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I Was Reacting When I Learned: Ambulances Don’t All Carry Epi

Not all ambulances have epinephrine and not all first responders can use it, as this writer learned the hard way.

Food Challenges You, But It Can Also Change You

If you could get one allergen back in your diet, what would it be? For me, the answer was always “avocado”. And miraculously, it happened.

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Managing Allergies

Dating in College With Food Allergies

Beware the food allergy perils in boozy parties and hook-ups. But you can find a date who finds you interesting, allergies and all.

Adult Allergies

From ‘Phantom’ Reactions to Taming My Food Allergy Anxiety

As someone with allergies to tree nuts and peanuts, I can attest: food allergy…

Managing Allergies

Life with Food Allergies: the Struggle is Real, But Getting Better

For a teen, food allergies are hard. There’s the food you can’t have, the allergy ‘jokes,’ the anxiety. Will things get better? Well, I can say, they do.