My younger son, Kevin, almost 2, is peanut, dairy, and egg allergic. His first and only reaction to peanuts was at 16 months and involved itchy watery eyes, swollen whites of eyes, eyes swelling shut, and hives. His symptons were quickly relieved with Benedryl, and I doubt he ...read more

We're going to Disney in October and want to stay somewhere in Disney. My older son Ben has dairy allergy and Kevin (almost 2) has peanut, egg, and dairy. I've read alot of the posts about Disney and heard egg allergy may be a bit of a challenge. I'm wondering if we should get ...read more

I was just thinking it might be smart to have the problems with nutrigrain reported to FAN. Maybe a phone call from them to Kelloggs (I think Nutrigrain is Kelloggs) might nudge them to look a little further into this and heighten their food allergy awareness. Does Kelloggs ...read more

We're planning to go to Disney in October. At that time, my son's will be 5 1/2 and 2 1/2. Ben, my older son, has a milk allergy. And Kevin, my 2 1/2 yr old has peanut, egg, and milk allergies. I read through many of the posts on Disney and noticed several people mentioning ...read more

One of the food maufacturers I called sent me a package that included a copy of "Living Without" Magazine which is tailored for people with food allergies and chemical sensitivities (seems to have a slant for wheat allergies). The magazine was chock full of information. They ...read more

I just read someone's posting about her daughter reacting to touch from a jellybean. I got this awful feeling in the pit of my stomach (thinking of all the dangers out there for my own PA son, now only 18 months). I've seen reference to jelly beans not being safe several times ...read more