Swapnil, father of two, shares on this episode of the podcast about his daughter, Anya, who has severe food allergies.  Swapnil shares about Anya’s first symptoms of a food allergy and the event that revealed the severity of her allergies. Whether you are a parent or Clinician, you will gain so much understanding and knowledge about food allergies by listening to Swapnil’s story.

[2:10] Value of resources along the journey

[4:00] Introducing the family

[4:56] Eczema struggles at 6 months old

[5:30] Anya had a anaphylactic reaction to cashew butter

[6:44] Awareness is arising about food allergies

[7:46] Preparation for Anya to go to school

[9:07] Testing from a local allergist

[10:20] Keeping a variety of foods in her diet

[11:30] Keeping a spreadsheet to keep track of food and reactions

[14:50] How manufacturing changes created an issue

[16:00] How mitigating the risk is a form self care

[17:23] Sub-lingual Immunotherapy treatment (SLIT)

[19:00] Finding a team of allergists for Anya

[21:30]  The differences in a school settings and away from home

[25:13] Swapnil wrote a book to help Anya cope

[26:10] How the Allergy Community online was extremely helpful

[28:22] Practical ways to remember to take the Epi pen

[31:08] Using the epi-pen is never easy

[32:00] Sharing about Anya’s character

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