I am 28 years old and until last year I didn’t have any allergy problems. All of the sudden I had a food allergy and I was rushed to the hospital with huge hives all over my body. I thought, back then, that this is just a minor incident and it is nothing important. Then 2 months later I had another allergy, this time the hives were even bigger. In 2 months I think I had 4-5 allergies and I remember one of them was really severe as my tongue was starting to swollen.
I have been to an allergist doctor and he ran the basic tests,and it turned out to be that I am allergic to shrimp, crap and dust. Now the thing is that I have never eaten seafood the day I got the allergies.

I do not know what to do since I have been advised to be very careful of what I eat. I made a list with all the food I had every time I had an allergy and it seems nothing matches, every time I had different food.

Recently I have been advised to try a natural medicine called Quarcetin.
I don’t know how to stop the allergies and it is really stressful that the doctors can’t give me a better answer other than be careful what I eat.

If someone could please give me an advice, I will appreciate that.

Thank you,
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Great post Laura. I remember being so overwhelmed when my oldest was diagnosed and she is “only” allergic to dairy. All we can do is the best we can to avoid mistakes and teach others about food allergies so maybe it will be a little easier for someone else.

we also deal with food allergies – not in the immediate family — but with my BIL and niece (he had a peanut allergy that doesn’t go away with age and she is still to young for conclusive tests) I have also dealt with it in the classroom as a teacher. It is tough issue and you must be hypervigulant

Oh Laura, how frightening to have a little baby sick. I’m so glad he’s a success story in the fact that he survived and is doing well!!

Thank you for sharing. Everytime I give Olyvia a new food, I worry about what kind of food allergies she might have.

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When I was five or six, my parents found out that I was allergic to wheat, dairy, chicken, apples, soy, and peanuts… I think that’s about it. Needless to say, that was a huge challenge for them that I don’t even realize the extent of to this day. I eventually outgrew my allergies (by about age 10, I think), but in the meantime, I ate rabbit, things made with spelt flour instead of wheat, cashew butter instead of peanuts, etc. It was quite the journey… blessings on yours. :)

I never really understood how scary it is until one week ago when Cameron was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. I’ve never given a single thought to what we let him eat. Today, for the first time, when he came to stay with me, I had to be extremely aware of what he could and couldn’t have.

So now I understand. And it’s so encouraging to me that your seven year old carries around his epi pen and knows how to use it. I look forward to the day Cameron totally understands his situation and can care for himself.

Both of our kids have food allergies, so I can relate to the stresses. Like you, we’ve managed to get to a point where our kids are just normal kids for whom allergies are just one part of who they are.

And as a side note, at work, I’m the girl with the Epi. A much younger co-worker with allergies much like those my kids have has said that if she ever has anything happen at work, her last words will be “Find Chel.” I’ve handed out more than one Benadryl. :)

Thanks for sharing this, Laura. With Logan going through bloodwork, allergy tests, etc. right now, I can imagine how hard it was for you all. So far, Logan’s allergy tests have come back negative, but we’re still waiting on a few of them.

Food allergies are such a major and important issue these days — it seems they are becoming more and more common, and more of us need to be aware, whether it’s to help our own children or protect others. Thanks.

Thanks for your post. We are at the beginning of a lifelong journey with peanut/nut and other allergies. Thanks for letting us know about the Kids with food allergies website.