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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The FPIES Foundation Partners with My PaTH Story Booth Post written by Amanda LeFew, Co-Director at The FPIES Foundation Select content in this article was used with permission from the My PaTH Story Booth’s website You have often heard us say, “Your greatest contribution to the Foundation is your Voice!” Read more…
From every corner of our world, COVID-19 has impacted us all in one way or another. As I sit here in my living room, in a state particularly hard hit, the evidence of this impact is all too clear. The stress, the risk of catching this illness, the changes in Read more…