mickeymom1
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2003
i am a lurker on these boards, so i know there are many of you out there with lots of great info!!
my youngest ds (21 months) was just diagnosed with a peanut & walnut/treenut allergy and i am not sure where to start. we have gotten rid of all nuts in the house and are becoming expert label readers. i am scouring the internet for info and have started to read some books, but the info seems so "technical".
i guess what i am looking for is every day "practical" info to make things seem easier (maybe something like "dealing with food allergies for dummies"!!). he has not had an anaphylactic reaction (& i hope he doesn't!) so i am not even sure what to look for if he was having a serious reaction. when you go out to eat, how do you convey to them your allergies and make sure the food is safe?
finally, we are headed to disney for a short trip in a few weeks & unfortunately this will probably be our first time out to eat, etc. since the food allergy diagnosis (3 young kids + eating out = ). from what i have gathered on these boards, they are very accomodating and informative with food allergies which should make things a bit easier. i also already got some info from brenda bennet which was great. we will mostly be eating counter service, so do i ask to speak to a manager before i get in line or do i just talk to the cashier? (i know this is a silly question, but i feel so new to all of this )
sorry this is so long winded! i feel like i am not a stranger to adversity because my oldest ds6 has down syndrome and i am for the most part in a comfort zone with that. since my youngest ds allergy diagnosis it feels like we are going back to square 1 and having to re-educate ourselves with this new adventure . thanks again for any words of wisdom and tips that may be helpful!!
my youngest ds (21 months) was just diagnosed with a peanut & walnut/treenut allergy and i am not sure where to start. we have gotten rid of all nuts in the house and are becoming expert label readers. i am scouring the internet for info and have started to read some books, but the info seems so "technical".
i guess what i am looking for is every day "practical" info to make things seem easier (maybe something like "dealing with food allergies for dummies"!!). he has not had an anaphylactic reaction (& i hope he doesn't!) so i am not even sure what to look for if he was having a serious reaction. when you go out to eat, how do you convey to them your allergies and make sure the food is safe?
finally, we are headed to disney for a short trip in a few weeks & unfortunately this will probably be our first time out to eat, etc. since the food allergy diagnosis (3 young kids + eating out = ). from what i have gathered on these boards, they are very accomodating and informative with food allergies which should make things a bit easier. i also already got some info from brenda bennet which was great. we will mostly be eating counter service, so do i ask to speak to a manager before i get in line or do i just talk to the cashier? (i know this is a silly question, but i feel so new to all of this )
sorry this is so long winded! i feel like i am not a stranger to adversity because my oldest ds6 has down syndrome and i am for the most part in a comfort zone with that. since my youngest ds allergy diagnosis it feels like we are going back to square 1 and having to re-educate ourselves with this new adventure . thanks again for any words of wisdom and tips that may be helpful!!