Parenting with Food Allergies
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The Parent’s Guide to Oral Immunotherapy (OIT): What You Need to Know
What Is Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)? If you’re here, you’ve probably heard the term oral immunotherapy, or OIT, and are wondering what it actually means for your child. Let me introduce you to the treatment that changed our lives. OIT is a treatment where your child eats tiny, controlled amounts of the food they’re allergic to—and… Continue reading
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Disappointment, Despair and Discovering OIT
It had been a couple of years since Amelia was diagnosed with her food allergies and we were back in the clinic for allergy testing. We had been avoiding her allergens for the past two years. I was hoping that she had outgrown some of them—because that’s what we were told—to wait and avoid, and… Continue reading
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