{"id":122,"date":"2017-01-16T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T11:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcns.scot.nhs.uk\/cyans\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:29:34","slug":"general-food-allergies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/families\/types-of-allergies\/general-food-allergies\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Individual advice for\u00a0Milk<\/a>,\u00a0Egg\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Nut<\/a>\u00a0are available. Should you be looking for another specific allergy please click here.\u00a0<\/strong>Our\u00a0Patient information leaflets<\/a>\u00a0may also help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What food allergies have in common are the need to avoid the food when shopping, cooking, eating out or ordering take away food, plus the need for the child to develop safe food habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will need to get used to scanning ingredients labels! The current EU\u00a0 law makes it easy to spot the most common allergens eg milk, egg, peanut, but less common allergens can be more challenging. Note however that rules are different in other countries eg sesame is not highlighted on labels in the US. See\u00a0\"\"Food labelling page<\/a>\u00a0for more about labels, including \u201cmay contain\u201d warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many supermarkets publish lists of \u201cfree from\u201d products online or on request eg\u00a0Morrisons<\/a>, or\u00a0Tesco<\/a>. Some publish recipes as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School\/Nursery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will need to highlight your child\u2019s allergies, they may wish to see a formal letter from your doctor or dietician confirming the diagnosis. You may need to provide an antihistamine and an allergy plan.\u00a0 For more help, see the\u00a0\"\"\u00a0School section<\/a>. Remember that foods are sometimes used in art, crafts or other practical work eg rice, pasta, lentils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Allergies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also called co-sensitivity: this is the idea that when you are allergic to one thing, you may be at risk of being (or becoming) allergic to something else. For example, babies who are allergic to cow\u2019s milk have a higher risk of egg allergy. Other examples are peanut and tree nuts, peanut and pulses, one pulse and other pulses. If you are not sure about a particular food, you should ask your doctor whether it is something to be worried about or not, and whether testing is appropriate or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being Fussy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is easy to become fussy as a way of avoiding unsafe foods, or to stick to the same foods all the time.  The problem with this is that you then restrict your diet unnecessarily, which makes it harder to eat at other people\u2019s houses or on holiday or at restaurants.  You also run the risk that if a recipe changes (or a different chef makes your usual dish at a restaurant) that you will then have a reaction, because you don\u2019t routinely read labels or ask about ingredients. We recommend good safe food habits, and that you do try new foods\/dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allergy alerts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Food Standards Agency<\/a>\u00a0publishes allergy alerts when a food product is recalled due to undeclared allergens. You can also subscribe to email alerts, eg from the\u00a0\u00a0\"\"\u00a0Anaphylaxis campaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating Out page<\/a>

Going to parties page<\/a>

Travel\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"AllergyUK provide\u00a0factsheets<\/a>\u00a0for a variety of allergies\u00a0including shellfish, sesame and soya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Individual advice for\u00a0Milk,\u00a0Egg\u00a0and\u00a0Nut\u00a0are available. Should you be looking for another specific allergy please click here.\u00a0Our\u00a0Patient information leaflets\u00a0may also help you! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":6651,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":128,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6359,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/6359"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}