Kids' Food Allergies for Dummies

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Kids' Food Allergies For Dummies®, Australian & New Zealand Edition; About the Authors; Authors' Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; Conventions Used in This Book; How This Book Is Organised; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Introducing Food Allergies; Chapter 1: Finding Out How Food Can Make Kids Sick; Describing Food Allergies in Kids; Understanding Why Some Kids Have Allergies and Others Don't; Getting a Grip on Allergy Jargon; Watching Allergy Rates Rise. Foiling Food Allergies: Prevention versus CureKnowing the Symptoms; Testing Times: Finding the Cause of Allergic Reactions; Managing Allergies Day by Day; Supporting Parents, Schools and Kids; Looking to the Future; Chapter 2: Investigating the Rising Rates of Food Allergies; Examining Recently Rising Rates of Food Allergies and Other Allergic Diseases; Speculating about Why Allergies Are on the Rise; Chapter 3: Preventing Food Allergy in Kids; Establishing When Food Allergies Develop in Kids; Researching Ways to Prevent Food Allergies. Finding Out If Your Child Is at High Risk of Food AllergyReducing the Chances of Food Allergy Developing in Kids; Introducing Foods into Baby's Diet; Part II: Defining Food Allergies; Chapter 4: Identifying Immediate Food Allergies; Explaining Immediate Food Allergies; Contemplating Common Food Allergies; Studying the Not-So-Usual Suspects: Other Food Allergies; Oral Allergy Syndrome; Chapter 5: Discovering Delayed Food Allergies; Explaining Delayed Food Allergies; Finding Out Which Foods Cause Tummy Upsets; Distinguishing Between Cow's Milk Allergy and Lactose Intolerance. The Irritable InfantChapter 6: Testing for Food Allergies; Comparing Testing for Immediate and Delayed Food Allergies; Testing for IgE Mediated Food Allergies; Checking for Delayed Food Allergies; Scrutinising Unproven Tests; Part III: Living with Food Allergies; Chapter 7: Managing Food Allergies; Knowing the Four Elements of Food Allergy Management; Avoiding the Foods that Cause Troubles; Minimising the Risk of Accidental Exposure; Treating Allergic Reactions; Managing Conditions and Medicines That Can Make Allergy Reactions Worse; Enlisting the Help of a Dietitian. Chapter 8: Caring for Kids at Home and On the GoShopping for Kids with Allergies; Preparing Food in the Home; Travelling with Food Allergic Kids; Eating Out with Kids with Food Allergies; Educating Others; Chapter 9: School and Childcare Staff: Caring for Kids with Food Allergies; Keeping Kids with Food Allergies Safe at Schools and Child Care; Communicating Food Allergy Policies; Dealing with Food in Schools; Taking Allergies on Holiday: School Trips; Chapter 10: Educating Food Allergic Kids; Learning to Manage Your Allergies; Telling People about Your Allergies