Thursday, May 28, 2020

STRICT AVOIDANCE OF ALLERGENS IS ALWAYS ADVISED

(Updated October, 2023)

FDA: 
". . . food allergies currently cannot be cured. Early recognition and learning how to manage food allergies, including which foods to avoid, are important measures to prevent serious health consequences.”
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/food-allergies

ACAAI:
“Symptoms of a food allergy can range from mild to severe. Just because an initial reaction causes few problems doesn’t mean that all reactions will be similar; a food that triggered only mild symptoms on one occasion may cause more severe symptoms at another time.”
https://acaai.org/allergies/types/food-allergy

Harvard Medical School:
6 tips for managing food allergies
“There is no cure, so anyone with a food allergy must vigilantly avoid the foods that trigger a reaction.”
https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/6-tips-for-managing-food-allergies

CDC:
“There is no cure for food allergies. Strict avoidance of the food allergen is the only way to prevent a reaction.”
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/foodallergies/index.htm

Mayo  Clinic
"Even a tiny amount of the allergy-causing food can trigger signs and symptoms . . ." [emphasis added]
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/food-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20355095

National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
"Currently there are no proactive treatments available for food allergy; consequently, the mainstay of therapy is education and avoidance."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960977/

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT)
“There is no way to prevent an allergic reaction other than avoiding the allergen. Strict avoidance is the best way to prevent a reaction. This includes all products that definitely contain the allergen as well as those that “may contain,” "manufactured in a shared facility", or “processed on the same equipment.” Experimenting or taking risks to determine if you can tolerate small exposures to the food allergen is dangerous and will likely result in an allergic reaction.”
https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/food-allergy-and-anaphylaxis/

healthychildren.org
“There are currently no cures for a food allergy. Management is based on avoiding the food and being prepared to treat an allergic reaction should the food be eaten accidentally.”
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Managing-Food-Allergies.aspx

University of California San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital
"There is no cure for food allergies. Therefore strict avoidance of the foods your child is allergic to is the only way to prevent a reaction."
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/education/managing_food_allergies/



Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate
Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources
https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/
Email:  cornallergyinitiative@gmail.com
Twitter:  @CornAllergy911







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