Allergy info on this site
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:24 am
I, firstly, thank you for your site, it's so useful to me in my work.
Just checked in on the allergy info provided here, as my daughter has a severe allergy to dairy, requiring epipens. I was quite concerned to see that, as is often the case, peanuts were considered to be the only food capable of causing anaphylaxis. I just can't stress enough how untrue this is, and what a dangerous mind-set it is to think other food allergies just cause a bit of tummy upset, rash etc. ANY food has the potential to cause anaphylaxis if the person has an ige mediated allergy to it, and unfortunately this is becoming all too common these days.
So while it is true that peanuts/tree nuts are the cause of the majority of fatal anaphylactic cases, they are most certainly not the only ones. I know that in the writing above the table of allergies and their reactions it says 'this I s a general guide' but I think it needs to be made much more clear that all food allergies are potentially serious, and should therefore be treated as such.
I already have to deal with ignorance on this issue on a daily basis, and rely on educational sites such as this to help get the messages out there, not just for me and my daughter, but for the ever increasing number of families that have to deal with this worrying issue
With thanks, Jen1
Just checked in on the allergy info provided here, as my daughter has a severe allergy to dairy, requiring epipens. I was quite concerned to see that, as is often the case, peanuts were considered to be the only food capable of causing anaphylaxis. I just can't stress enough how untrue this is, and what a dangerous mind-set it is to think other food allergies just cause a bit of tummy upset, rash etc. ANY food has the potential to cause anaphylaxis if the person has an ige mediated allergy to it, and unfortunately this is becoming all too common these days.
So while it is true that peanuts/tree nuts are the cause of the majority of fatal anaphylactic cases, they are most certainly not the only ones. I know that in the writing above the table of allergies and their reactions it says 'this I s a general guide' but I think it needs to be made much more clear that all food allergies are potentially serious, and should therefore be treated as such.
I already have to deal with ignorance on this issue on a daily basis, and rely on educational sites such as this to help get the messages out there, not just for me and my daughter, but for the ever increasing number of families that have to deal with this worrying issue
With thanks, Jen1
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I do appreciate that it's hard to know everything about everything, and allergies are definitely something not largely understood by many people - I, myself, was very ignorant before my daughters diagnosis, despite a background in nursing.