Living with Food Allergies

I have struggled with food allergies since I was born. Some of my food allergies cause anaphylactic reactions while other are less severe. This past year I had a severe reaction, had to use my EpiPen and was taken to the hospital. Several weeks later I had new allergy testing done and was shocked by the results.

Here is the list of items that I need to avoid:

Wheat, Buckwheat, Yeast (brewers & bakers), Whey, Milk (cow & goat), Carrots, Whitefish, Mustard, Turmeric, Cranberries, Vanilla, Sugar beats, Peanut, Malt, Coffee, Red beans, Casein, Hops, Peppermint

At first I was overwhelmed and did not think that it was possible to avoid everything on the list, but over time I have figured things out. Some of the items are definitely harder to avoid than others. I think yeast has been the hardest.

My hope is that I will be able to share some of the things that I have learned with other who struggle with food allergies.