Food Allergy For Children

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Are you the parent of a small child? Are you worried about his or her health? It's natural for a parent to be concerned about their child's health, especially when it comes to food allergies. If you're wondering whether or not to talk to your child's pediatrician about food allergy testing, here are the answers to some questions you may have:

If a parent is allergic to milk, will their child also be allergic to milk? Having a food allergy makes it more likely that your child will also have a food allergy. However, it doesn't mean that he or she will have the same food allergy. Where you are allergic to milk, he or she might instead have an allergy to eggs or fish. Instead of just guessing what might or might not harm your child, food allergy

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