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Food allergies : a complete guide for eating when your life depends on it / Scott H. Sicherer ; introduction by Hugh A. Sampson.

by Sicherer, Scott H.

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.

616.975 S565f 2017

Food allergy -- Diet therapy.

Allergy -- Nutritional aspects.

Johns Hopkins Press health book.

9781421423388 (pbk.)

9781421423371 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Complete guide for eating when your life depends on it.

xvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Previous edition published in 2013.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

What are the basic facts about food allergy? -- What do I need to tell the doctor to help get a food allergy diagnosis? -- These food allergy tests are confusing! What do they mean? -- What is anaphylaxis and how do I treat it? -- What chronic health problems are caused by food allergy? -- How do I avoid allergic reactions to food? -- How do I manage a food allergy while living a normal and healthy lifestyle, with adequate nutrition? -- Will these food allergies ever go away? -- Is there any way to prevent food allergies? -- Will there be a cure or better treatment of food allergy? -- How do I get more help and information to manage food allergies?

"Posing the urgent questions that anyone with food allergies will think to ask, Food Allergies provides practical, sensitive, and scientific guidance on the topics that affect your life. Allergy expert Scott H. Sicherer addresses the full spectrum of food allergies, from mild to life threatening and from single foods to food families, clearing up conceptions along the way. He explores how exposure to foods can bring about an allergic response, describes the symptoms of food allergy, and illuminates how food allergies develop. Illustrated with case studies, the book thoroughly explains how to prevent exposure to a known allergen at home, at school, in restaurants, and elsewhere. Dr. Sicherer also gives valuable advice about what to do if exposure occurs, including how to handle an anaphylactic emergency. Finally, he describes tests for diagnosing food allergies and chronic health problems caused by food allergies, such as eczema, hives, and respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. Dr. Sicherer also reviews food reactions that are not allergic (such as lactose intolerance and celiac disease), advises how to get adequate nutrition when you must avoid dietary staples, and discusses whether allergies ever go away (they do - and sometimes they return)"--Provided by publisher.

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