Food Allergy Basics
Essential information for newly diagnosed food allergy patients and their families.
Frequently Asked Questions About Food Allergies --- Index
Frequently asked questions about food allergies.
Frequently asked questions about food allergies.
Food Allergies
An introduction to how the immune system works to cause food allergies.
An introduction to how the immune system works to cause food allergies.
Food Allergy Basics
Learning how to live with a food allergy is a process. Here are the first steps -- finding out what's going on with your body, learning about food allergy symptoms and diagnosis, and how to get by on a day-to-day basis with food allergies.
Learning how to live with a food allergy is a process. Here are the first steps -- finding out what's going on with your body, learning about food allergy symptoms and diagnosis, and how to get by on a day-to-day basis with food allergies.
Food Allergy Facts and Myths
A lot of commonly held beliefs about food allergies aren't true at all. Some of them cause people to restrict their diets unnecessarily, and some of them are downright harmful. How's your food allergy knowledge? Read on for 10 common food allergy beliefs, and see which of the myths you can spot.
Frequently Asked Questions about Food Allergies
Frequently asked questions about food allergies.
Frequently asked questions about food allergies.
Cooking with Food Allergies
The basics to get you started cooking for any food allergy.
The basics to get you started cooking for any food allergy.
I get a runny nose after I eat spicy foods. Do I have a food allergy?
I get a runny nose after I eat spicy foods or alcohol. Does this mean I have a food allergy?
I get a runny nose after I eat spicy foods or alcohol. Does this mean I have a food allergy?
Is Food Allergy Becoming More Common?
Is food allergy really becoming more common? Find out how prevalence of food allergy has changed over the last decade.
Is food allergy really becoming more common? Find out how prevalence of food allergy has changed over the last decade.
What are Some Risk Factors for Food Allergies?
Several important risk factors for food allergy - can you control your food allergy risk factors?
Several important risk factors for food allergy - can you control your food allergy risk factors?
My Family Has a History of Food Allergies. How Should I Feed My Infant?
It's not possible to prevent food allergies in any particular child, but these best practices from several major physician organizations may help raise your odds of raising a child without food allergies.
It's not possible to prevent food allergies in any particular child, but these best practices from several major physician organizations may help raise your odds of raising a child without food allergies.
What is the Hygiene Hypothesis?
What is the hygiene hypothesis? Learn more about the hygiene hypothesis, one major explanation for
What is the hygiene hypothesis? Learn more about the hygiene hypothesis, one major explanation for
I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. Is this an allergy?
Learn the differences between celiac disease or celiac sprue -- an autoimmune disorder -- and food allergy.
Learn the differences between celiac disease or celiac sprue -- an autoimmune disorder -- and food allergy.
Are allergy shots an effective treatment for food allergies?
Find out about whether allergy shots are effective at treating food allergies.
Find out about whether allergy shots are effective at treating food allergies.
How can I get around my child's allergy in cooking at home?
Learn the basics of cooking for allergies.
Learn the basics of cooking for allergies.
What's the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance?
Learn the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance and how it affects treatment.
Learn the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance and how it affects treatment.
What should I do if I think my child might have a food allergy?
What should I do if I think my child might have a food allergy? Find out the steps to take here.
What should I do if I think my child might have a food allergy? Find out the steps to take here.
What are the most common food allergies?
Find out which food allergies are the most common in the United States.
Find out which food allergies are the most common in the United States.
What symptoms might indicate a food allergy?
What symptoms might indicate a food allergy? Discover the most common symptoms here.
What symptoms might indicate a food allergy? Discover the most common symptoms here.
What Is An Allergy, Exactly?
What is an Allergy? Find out how the immune system works to cause allergies here.
What is an Allergy? Find out how the immune system works to cause allergies here.
I Just Found Out I Have Multiple Food Allergies. What Do I Do Now?
Just diagnosed with multiple food allergies? Learn some early coping strategies for managing food allergies to more than one food.
Just diagnosed with multiple food allergies? Learn some early coping strategies for managing food allergies to more than one food.
Allergy Center
Allergy Center from ADAM, About.Com's healthcare encyclopedia.
Allergy Center from ADAM, About.Com's healthcare encyclopedia.
Food Allergies: Just the Facts
Nine Myths about Food Allergies from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Nine Myths about Food Allergies from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Food Allergy: Separating Fact From Fiction
Five myths about food allergies and their diagnosis from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Five myths about food allergies and their diagnosis from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
Food Allergy Initiative
501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to raising research funds for and public awareness of food allergy issues.
501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to raising research funds for and public awareness of food allergy issues.
How Allergies Work
User-friendly layperson introduction to allergies and the immune system.
User-friendly layperson introduction to allergies and the immune system.
Understanding Food Allergy
Brochure about food allergies from the International Food Information Council.
Brochure about food allergies from the International Food Information Council.