Food Allergy and Intolerance Management
Food Allergy and Intolerance Management provides specialist dietary assessment and personalised guidance by a dietitian to accurately identify food triggers, implement a safe and nutritionally complete elimination diet, and ensure patients with food allergies and intolerances eat safely, confidently, and without nutritional compromise.
Overview
Key Benefits
Discover the advantages of choosing our food allergy and intolerance management services.
Accurate diagnosis prevents unnecessary avoidance of foods that are not causing reactions
Nutritional completeness assessment prevents deficiency from allergen elimination
Label reading skills provide lifelong safe independent food selection
Structured reintroduction allows natural tolerance development to be safely tested
Eating out strategies reduce the social isolation and anxiety of food allergy
Clinical Features
The technology, techniques and clinical approach behind our food allergy and intolerance management.
IgE versus non-IgE versus intolerance distinction drives fundamentally different management
Allergy test results interpreted with clinical history -- sensitisation without reaction does not confirm allergy
Nutritionally complete elimination diet prevents deficiencies from allergen avoidance
EU 14 allergen labelling law education enables safe packaged food selection
Structured reintroduction protocols used for milk and egg allergy where tolerance development is expected
Preparation Instructions
Always read food ingredient labels carefully before purchasing any product -- ingredients change without warning. Inform restaurants of your allergy when booking and again when ordering -- use allergy alert cards if helpful. Attend all scheduled allergy review appointments -- some food allergies resolve over time in children while others are lifelong. Never reintroduce a confirmed IgE-mediated allergen at home -- oral food challenge under medical supervision is the safe and correct approach.
The Procedure
Step-by-step guide to what you can expect during your food allergy and intolerance management procedure.
Allergy and Intolerance History
A detailed history distinguishes IgE-mediated allergy (rapid onset minutes to 2 hours urticaria vomiting anaphylaxis) from non-IgE allergy (delayed hours to days GI symptoms) and food intolerance (dose-dependent non-immune symptoms). This distinction is critical for management.
Review of Allergy Test Results
Skin prick test and specific IgE blood test results are reviewed alongside the clinical history. Sensitisation (positive test) must be interpreted with the clinical history -- a positive test without clinical reaction does not confirm allergy and should not drive unnecessary avoidance.
Elimination Diet Design
A safe nutritionally complete elimination diet is designed -- removing only the confirmed allergen while providing explicit alternative food sources to replace all nutrients from the eliminated food. Generic elimination without nutritional replacement causes deficiencies.
Safe Food List and Label Reading
A comprehensive safe food list for the specific allergen is provided with detailed cross-reactivity information. Label reading skills are taught -- current EU legislation requires 14 major allergens to be clearly declared on pre-packaged foods.
Eating Out and Social Situation Management
Practical strategies for eating safely in restaurants at social events travelling and in school are provided. Restaurant communication cards medical alert jewellery and advance meal planning support safe eating outside the home environment.
Food Reintroduction When Appropriate
Where evidence supports tolerance development (cow's milk ladder for CMPA egg ladder for egg allergy) a structured home reintroduction protocol is provided. Formal oral food challenges for IgE-mediated allergy are performed under medical supervision only.
What to Expect
Your dietitian reviews all allergy test results alongside your symptom diary to confirm which foods are genuinely causing your symptoms and which eliminations may be unnecessarily restricting your diet. A clear, personalised elimination diet plan is developed with safe food lists, alternative sources for eliminated nutrients, product recommendations, label reading guidance, and advice on eating out safely and confidently.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about food allergy and intolerance management.
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