Food Allergy/Intolerance
How Can We Help?
Dietitians have a unique role in assisting with food allergies and intolerances including:
- Maternal elimination diets
- Breastfeeding and specialised infant formulas
- Introduction of solids
- Travelling with food allergy
- Adequate nutrition
- Food challenges
- Education on avoiding allergens
- Food labelling
- Food intolerance, including FODMAPs and food chemical investigation
Food Allergy
Food allergy is increasing in Australia. We know that food allergy occurs in around 10% of infants, 4-8% of children, and 2% of adults. The most common triggers are:
- Egg
- Cow’s milk
- Peanut
- Tree nuts
- Sesame
- Soy
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Wheat
We Also Work With Individuals With
- Food protein induced enteropathy
- Food protein induced proctocolitis
- Food protein induced enterocolitis (FPIES)
- Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE)
- Oral allergy syndrome
- Food Dependent Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis (FDEIA)
Food Intolerance
FODMAPs are a collection of short chain carbohydrates that can trigger gut symptoms in people with IBS. We’re here to help you determine your triggers and find ways of eating that is varied, relaxed, and most suited to your body.
We work with safe investigation, elimination, food challenges and ultimately liberalising your diet whilst maintaining adequate symptom management.
RPAH Food Chemical Investigation, Elimination, and Reintroduction
Some people are sensitive to naturally occurring food chemicals, including:
- Salicylates
- Amines
- Glutamates
- Additives and preservatives
Did you know about 15% of the world’s population is affected by IBS?