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Ep 7: Is It Food Intolerance or a Food Allergy?
How do you know if the reaction is a food intolerance or a food allergy? This is a fairly common misunderstanding, and I hope to clear a few things up…
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Ep 6: Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) and My Boys
One of the ways that food allergies can be treated, if your doctor allows it, is through Oral Immunotherapy (OIT). This should only be done in a doctor’s office, under…
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Ep 5: Sharing is [not] Caring
I realize this might sound harsh, but I have a dislike of the concept of sharing. I understand the principle it is attempting to teach, but I do not like…
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Episode 4: Diagnosing Remy’s Egg Allergy
The journey to diagnosing Remy’s egg allergy was a little less crazy than Riley’s. Although in some ways, it is still just as long and winded. We first noticed an…
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Episode 2: Where Did the Egg Allergy Come From?
This is easily the most asked question I get – Where did the egg allergy come from? The short answer is I have no idea. The long answer is I…
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Episode 1, Dating with Food Allergies
Isn’t that a There is a challenge making its way through the TikTok-sphere right now. I believe it is the brainchild of Alex Hormozi. But basically, it is a…
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Why Is It Important to Read Every Label
Do you have food allergies in your household? I cannot stress this enough: It is SO important to read every label… every single time! Do not just take the packaging…
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The First Time We Used an EpiPen
Even though I have carried an epi-pen around in my bag for more than a decade (not the same one obvi, they expire every year), I have never actually taken…
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Walk On’s Bistreaux in Hoover, AL
We have been trying new places – well, new to us – for lunch after church. So last Sunday, we drove over to Walk On’s Bistreaux in Hoover, Alabama. Although…
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Living with Food Allergies: Eating Out
It took me a lot longer to write this than I was originally anticipating. In May, I shared with you what it’s like to eat at home with food allergies.…
