Caroline's idea behind the name "Food Allergy Nation" was to create a sense of community so people could talk openly, laugh & share their challenges with Food Allergies, and well as their successes and perseverance as they navigate the ever-changing world of food allergies. Caroline is not a researcher or doctor, but after 15+ years of personal experience raising a child with Multiple Food Allergies and EoE, she understands the value of not feeling alone. She wanted to create a website to help direct people to the experts when they are researching and trying to understand Food Allergies. Remember that any statements on this website or social media are explained in the way she understands food allergies, as a parent (not a doctor, etc).
Food allergies happen when a person's immune system sees food as the enemy and reacts to that food. Some allergies can be very mild, others can be severe or even life-threatening. The problem is, an allergy someone considers "mild" can become "life-threatening" in an instant. There are some treatment options available, depending on a person's allergy and their personal medical history. As Caroline is not a doctor, she firmly believes anyone with food allergies or suspects food allergies should see a Board Certified Allergist as soon as possible. And ALWAYS carry an Epi auto-injector, like Epi-Pen or Auvi-Q. Your life could depend on it!
EoE (Eosinophilic Esophagitis) is being diagnosed more and more in recent years. This is basically inflammation in the esophagus, which can be caused by food or environmental allergies, acid reflux, or maybe something else (they don't really know). Symptoms can range from being a mild nuisance, to surprise vomiting in the middle of the night, to having a swollen throat which can be a dangerous choking hazard! As more people- including young children- are diagnosed with this frustrating condition, we hope raising awareness about it
will encourage researchers to focus on EoE as well as solving the mystery of food allergies.
Allergic Living will always be Caroline's #1 Go To Resource for Food Allergies. They have a full, informative website as well as active social media accounts. This is a great resource for anything that has to do with food or environmental allergies, asthma, updates on current research, useful tips for people with food allergies across all
Allergic Living will always be Caroline's #1 Go To Resource for Food Allergies. They have a full, informative website as well as active social media accounts. This is a great resource for anything that has to do with food or environmental allergies, asthma, updates on current research, useful tips for people with food allergies across all ages, tasty allergy-friendly recipes, cautionary tales to help others avoid pitfalls, and heart-warming stories about people with food allergies rising above their condition to reach their goals in life. Allergic Living has a free quarterly newsletter you can subscribe to on their website.
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team. FAACT has an extremely useful website as well as active social media accounts that Caroline follows. You will see a variety of resources on this page, including a focus on people who are newly diagnosed, civil rights advocacy for those with food allergies, and education resources available
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team. FAACT has an extremely useful website as well as active social media accounts that Caroline follows. You will see a variety of resources on this page, including a focus on people who are newly diagnosed, civil rights advocacy for those with food allergies, and education resources available across many areas relating to allergies. They also have a college student resource center, which is of high value to Caroline as her son is nearing college age and all that can bring with it when living with food allergies.
Caroline was won over by this website when she learned their CEO calls himself the "Blogger in Chief." This page has a wealth of information specific to foods, such as their various Snack Guides which are relevant to specific food allergies (peanut, dairy, gluten, etc). These guides are helpful when reading labels and ingredients, which a
Caroline was won over by this website when she learned their CEO calls himself the "Blogger in Chief." This page has a wealth of information specific to foods, such as their various Snack Guides which are relevant to specific food allergies (peanut, dairy, gluten, etc). These guides are helpful when reading labels and ingredients, which are critical skills for people with food allergies. Snack Safely also share current articles in the news relative to food allergies, and are constantly updating current research in the field. They are active on social media and have a free newsletter you can subscribe to on their page.
No Nut Traveler, Lianne Mandelbaum, was the first social media account Caroline came across when she realized there might be other allergy moms out there. Lianne has active social media accounts where she shares about airline safety for those with food allergies. Lianne is also Allergic Living's airline correspondent and has published man
No Nut Traveler, Lianne Mandelbaum, was the first social media account Caroline came across when she realized there might be other allergy moms out there. Lianne has active social media accounts where she shares about airline safety for those with food allergies. Lianne is also Allergic Living's airline correspondent and has published many articles on the subject. This website has a section where you can share your testimonial/experience of traveling with food allergies.
Caroline enjoys meeting other Food Allergy families and is able to do that through social media! There are many ways you can share your thoughts and opinions: Email Caroline, Subscribe to Caroline's YouTube channel to comment on her posted videos, Follow Caroline on Twitter & Instagram where many people comment daily! You can also follow many other allergy-related social media accounts, such as Allergic Living. The important thing is to find YOUR voice in a safe way when using technology and social media.
Caroline believes that an important part of advocating for food allergy awareness is including people without allergies as well. The non-allergic community is crucial to spreading awareness, which in turn helps keep people with food allergies safer. There are so many non-allergic allies out there: Friends, family, classmates, teachers, coworkers, neighbors- who all care about someone in the Food Allergy Community! And we sincerely appreciate and care about them, too!
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Caroline has also set up a YouTube video specifically for commenting your thoughts about her weekly allergy blogs or what you see on her websites.
You can find this commenting link by going to YouTube and typing:
"Caroline Fleur Weekly Blog Comments" or use this direct link:
https://youtu.be/x1sZRzIKj8c?si=78kIyWWvwMTyK24I
We would love to hear from you!
The content contained in the website of Food Allergy Nation and Caroline Fleur is owned by Caroline Fleur and is intended for general information and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute legal, medical, or psychological advice. All of the thoughts and statements made by Caroline Fleur are through the eyes of a mother and how she interprets food allergies, and not to be taken as any type of advice. You should not act or rely on any information in this web site without consulting an expert (a doctor, an attorney, etc). Additionally, there may be links on this web site to third-party web sites. Such links are provided for the convenience of the user, and Caroline Fleur and Food Allergy Nation have no control over their content. We will not be held responsible for any action taken by the viewer as a result of any information on this web site or its links.
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