Please Share A Tip About Coping With Food Allergies.

Elke Klugkist

Find foods you really like that you aren't allergic to, and don't keep any foods around that you are allergic to if they are a temptation or something that you love but can no longer eat. Try not to focus on what you can't have and discover new and different things you can have that are awesome

Calvin Beyer

Be vigilant about reading labels

Betsy Partridge

As a mom to a child with food allergies (he was diagnosed at 5 months) we started with one food group to find replacements at a time. Fruits and veggies weren't a problem so we were fine there, but once he started on table food we focused on proteins first. His allergies are tree nuts, peanuts, milk and eggs and until 1 there were a handful of foods we were waiting to test on, but those all came back negative. I always tell newly diagnosed families...baby steps! Feed the same couple foods over and over until you are comfortable trying something new.

Calvin Beyer

Avoid eating food from bake sales to avoid potential for unknown cross-contamination

Julie Petrovic

I'm a little leary of studies showing children outgrow in food allergies. Perhaps with a qualifier about severity? I have a daughter (now 14) that has had severe food allergies since she was 2. We carry and Epi pen and have to be careful of cross contamination. None of her allergies have lessened and she has added several food and environmental allergies as she has aged. We have been to the ER 6 times with her because of the severity of her allergies and 3 of those times were for new allergies we were unaware of. She tested positive on 28 of 30 common allergies tested by blood panel and her skin pricks were positive on most of what she was tested for. It seems impossible to me that she would just wake up one day and not be allergic to some of these foods that have caused her throat to close or her to have to be injected with epinephrine, covered in hives or have her eyes and lips to swell.

ellen powell

Always ask new friends about food allergies before you have them over for a meal

brenda prescott

As a teacher, I need to keep a list of all allergies in the classroom. Know the severity of the reactions to the allergens. I once had students with severe peanut allergy with anaphylaxis reaction to even touching a peanut so our classroom became a peanut-free zone. Epi-pen in building.

Diane Johnson

If invited to eat at friend's house, always let friend know what foods you cannot eat.

Jade Hansen

Be sensitive to friends and family with allergies. You can't always see what they are experiencing internally.

Elizabeth Fedele

Make sure any one with severe allergy where's medical alert bracelet