Food Allergies Treatment

Question by skbonnevie: For any of you parents that have a child with food allergies, do you remove all food allergens from the home?
Our 18 mo. old has recently been diagnosed as having a severe milk allergy, and she also has allergies to eggs and peanuts as well – perhaps not quite as severe as the milk allergy.

For other parents/families struggling with the same issue – do you try to “coexist” with food allergens in your house? Or do you completely remove them from the house? There are 3 of us with no food allergies at all, but is it just the safer/better option to competely get the allergens out of the house?

For those of you who keep the allergens in the house – are there any tricks for doing this safely?

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Answer by desmeran (emeritus)
we completely removed them from the house. we were concerned not only about the allergic kids accidentally getting into the food or a clueless babysitter or someone serving it to them, but also about getting crumbs/traces on our hands or on the table or counter and cross-contaminating other foods.

*if you do keep them in the house, i’d have a dedicated shelf of safe foods in the pantry and refrigerator for the child with the allergy, and i’d also get in the habit of washing counters and tables every single time before you eat, and having everyone wash hands immediately after eating (as well as before, especially for the child with the allergy). zorro, thumbs down not from me but i’m tempted. you don’t learn to live with anaphylaxis … you can merely stay as far away as possible from the things that trigger it. one crumb can do it, and siblings make a lot of crumbs.

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Question by Do your own thinking!: Where did all these food allergies come from?
Questions here routinely have “and I’m allergic to wheat, eggs, soy, etc, etc” added to them.

You never heard that not so many years ago; similarly, nobody batted an eye about peanuts.

What’re the theories about why this is on the rise?

And — no offence to the so-afflicted — but is any of this “it gives me a bit of digestive trouble” rather than actual “allergy”?

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Answer by go_glittery
the allergies com from the food!

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Question by panatha: does glucose syrup (from wheat) contain gluten?
I have had ceoliac disease since i was 2years old. I have been ‘trained’ to avoid anything to do with wheat which is generally pretty easy to determine. I read an article somewhere which stated that although glucose syrup (from wheat) is saying it says it contains wheat, the glucose syrup is so highly processed that it actually does not contain gluten. Curious I asked my gastroentoroligist and he said that the article was right and I can have it without a reaction. This makes sense as most ‘no frills’ supermarket brands have now got an ‘allergy advice’ part on their label which say whther it has gluten and recently i was reading the ingredients on ice cream that said glucose syrup from wheat and yet in the allergy advice section it said that it only contained milk. Unfortunately, my ‘training’ refuses to allow my brain to believe that I can actually eat it despite it having wheat.. Just wanted to get some more answers on this interesting dillema.. Is it gluten free?

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Answer by meg3742
I understand your hesitancy. I am the same way. I tend to avoid anything labeled as derived from wheat, even if it is considered “safe”. Wheat starch is also considered to be safe, yet I react to it. So for me, if I came across something with glucose syrup derived from wheat, I would not eat it. Yet I see posts from others who say they are fine. I believe it is a matter of individual sensitivity.

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Question by phil8656: Do food allergies start suddenly? Or do they have to start from birth?
I keep developing more and more food allergies. First I became lactose intolerant. Then couldn’t eat peanut butter or sunflower seeds. Now it seems I have suddenly become gluten (wheat) sensitive. And that last one came on suddenly after a lifetime of eating, and baking, whole grain bread. Has anybody else had a food allergy start late in life without warning?
Thanks to all.

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Answer by cashmere_mist
they can start suddenly

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Question by kirbyboy: Stool question from dry food?
About 3 weeks ago I switched my pup from Eukanuba Lamb and Rice to Natural Balance Potato and Duck. I slowly intergrated the new food so it would not upset her stomach and bowels. Her stool is still extremely light and soft. At times it is so soft like diarrehea and smells horrible! I know this can’t be good for her..any reasons why? Should I switch her food again? It appears she has a wheat allergy so I prefer a natural dry food. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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