Tag ‘Anaphylaxis’
Trick-or-Treating with Food Allergies – The Tooth Fairy Saves Halloween!
Holidays are ridiculously hard for families with food allergies. Most Halloween candies contain or may contain peanuts and tree nuts. Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts almost always contain wheat, gluten, dairy and eggs. You can basically forget accepting an invitation to a friend’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Many food allergy families have come up with unique more
Peanut Allergy Free Section at Fenway Park – Go REDSOX! (VIDEO)
As peanut allergies become more prominent, more and more places are accommodating peanut allergic individuals. Airplanes have peanut and nut free flights for passengers who have severe anaphylaxis. Indoor playgrounds are deemed “Peanut Free Zones”. Some schools have banned peanuts and all peanut products, while others have a peanut free section inside the cafeteria to more
Severe Peanut Allergy Kills Teen, Renders Another Comatose
Just a week after parents of elementary students protested safety measures put in place by a school to protect a 1st grader with a severe peanut allergy, news of two unfortunate teen girls reached me – their lives are forever changed by their severe peanut allergies. First comes 13-year-old Katelyn Carlson, a young student in more
Peanut allergy rules at Florida public school create controversy, protests
Food Allergies Kill! The above statement is true, more true than most people are aware of, especially when a child is anaphylactic to peanuts. But you wouldn’t have found anything so true on any of the picket signs at a Florida elementary school this morning as parents of non-food allergic children protested new policies put more
Food Allergy Legislation – URGENT!
Do you or a loved one have food allergies? Does eating at a restaurant cause anxiety for fear of cross contamination or a mix up in the kitchen which may result in a food allergic or anaphylactic reaction? Do you avoid restaurants entirely for fear of your food allergies? Right now, legislation is being proposed more
Food Allergy Kids – Public Play Areas and Inconsiderate Parents
Yesterday, the kids and I went to an indoor play area for a play date. We met up with friends and met some new people, which was fun. However, I did a sweep of the indoor play area, which has a “No Food” policy, and I found the following food items lying around: Sunflower seeds more
