Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Information - Blog

http://www.allergy.org.au…anaphylaxis.htm

Risk minimisation with regard to particular foods (peanuts and tree nuts) is indicated, however the implementation of blanket food bans or attempts to prohibit the entry of food substances into schools are not recommended.

Issues considered in not recommending blanket food bans were;

* the practicalities of such measures
* the issue that for school age children an essential step is to develop strategies for avoidance in the wider community as well as at school
* the lack of evidence of the effectiveness of such measures
* other guidelines and position statements (1;8) and experts do not recommend such measures (9;10)
* some guidelines state that such a policy should be “considered” for a specific foodstuff such as peanut (11) rather than recommended
* food bans at schools are not recommended by allergy consumer organisations
* the risk of complacency about avoidance strategies if a food is banned.

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I just stumbled across this. Some of you will have seen it no doubt already, but what an excellent article. I’m so impressed with it I’m going to put a link to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) in our links to the right of the page.

Go to the link and read the whole page, it’s magic.

Aaron

http://ydr.com/story/main/93529/

Instead, the 11-year-old asked folks to support the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. He collected $22.44 by going door-to-door, and then later from family donations, to give the organization for research to find a cure for a condition that could threaten his life.

“I’d go up and say, ‘Instead of giving me candy would you be willing to donate?,’” he said.

After explaining about his food allergies, most folks reached into their pockets. Some gave dollar bills. “Some of them were blown away … it was just out of the ordinary, I guess,” he said.

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Halloween can be a bad time of the year for food allergy sufferers, but it doesn’t have to be. We replace lollies and chocolates for tiny toys. Plus in Australia halloween isn’t as big as in America. But it is growing in popularity.

What an inspiration this young follow is. I read stories like this and hope that my young son grows up to be as well adjusted and determined.

Aaron

http://wholefoods.blogspo…ay-outgrow.html

“While an ideal cut-off has not been established, researchers suggest that oral challenges should be considered in children four years and older, and who have less than five kilounits per liter of tree-nut specific IgE in their blood.”

I wasn’t aware of this little tidbit. This of course is related to tree-nut food allergy. I wonder what they recommend for other types of food allergies.

I will investigate further and post my findings.

Aaron