We're wrapping up our food allergy
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Common Childhood Food Allergies: Nut, Wheat, and Soy Allergies
Welcome again to our article series on food allergies! We’ve covered a lot of ground up to this point. We’ve examined the differences between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. We’ve also looked at the symptoms of each, as well as how to get a diagnosis. If you haven’t read those articles yet, be sure to go back and take a look. Today’s article is part 2 of our Common Childhood Food Allergies article. In part 1, learned more about dairy and egg allergies; today, we’ll
Recognizing and Diagnosing Your Baby’s Food Allergies and Sensitivities
We’ve already started the discussion about food allergies and sensitivities on this blog; if you haven’t read the overview article yet, you can find it here. If you’ve read that article, you have a nice foundation of knowledge about the difference between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. You also know a bit more about the potential causes of your baby’s food issues, as well as the likelihood that your baby will outgrow his food allergies or sensitivities. That’s
Common Childhood Food Allergies: Dairy and Egg Allergies
Welcome back to our food allergy series! We’ve covered a lot of ground up to this point. We’ve examined the differences between food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances. We’ve also looked at the symptoms of each, as well as how to get a diagnosis. If you haven’t read those articles yet, be sure to go back and take a look. Over the course of the next 2 articles, we’ll be learning about the 5 most common childhood food allergies: dairy, egg, wheat, nut, and soy allergies. In
Food Allergies and Sensitivities: An Overview
It’s affects 6 million children in the U.S. It can be life-threatening. And it’s becoming more widespread. We’re talking about food allergies. Childhood food allergies are becoming a growing public health concern, mainly because rates of food allergies appear to be on the rise. That means that a growing number of parents have babies and toddlers who are struggling with food allergies. And it’s likely that some of you, our readers, are dealing with this very thing in your own homes. But
How Your Baby or Toddler’s Food Allergies and Sensitivities Can Affect Sleep
If you're like me, you may have found yourself noticing that these days, many children seem to have food allergies and food sensitivities. SO many of my sons' friends have milk allergies, or gluten allergies, or nut allergies. In fact, I sometimes wonder to myself, "Is it just me, or do far more kids have food allergies today than they did when I was young?" Turns out that my speculation is, in fact, correct. It doesn't just seem like way more kids have food allergies and sensitivities