Comments on: Allergy and Asthma Source: “Mean GrownUps” and Psychological Support of Patients with Food Allergy http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/ Your site for up-to- date and reliable allergy and asthma information Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Macy Pages http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-7135 Macy Pages Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:34:52 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-7135 <strong>Asthma Disease, is a Condition...</strong> Asthma disease is a condition that affects the lungs. This is so because the airways that carry air in and out of the lungs when irritated swell and thus air cannot pass normally causing a shortage of air that is being carried to and from the lungs. T... Asthma Disease, is a Condition…

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]]> By: Newsweek Cover Story: Fear and Allergies in the Lunchroom « Allergy and Asthma Source http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-3823 Newsweek Cover Story: Fear and Allergies in the Lunchroom « Allergy and Asthma Source Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:10:25 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-3823 [...] continued at Newsweek.com LINKS: Food Allergy Tips to Remember Mean Grown-Ups and Psychological Support of Patients with Food Allergy No Comments so far Leave a comment RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI [...] [...] continued at Newsweek.com LINKS: Food Allergy Tips to Remember Mean Grown-Ups and Psychological Support of Patients with Food Allergy No Comments so far Leave a comment RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI [...]

]]> By: bob http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-3802 bob Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:24:39 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-3802 why not talk about audlts why not talk about audlts

]]> By: Jia http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-975 Jia Sun, 20 May 2007 01:45:11 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-975 What a fabulous blog .. found loads of helpful information ... will be back foe more What a fabulous blog .. found loads of helpful information … will be back foe more

]]> By: MLO http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-720 MLO Wed, 02 May 2007 01:09:57 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-720 Actually, asthma free, true IgE food allergy is very rare. Food intolerance is common, comparatively. And, true IgE food allergies can always suddenly cause death. It is one of the things that the majority of people who do not deal with IgE mediated food allergy do not understand. Celiac is NOT IgE mediated food allergy. Lactose-Intolerance is NOT IgE mediated food allergy. IgE food allergy always has the potential to turn deadly. The problem is that one exposure may be mild, but the next may kill instanteneously - there is absolutely no predicting which exposure will cause what result. I've been living with this for over 20 years. And, am often exhausted by having to explain the difference between IgE mediated allergy and other food intolerances. Pax, MLO Actually, asthma free, true IgE food allergy is very rare. Food intolerance is common, comparatively. And, true IgE food allergies can always suddenly cause death. It is one of the things that the majority of people who do not deal with IgE mediated food allergy do not understand.

Celiac is NOT IgE mediated food allergy.

Lactose-Intolerance is NOT IgE mediated food allergy.

IgE food allergy always has the potential to turn deadly. The problem is that one exposure may be mild, but the next may kill instanteneously – there is absolutely no predicting which exposure will cause what result.

I’ve been living with this for over 20 years. And, am often exhausted by having to explain the difference between IgE mediated allergy and other food intolerances.

Pax,

MLO

]]> By: asthma free http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-702 asthma free Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:53:52 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-702 HCW, What a horrifying story. Food allergies are very common and usually mild, but to think that it may kill literally minutes after the meal ... HCW, What a horrifying story. Food allergies are very common and usually mild, but to think that it may kill literally minutes after the meal …

]]> By: MLO http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-669 MLO Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:32 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-669 Oh, one thing I did forget to mention in my haste (sorry about the grammar) is the fact that many friends and family refuse to interact with someone with food allergies because of the "inconvenience." This is true even when the food allergic individual is willing to meet them half-way. If you can't go someplace due to the aerosolization of a given food, and offer up an alternative, what other option do you have if that person is unwilling to bend? This is a very real phenomenon. Now, there are people of quality, and I know many, who have no issues with the food allergies and go out of their way to even try to cook for me. But, when I started having the really bad reactions, I lost a large part of my social circle due to their unwillingness to not concentrate on eating out or going to the movies. (Popcorn / corn allergy precludes either due to the prevalence of corn in EVERYTHING.) Pax, MLO Oh, one thing I did forget to mention in my haste (sorry about the grammar) is the fact that many friends and family refuse to interact with someone with food allergies because of the “inconvenience.” This is true even when the food allergic individual is willing to meet them half-way. If you can’t go someplace due to the aerosolization of a given food, and offer up an alternative, what other option do you have if that person is unwilling to bend?

This is a very real phenomenon. Now, there are people of quality, and I know many, who have no issues with the food allergies and go out of their way to even try to cook for me. But, when I started having the really bad reactions, I lost a large part of my social circle due to their unwillingness to not concentrate on eating out or going to the movies. (Popcorn / corn allergy precludes either due to the prevalence of corn in EVERYTHING.)

Pax,

MLO

]]> By: MLO http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-668 MLO Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:42:34 +0000 http://allergyasthma.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/allergy-and-asthma-source-mean-grownups-and-psychological-support-of-patients-with-food-allergy/#comment-668 Cool new look. The unfortunate fact is that despite the good FAAN has done, they have caused major problems for those with less common food allergies. Their insistence on only focusing on the Top 8 has caused an increase in companies and institutions being unwilling to cooperate when you don't list one of the Top 8. If you check out the Corn Allergy Forum, for instance, you will find numerous cases of companies sending form letters saying they do not have any of the Top 8 allergens and should be safe to consume! Further, when FAAN has been contacted about this they dismiss this as a minor problem - telling people to contact the FDA or USDA, often after that person had been directed to FAAN by those organizations. This phenomenon is not limited to just corn. Everyone I have spoken to with non-Top 8 allergies have run into this issue. One of the most psychologically devastating things about anaphylactic food allergy is the realization that you have no control in some exposures. You cannot trust what the corporations tell you about what is in their products due to non-existent labeling laws. No one with non-Top 8 allergies or celiac disease was surprised by the Pet Food recall. Our society is very centered on food. Family events are very stressful because often, extended family do not understand that the item really can kill you. Or they start assuming you "can't be allergic to that" due to the focus FAAN has put on the Top 8. Now, don't get me wrong, but the Top 8 are very important. The problem is that it has given companies and people a further excuse to ignore real allergies that can hurt people. Pax, MLO Cool new look.

The unfortunate fact is that despite the good FAAN has done, they have caused major problems for those with less common food allergies. Their insistence on only focusing on the Top 8 has caused an increase in companies and institutions being unwilling to cooperate when you don’t list one of the Top 8. If you check out the Corn Allergy Forum, for instance, you will find numerous cases of companies sending form letters saying they do not have any of the Top 8 allergens and should be safe to consume! Further, when FAAN has been contacted about this they dismiss this as a minor problem – telling people to contact the FDA or USDA, often after that person had been directed to FAAN by those organizations. This phenomenon is not limited to just corn. Everyone I have spoken to with non-Top 8 allergies have run into this issue.

One of the most psychologically devastating things about anaphylactic food allergy is the realization that you have no control in some exposures. You cannot trust what the corporations tell you about what is in their products due to non-existent labeling laws. No one with non-Top 8 allergies or celiac disease was surprised by the Pet Food recall. Our society is very centered on food. Family events are very stressful because often, extended family do not understand that the item really can kill you. Or they start assuming you “can’t be allergic to that” due to the focus FAAN has put on the Top 8.

Now, don’t get me wrong, but the Top 8 are very important. The problem is that it has given companies and people a further excuse to ignore real allergies that can hurt people.

Pax,

MLO

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