High Cost of Food Allergy
High Cost of Food Allergy | Foodfacts.com
Aside from the additional costs that families dealing with food allergies have to incur, another financial challenge comes in the form of opportunity loss. More often than not, half of what would ordinarily be a two-income household will have to give up his or her career in order to closely monitor a child suffering from dangerous allergies – or at the very least to cut back on working hours.
Dr. Tamara Perry, a researcher at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, shares: “The loss of income and the additional costs associated with food allergies can have a significant financial impact.”
Foodfacts.com has encountered an article posted on Hometestingblog.testcountry.com that raises some interesting and serious issues about the financial impact of dealing with food allergies.
While it may not be easy to manage all these challenges, there are steps that can be done. First, there needs to be a clear diagnosis on the allergy, in order to do away with unnecessary or unplanned expenses. While this in itself is a challenge and can be rather costly, it may have benefits in the long term. Parents are encouraged to get in touch with such advocacy groups as the Food Allergy Initiative and the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network for information on research into food allergies and intolerances.
Once a clear diagnosis has been made then it will be easier to plan one’s grocery list. Since specialty foods for people with allergies are usually more expensive, comparing prices and buying in bulk can lead to savings.
There are numerous resources available that are helpful in determining foods to avoid due to food allergies. Foodfacts.com, for example, continues to be a strong and reliable source of hidden food ingredient information, empowering consumers to make intelligent and healthy food choices.
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I only have a sister and a mother who have food related allergies, luckily they’re old enough to look out for themselves. Tammy you got a tough situation going on, it’s probably going to be a tough grind on the demands until your son gets a good friend or comes in the hand of some trained people. I’d personally like to know if the school personnel could take a course or something, I hope something good comes your way to help you out.
Looking after a child with food intolerances and allergies can be very difficult, especially when they’re young. As a family and as they get older, the best thing that anyone could do is educate themselves and the individual with the allergy &/or intolerance. The person who suffers from it can eventually look after themselves as they get older, which is important if they want to avoid reactions in the first place (prevention not reaction is key here). “Teach a man how to fish, feed him for a lifetime” kinda deal.
I believe a lot of these allergies/intolerances come from processed foods, crops, and modified ingredients in processed foods. I’d advise everyone here to stick to raw foods and look up the “Gerson Therapy”, it’s a nutritional program with over 60 years of proven & documented success.
I took off work as well for the same reason. Now even the summer camps I sign him up for I am required to stand out in the lobby because the staff is not allowed to hold or administer the epi pen. Because he is only 5 his doctor does not allow his holding his own pen and even an adult would have trouble administering it. You can’t expect a 5 year old to administer an epi pen. I’m assuming any field trip, sports etc. I will have to attend. How can you work a full time job when you need to be at any function so that someone is able to hold the epi pen. Even bus drivers are not allowed to carry the epi pen. That means I need to drive and pick him up every day. How do you work with those demands?
I can relate very well on this topic. My wife has to take a leave whenever our son has asthma attacks. It doesn’t happen a lot, about 2 to 3 times a year. Asthma is triggered by allergy as well, although not necessarily food. The doctor says he has to avoid some food like chocolate and peanuts.