Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | ALLERGY DIETITIAN My Baby has Cow’s Milk Allergy. How do I know she is getting enough Calcium? This is one of the most common questions we get asked. With the rise in allergies, more and more mums have been told to not only cut dairy out of baby’s […]
Author: Ingrid Roche, Accredited Practising Dietitian | FOOD ALLERGY There are several gastrointestinal food allergies that are known as “non IgE mediated food allergies”. This means they don’t involve IgE antibodies and you can’t use skin prick tests or blood tests to diagnose them. Other immune cell systems are involved in these kinds of allergies.
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Author: Ingrid Roche, Accredited Practising Dietitian | FOOD ALLERGY What is food allergy? In Australia, 90% of food allergies are caused by 9 foods. These are egg, cow’s milk, soy, peanut, treenuts, wheat, fish, shellfish and sesame. It’s important to know, though, that ANY food can cause a reaction, and there are over 170 foods
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Author: Ingrid Roche, Accredited Practising Dietitian | FOOD ALLERGY There is some confusion about when to introduce allergenic foods to babies with some Facebook groups recommending avoiding common allergens such as peanut during pregnancy and breastfeeding and delaying giving it to your baby! This is NOT CORRECT! There is now good evidence that introducing peanut to
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Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | FOOD ALLERGY Currently the standard treatment for food allergy is strict avoidance of eating the specific allergen or allergens you are allergic to. Food allergy occurs in around 5-10% of children, and 2-4% of adults in Australia and New Zealand. Most kids will outgrow food allergies, but studies
Author: Belinda Martin, Accredited Practising Dietitian | FOOD ALLERGY IgG testing is in vogue and is offered by several labs claiming to diagnose food sensitivities or allergies. These tests involve reporting IgG levels to multiple foods (about 90-100) and claim that removal of foods with a high IgG level can lead to improvement in symptoms.
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