Living with FPIES
Power of the Patient Community: Global FPIES Day 2022
While attending an online event, Aspen Ideas: Health 2022, there was a discussion panel on the topic, “Partnering with Patients Strengthens Science”. One of the panelists, Sneha Dave, in discussing the importance of the condition community, said these words: “One thing we can’t forget – while we are waiting for a Read more…
Helping families
Talking About FPIES- Part Three: Explaining FPIES to Your Child
Talking about FPIES is a 3-part blog series by Angelika Sharma, FPIES Foundation volunteer. Explaining FPIES to your child You may not have conversations with your baby or small child yet, but you are already communicating with them about their FPIES every day. In part three of our Three-Blog-Post Series Read more…
Helping families
Talking about FPIES- Part Two: Effectively Sharing Your Needs with FPIES.
Talking about FPIES is a 3-part blog series by Angelika Sharma, FPIES Foundation volunteer. Effectively sharing about your FPIES needs In the early days after an FPIES diagnosis, parents learn so much: from information about the diagnosis to navigating their new everyday life. As their days are re-shaped and the Read more…
Helping families
Talking About FPIES- Part One: How to Explain FPIES to Others
Talking about FPIES is a 3-part blog series by Angelika Sharma, FPIES Foundation volunteer. How to Explain FPIES to Others As the parent or caregiver to a child with FPIES, you regularly find yourself having to explain the needs of your child: first with family and friends, then in places Read more…
Helping families
Caregiver Anxiety and FPIES
Caregiver Anxiety and FPIES A guest post written and submitted by Mun Cho, Registered Dietitian and Food Allergy Parent. FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome) is a non-IgE food allergy, which is different from the IgE-mediated food allergy that could potentially be anaphylactic. Acute FPIES involves excessive vomiting, which could lead Read more…
Living with FPIES
“A Mothers Guide to FPIES”: Interview with the Author
Recently, we learned of a parenting book for parents of children diagnosed with FPIES. We had an opportunity for an interview with author, Angelika Sharma, and here is what she shares about her book, “A Mother’s Guide to FPIES”. Tell us a little about your book and your aim in Read more…
Living with FPIES
Allergen Cross Contact: A 6th Science Fair Project
Recently, we learned about an award winning Science Fair project that raised awareness to food allergies. It was done by a 6th grade student and today we’d like to share a little about that project with you! Tell us a little about yourself. I am Ameya Balaji, studying in 6th grade, and Read more…
Living with FPIES
Navigating FPIES in the Classroom– Preparing for a new school year!
I sat nervously at the conference table, introducing myself to a room of new faces, new faces that I sincerely hoped would help to make accommodations for my daughter when she entered kindergarten in the next year. I had reason to be nervous—we had never found a preschool willing to Read more…
Helping families
Interview with Making Do Recipes!
Making Do Recipes: FPIES, MCAS, EoE, Allergy Recipe Finder Tell us a little about your background and your aim to provide allergy friendly recipes: Our son, Elisha, started his life in the NICU due to breathing difficulties and low oxygen, and he continued to have multi-systemic symptoms throughout his infancy. Read more…