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Updated: 12:29 PM Sep 3, 2007
Common Food Allergies For Kids
All it took was a bite of a Butterfinger to send five year old Tatyana Purifoy to the hospital.
Posted: 4:14 PM Aug 30, 2007Reporter: Natalie Kaplan Email Address: Natalie.Kaplan@wifr.com |
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This is the reality Susan and Andre Purifoy have to face everyday, Tatyana is allergic to peanuts and eggs.
Tatyana and about 8% of children under the age of six have food allergies.
The most common food allergies:
1. milk
2. eggs
3. peanuts
4. tree nuts (such as walnuts and cashews)
5. fish
6. shellfish (such as shrimp)
7. soy
8. wheat
During patient visits, Dr. Fatima Mohiuddin goes over the steps of prevention and what to do during an allergic reaction. "The first step is prevention, the second step is Benadryl, and if they start having real severe symptoms like hives, you give the EpiPen, it's self injectable, it's very easy to administer and then call 911 or take the child to the emergency room."
But we're not only talking about physical problems, a study found families living with a food allergic child suffer more emotional stress than those with children who have epilepsy or asthma."
Dr. Mohiuddin says, "The biggest problem is this, not that the child has a peanut allergy or that the parent's are not taking care, the people that do not have the allergies think they're just being over protective, and think well he looks fine, but he's not. You don’t see the symptoms until, it’s too late.”
So mom, Susan has to go to great lengths to make sure everyone at school is aware.
Sometimes she asks the school to send out weekly newsletter reminding parent’s of peanut allergies, so if they bring in treats for birthday’s or holidays not to include them.
The good news, Dr. Mohiuddin says about 90% of children outgrow most of their food allergies but peanuts are more dubious.
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Milk, soy, wheat, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish and shellfish compromise more than 90 percent of food allergies in children. Allergy to milk and egg are by far the most common, and are usually outgrown by age 5 years. -From Daniel More, MD, Most young children outgrow their food allergies. Outgrowing milk and soy allergies is common by the 1st birthday. The great majority have outgrown them by the time they are 3. Even those who still have food allergies at 3 will often outgrow them, especially if they are not exposed to the offending foods for a year or two. -DRGREEN.COM "About 90% of children ougrow their food allergies to milk, sometimes egg, but peanuts are more dubious." -Dr. Mohiuddin, Allergy Specialist, Rockford Dr. Mohiuddin
Please tell me the source for "about 90% of children outgrow their food allergies"
