Health & Fitness
Local Pediatric Allergist’s Helpful Q&A on Food Allergies
A Palo Alto Medical Foundation pediatric allergist answers questions about food allergies, what they are, how to recognize symptoms and what to do if your child may have them.
With studies and the media reporting increases in childhood food allergies, parents may wonder if being concerned that their child might develop a food allergy is yet another thing to add to the worry list. In a recent Q&A on the Palo Alto Medical Foundation health blog, Jamila Martin, M.D., a board-certified pediatric allergist and immunologist (PAMF), answers several commonly asked questions about food allergies and intolerances in children.
Dr. Martin explains that although there is no cure for food allergies, the good news is that many children do outgrow them by age 6, particularly to some of the most common food triggers such as eggs, milk, soy or wheat. She details symptoms of food allergies and how to treat them – and how food allergies differ from food intolerances.
