Tag: mustard allergy
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10 Questions For Your Child’s Allergist
One of the first steps after your child’s initial allergic reaction to food is to meet with the allergist. If you’re like me, you probably have lots of mixed feelings about this appointment. Hungry for the information. Scared at what they will tell you. Wondering what you should even ask. Overwhelmed. Emotional. All of it.…
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Food Allergy Grief is a Real Thing
Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o’re-fraught heart, and bids it break. – William Shakespeare Unlike the wise words of Shakespeare, I’m a master suppressor of emotions. I don’t usually use words to express my sorrow. Instead, I suffocate them. If anything feels uncomfortable, I bury it deep down inside…
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How to Call Companies About Food
I like to call companies in my spare time so that I can ask questions about how they manufacture their foods. Listening to the alluring voice of a robotic automated service makes my heart skip a beat. The adrenaline starts pumping as I type out a bunch of numbers in an attempt to reach a…
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10 Comments That Broke My Mom Heart
“Katie, be careful with your words. Words are kind of like toothpaste. Once it’s out, you just cannot put it back in.” When I was little, that verbal reminder usually came about because I was yelling at my brother for stealing and beheading my Barbie dolls. My mother would first listen, then pull me aside…
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Food Allergies and the Playground
When your child is diagnosed with food allergies, all of a sudden, regular, everyday things, like going to the playground, become something you wonder about. I had never noticed the amount of food at playgrounds until my children were diagnosed with food allergies and we started to venture out to public parks and playgrounds. One…
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Managing a Food Allergy That’s Not Top 8!
Without a doubt, living with an allergy to a Top 8 food is difficult. Conversely, managing an allergy that is not on the Top 8 list can add a whole new level of complicated. If you are new to the allergy world, you might even be wondering what a “Top 8 allergen” or “non-Top 8…