Essay On Peanut Allergies

I first went with an article published back in 2009 which argues that most schools at the time were over reacting to peanut allergies. The article titled Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies? by Tiffany Sharples in Time magazine uses three extreme cases where schools over reacted to peanut allergies. One case the article discusses is that of a San Francisco school where the school nurse forced children to scrub their hand prior to entering the school and then confiscated packed lunches to remove any peanut based products. Another example was that of a Connecticut town that cut down three nut bearing trees because the grandmother of one student complained it posed a threat to her grandson who had a sever nut allergy. The author’s final example is a Massachusetts school bus that was evacuated because a stray peanut was found on the floor of the bus. These are excellent examples of how schools have over reacted to peanut allergies over the years. The author also uses two doctors to evaluate whether reactions like the ones described were over reactions. Both doctors did agree the instances were extreme but felt the public at large responds more reasonably. One doctor in the article suggest that reactions like these are caused by social spread of anxiety and over diagnosis. The author also mentions parents

The increased prevalence of food allergies in school children, the rapid onset of symptoms and potentially fatal nature of anaphylaxis, combined with the high risk of accidental exposure warrants significant action.

Why it is important to follow carers instructions in respect of their child’s food allergies or intolerances

This was a rare day in my everyday life of being allergic to nuts and sesame seeds. Many people have heard about food allergies, but do not actually know what they are. A food allergy is when the immune system produces antibodies in defense against a substance that is actually not harmful to the body. There is no cure for food allergies yet, and the reaction can ultimately be life threatening. Dealing with an allergy is an everyday challenge that has forced me to become more aware of the food I eat. My family and I discovered my allergy at a young age, and one of the ways I manage it is by always

About 17 to 18 million U.S. citizens (http://www.parentherald.com/articles/22242/20160222/oral-immunotherapy-reverse-children-s-food-allergies-100-percent-combined.htm) have allergies to at least one food. There is a 65 percent chance of tehir children inheriting their allergies. It is estimated that one-quarter of food allergic people will suffer an episode of anaphylaxis (http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2014fall/i-can-eat-it.html)

The purpose of this study is to focus on an evidence based approach to reducing peanut allergies in children by introducing peanut based foods at an early age.

Moreover, food allergic children are also bullied due to their allergy, in addition to isolation and exclusion. Children who have a food allergy while in school “may find close peers a source of support for their condition, however emerging research indicates that children with food allergies may also encounter teasing and bullying due to their food allergies” (McQuaid and Jandasek). While some food allergic children are fortunate enough to find friends that also have a food allergy in their class, most food allergic children do not. Food allergies are prevalent in about 6 in 100 children, meaning that a majority of a child’s class is food allergy free. This can cause issues with bullying between classmates and peers within the school. “A recent study by Shemesh and colleagues (2013) indicated that almost half (45.4%) of children with food allergies reported having been bullied, and 31.5% reported bullying specific to their food allergy” (McQuaid and Jandasek). Bullying happens in schools everywhere and is typically a daily occurrence within a school and comes in many forms including, physical, verbal, social, and cyber. Physical bullying is particularly dangerous when it involves a food allergic child. Classmates can physically hurt the food allergic child by bringing the food to class or taunting them with the food in the lunch room. Social bullying involves leaving someone out on purpose, telling others not to be friends with them, etc. This can also affect a food

An 11-year-old boy has been brought to the ED by his teacher, who reports that the boy may be having a “really bad allergic reaction to peanuts” after trading lunches with a peer. The triage nurse’s rapid assessment reveals the presence of

Peanuts are very commonly used in the preparation of food items. ("Peanut Allergy...The Shocking Facts - Allergies: Allergy Symptoms, Treatment, and Medications on MedicineNet.com", n.d.)

Schools should ban peanuts from schools because they can feel unsafe. They will be worried when they might smell peanuts or when they may have accidentally touched a peanut. If they do make contact or even smell peanuts they will have an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Some effects of anaphylaxis may include feeling uneasy at first, dizziness, difficulty breathing and sometimes even fainting. This can be life threatening. Knowing this, kids can feel very unsafe.

The school has policies and procedures in place which make staff and others working with children in the school to be aware of their individual responsibilities. They also improve and update regularly the level of information from parents.The table for graph C shows the prevalence variation of food allergies by age among children from 0 to 14 years. The graph also identified how each food allergies increase with a different age. From 0- 2years old peanut has 22.2%, 3-5 years 30.3, 6- 10 years 22.5, 11-13 years 28.1 and from 2-14 years 20.2. From the table, we could see that children from 3-5 years which are nursery children have the highest peanut allergies. This means that these children are the highest risk of food allergies.From the breakdown of food allergies, graph A shows the percentage of total cases of how food allergies have increased among the children. The graph also shows that 50% of children are allergic to nuts and these are the most common type of food allergies among the children in the UK. This is because there are peanut ingredients in many types of food children like to eat such as peanut

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Dr. Christine McCusker, head of pediatric allergy and immunology at Montreal Children’s Hospital, said an individual's saliva can hold traces of of allergens, including peanuts, for up to four hours after the food has been eaten.

Food allergies are abnormal immunological responses to a special food or food component . Two types of abnormal immunological responses can happen immediately and delayed reactions. Both are well documented to occur in certain individuals at ingestion of specific foods.recently These illnesses are spread and sometimes called individualistic reverse reactions to foods because they affect only certain individuals in the population.In addition ,Cause of food allergy enter hospital almost thirty thousand people to the emergency room, and up to a hundred to two hundred deaths each year (Taylor and Hefle. 2005).

If anyone notices that a child develops symptoms after being exposed to certain foods, then the child should avoid such foods. The most common foods that can cause allergies include: peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc.), fish, shellfish, eggs (especially egg whites), milk, soy, and wheat. Keeping a diary for a few weeks and recording what foods a child has been eating, especially new foods, and when they develop symptoms may help figure out what they are allergic to. This is often what professionals encourage families to do to get to the true cause of what is making them so ill. Once it has been determined what a child is allergic to, it is important to learn to read food labels because the food a child is allergic to may be an ingredient of many other foods.