The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies Clear and Complete Advice from the Experts on Raising Your Food-Allergic Child

by Barber, Marianne S.; Scott, Maryanne Bartoszek, M.D.; Greenberg, Elinor, Ph.D.; Sampson, Hugh A., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780805066005
• ISBN10: 0805066004
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-10
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Summary

The most comprehensive book on dealing with childhood food allergies, a problem that affects more than four million children in the United States.Each year thousands of children in this country are diagnosed with one or more food allergies. For them -- and their parents and caregivers -- the ordinary patterns of life are profoundly disrupted. As families struggle with a serious condition that can at any moment become life-threatening, the stress is often overwhelming. Now this invaluable reference provides the practical help and reassurance parents have been waiting for.To write this book, Marianne Barber, whose son has serious food allergies, teamed up with a pediatric allergy specialist and a psychologist who treats many people with severe allergies. The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies addresses in detail the practical, physical, and emotional issues kids and their families face, including vital information on:--handling emergencies --stocking a kitchen with safe, appealing foods--helping a child adjust easily in school --dealing with the stress that having a food-allergic child puts on family relationships--eating in restaurants and travelingComprehensive and authoritative, this book is certain to become the bible for anyone with a food-allergic child.

Author Biography

Marianne Barber is an award-winning copywriter who runs her own direct-marketing agency. She is also the mother of Lucas, whose severe food allergies led her to write this book.

Maryanne Bartoszek Scott, M.D., is a physician in private practice whose specialty is pediatric allergy and immunology.

Elinor Greenberg, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist in private practice.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Lucas's Story	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
Eating
Food Allergy--A Basic Overview	p. 3
Anaphylaxis	p. 36
Milk	p. 55
Egg	p. 68
Wheat	p. 74
Peanut	p. 80
Tree Nuts and Seeds	p. 89
Soybean	p. 97
Fish and Shellfish	p. 101
Unusual Allergies	p. 105
Food Families	p. 108
Hidden Allergens	p. 113
Food Additives	p. 135
Preventing Allergies in Your Next Child	p. 137
Communicating with Your Child's Health Care Providers (and Your HMO)	p. 140
Recipes	p. 148
Coping
Help and Hope: Two Organizations That Are Making a Difference	p. 173
Organizing Your Kitchen	p. 177
Living Gracefully in the Real World	p. 184
Holidays and Special Occasions	p. 189
Traveling with Food Allergies	p. 200
Off to School	p. 215
Your School-Age Child's Emotional Well-Being	p. 232
Anxiety, Anger, and Depression	p. 241
Broadening Our Emotional Range	p. 254
Emotional Leaders and Task Leaders	p. 256
Forgiveness	p. 266
A Roundtable Discussion on Raising a Child with Food Allergies	p. 273
Itching, Sneezing, and Wheezing
Asthma	p. 291
Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)	p. 306
Environmental Allergies	p. 313
Glossary of Mysterious Ingredients	p. 333
Food Manufacturers	p. 339
Acknowledgments	p. 343
Index	p. 345
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