Food and drug allergies
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red dye
- By bandgeek7350 · New reply May 21, 2013
- 1 reply
- So, I'm allergic to red food dye.. and usually if I take benadryl or zertec before or after I eat it I'm okay. But recently the reactions have started to progress. Red dye is like the hardest thing ever ...
Looking for a good bubble bath for eczema with No Tree Nuts!
- By NelsonFam · New reply April 19, 2013
- 2 replies
- Does anyone know of a bubble bath I can use, that’s good on the skin and does not have nuts in it, My two year old wants Bubble baths just about every night and I think the soap is drying out her skin ...
tree nut allergy, asthma, allergy shiners, started getting red rash
- By NelsonFam · New reply April 13, 2013
- 2 replies
- My baby girl is 2 and 1/2 and has tree nut allergys, asthma... and now she started to get a red rash on the front of her legs, arms, chest, face. She also get the Allergy Shiners too. She has a Dr apt ...
Hives from breathing treatment, but not inhaler both albuterol.
- By Toni-Girl · Posted March 23, 2013
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- Someone please tell me abou t hives and albuterol ...
Neuroglycopenia
- By caribou11 · Posted March 14, 2013
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- Anyone heard of or experienced neuroglycopenia separate from hypoglycemia or postprandial hypoglycemia??!! I have some intense symptoms and am assuming they are related to MCAD but since they are so similar ...
Allergy Testing
- By bcollins · New reply March 5, 2013
- 4 replies
- My blood test for allergies shows me very allergic to eggs, cow's milk, and wheat. I have removed these from my diet. I finally got in with an allergist and the skin test he gave me showed me not allergic ...
new self treatment therapy - your oppinion
- By BORUT · Posted June 20, 2012
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- Indigofera tinctoria is a natural plant used also for healing in traditional medicine and is considered nontoxic to human body. I again partly dyed my hair (on the back, so I was able to cut them at eventual ...
Food Chemical Intolerance... salicylates, sulphates, amines
- By caribou11 · New reply May 8, 2012
- 12 replies
- Anyone heard of Food Chemical Intolerance... I am positive this is what is causing my 8 month old all her issues and the fact she has a milk and soy protein allergy. She has reflux and I recently discovered ...
Pycnogenol and Grape Seed Extract for Allergies & Asthma
- By jamin (Inactive) · New reply April 18, 2012
- 30 replies
- Oh, I have a friend who has asthma and now taking GE for about 5 yrs and she's so improved... Saved my life in 1995 when I started on Pycnogenol. Within a month or so being on Pycnogenol my allergy/sinus/headaches ...
Food Allergies - What you need to know
- By Talisa_Aafa · New reply February 21, 2012
- 1 reply
- Approximately 11 million Americans have known food allergies – that’s about 1 in 25 people. It is important to be educated about food allergies whether you are the 1 in 25 that know or the many others ...
Food Allergy
- By Talisa_Aafa · Posted September 14, 2011
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- We have many informative answer sheets about asthma and various allergies on our website at www.aafa.org. Check out our free and printable “Food Allergy” answer sheet! http://www.aafa.org/pdfs/Food%20Allergy ...
EpiPen 2-Pak® and EpiPen Jr 2-Pak®
- By Talisa_Aafa · Posted August 30, 2011
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- Dey Pharma will exclusively offer the EpiPen 2-Pak® and EpiPen Jr 2-Pak® to encourage patients to follow recommendations by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. While there is no ...
needing a dr note to carry epi pen at work?
- By frusteratedandconfus · New reply March 20, 2011
- 3 replies
- anyone ever heard of this?? or can send me documentation that its required.. my work tells me i cant carry my epi pen if they dont have a dr note i think thats rediculous.. its perscription... please ...
Milk Allergy (14 Months Old)
- By MackValdez · New reply March 12, 2011
- 3 replies
- Hello. My son is 14 months old and I didn't know until yesterday that he is allergic to milk. He is very small (18 pounds) and has been on acid reflux medicine since he was about 6 months old. He gets ...
Food Allergy Guidelines
- By rstriete · New reply December 11, 2010
- 1 reply
- See the NEW Food Allergy Guidelines regarding management, diagnosis and treatment of food allergies. Visit www.aafa.org/foodguidelines for details ...
Hypoallergenic Formula
- By SBilliel · New reply August 14, 2010
- 4 replies
- My son is allergic to milk, eggs, and soy. He was nursing but switched to Alimentum at 8 months old. He recently turned 1, and I asked the allergist for a prescription so I could switch him to a toddler ...
UPDATE: AAFA Submits Formal Statement to DOT over Peanut Ban on Planes
- By rstriete · Posted August 5, 2010
- 0 replies
- Anaphylaxis is a serious medical complication, which can be life-threatening if rapidly developing symptoms are not treated promptly. On planes, this risk is heightened due to limited medical care and ...
Cheese/Casein allergy without Milk allergy
- By mforehand · New reply July 6, 2010
- 3 replies
- My 4 year old son just tested positive for a cheese/casein allergy but not for milk. This just doesn't make sense to me. He complains daily of stomach aches. He loves yogurt, ice cream, and other milk ...
Food allergies & Sinus pain
- By lynn36 · New reply May 8, 2010
- 2 replies
- I am allergic to cheese, milk , cold cuts, msg. After I eat it I get a bad headache within minutes. Also my sinuses start to throb, feels like they are closing and are so painful. Has anyone else had ...
Shoud i dare?
- By still-standing · Posted March 19, 2009
- 0 replies
- Food allergies (allergies in general) run in my family. I amd allergic to lobster, crab, but can eat shrimp. Also allergic to all fish except for tuna. My son is 14 mo. old, and i am terrified to let ...
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