Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword by Maureen Jenkins -- Author's note -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Introduction -- Background -- 1 Food Allergy -- WHAT IS ALLERGY? -- WHO CAN DEVELOP ALLERGIES? -- HOW COMMON IS ALLERGY? -- WHY ARE ALLERGIES INCREASING? -- FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY -- TREATMENT -- SUMMARY -- 2 Food Allergy Tests -- WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A FOOD ALLERGY -- DIAGNOSIS OF A FOOD ALLERGY -- TESTING FOR A SUSPECTED FOOD ALLERGY -- ALTERNATIVE DIAGNOSTIC THERAPIES -- FOLLOWING THE DIAGNOSIS OF A FOOD ALLERGY -- TESTING FOR LATEX ALLERGY -- REFERRAL TO AN ALLERGY SPECIALIST -- 3 Will My Allergy Improve over Time? -- IMMUNOTHERAPY (DESENSITISATION) -- VACCINE -- GROWING OUT OF IT -- 4 Anaphylaxis -- WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF ANAPHYLAXIS? -- AT WHAT AGE CAN ANAPHYLAXIS START? -- WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THE BODY? -- WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? -- WHAT FACTORS INCREASE THE SEVERITY AND SPEED OF AN ALLERGIC REACTION? -- WHAT IS THE TREATMENT? -- WHICH MEDICATION - AND WHEN? -- TREATMENT WHEN TAKING OTHER MEDICATION -- MANAGEMENT OF A SEVERE ATTACK -- HOW CAN YOU PREVENT FURTHER REACTIONS? -- THE ANAPHYLAXIS CAMPAIGN -- THE PHARMACY AND THE 'LITTLE RED BOOK' -- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -- 5 Your Anaphylaxis Contingency Plan -- EMERGENCY PACK -- ACTION PLAN FOR USE IN SEVERE ANAPHYLAXIS -- GENERAL PREPARATION -- IDENTIFICATION (ID) -- 6 Food Allergy and Going to School -- PRE-SCHOOL -- MEDICAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- SETTING UP AN ACTION PLAN -- HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SCHOOL -- RECORDS -- FOOD AT SCHOOL -- SCHOOL ACTIVITIES -- 7 Food Allergy in Young Adults -- COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING-IN -- EXTRA TIPS -- Enjoying Food -- 8 The Dietitian's Role -- GETTING A REFERRAL -- SEEING THE DIETITIAN -- 9 Food Labelling -- PRODUCT CHANGES -- FOOD ALLERGEN LABELLING LAWS -- ALCOHOLIC DRINKS -- 'MAY CONTAIN' ISSUES.

THE FOOD AND DRINK FEDERATION -- THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY -- TRADING STANDARDS -- SUPERMARKET FOOD-ALLERGEN LABELLING -- FOOD OUTLETS -- COSMETICS LABELLING -- 10 Special Diets -- COW'S-MILK- AND DAIRY-FREE DIET -- DAIRY-FREE DIET AND NUTRITION -- REPLACEMENT FOODS -- EGG-FREE DIET -- EGG ALLERGY -- FOODS CONTAINING EGGS -- VACCINES -- ALTERNATIVES FOR EGGS -- EGG-FREE FOODS -- PEANUT-FREE AND NUT-FREE DIETS -- OTHER NAMES FOR PEANUT -- PEANUT DERIVATIVES -- PEANUT OIL -- OTHER NUT ALLERGIES -- 'MAY CONTAIN' WARNINGS ON FOOD LABELS -- IS PEANUT OR NUT ALLERGY ON THE INCREASE? -- HOW DANGEROUS IS PEANUT/NUT ALLERGY? -- REDUCING THE DANGER OF A SEVERE REACTION -- EATING OUT WITH A PEANUT/NUT ALLERGY -- MISTAKEN PEANUT DERIVATIVES -- ALTERNATIVE PEANUT/NUT-FREE TREATS -- LUPIN ALLERGY -- SESAME-FREE DIET -- SESAME SEED ALLERGY -- SESAME OIL -- YOU SHOULD KNOW -- SHELLFISH-FREE AND FISH-FREE DIETS -- FISH-FREE DIET -- 'HIDDEN' FISH -- SHELLFISH-FREE DIET -- SCROMBOID POISONING -- WHEAT-FREE AND GLUTEN-FREE DIETS -- WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEAT-FREE AND GLUTEN-FREE? -- AVOIDING WHEAT -- WHEAT SUBSTITUTES -- AVOIDING GLUTEN -- LABELLING -- SPECIAL DIETARY PRODUCTS (wheat-free and gluten-free) -- SOYA-FREE DIET -- EATING OUT -- TOILETRIES -- ALTERNATIVE FOODS -- ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME -- LATEX-FRUIT-POLLEN SYNDROME -- KIWI ALLERGY -- CELERY ALLERGY -- MUSTARD ALLERGY -- SULPHITES -- MULTIPLE FOOD ALLERGIES -- 11 Allergy Prevention - Pregnancy, breast-feeding, formula milks and weaning -- ATOPY -- THE FATHER'S DIET -- ADVICE FOR THE MOTHER -- FORMULA MILKS FOR THE ALLERGIC INFANT -- IF COW'S MILK FORMULA IS UNSUITABLE -- WEANING -- 12 Cross-reactivity and Food Families -- COMMON CROSS-REACTIONS BETWEEN FOODS IN THE SAME GROUP -- COMMON CROSS-REACTIONS BETWEEN FOODS IN DIFFERENT GROUPS -- 13 Eating In -- HOW CAN I MAKE MY DIET MORE APPETISING?.

WHERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT 'SPECIAL DIET' PRODUCTS -- FINDING SUITABLE REPLACEMENT FOODS -- 14 Eating Away from Home -- BASIC GUIDELINES FOR EATING OUT -- SPECIAL OCCASIONS -- GOING INTO HOSPITAL -- SEVERE FOOD ALLERGY -- 15 Cross-contamination -- FOOD MANUFACTURE -- FOOD PREPARATION -- PERSONAL CONTACT -- Enjoying Life -- 16 Holidays and Travelling -- TRAVELLING OR HOLIDAYING IN THE UK -- TRAVELLING OR HOLIDAYING ABROAD -- PLANNING FOR AN EMERGENCY -- OTHER ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- 17 Help for People on Special Diets -- FREE PRESCRIPTIONS -- PREPAYMENT CERTIFICATE ('SEASON TICKET') FOR PRESCRIPTIONS -- OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES -- NON-COW'S MILK FORMULA ON PRESCRIPTION -- GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS -- WHOLE-EGG REPLACER -- STATE BENEFITS -- NON-FINANCIAL SOURCES OF HELP WHEN ON A SPECIAL DIET -- 18 Career and Leisure Choices -- FOOD ALLERGY -- OTHER ALLERGY -- OTHER CHOICES -- LEISURE -- Glossary -- Appendix 1 Useful Addresses -- Appendix 2 Useful Websites -- Appendix 3 Useful Publications -- Index.