/r/FoodAllergies is a place for resources, information, discussion, warnings, tips, and support.

**Newly Diagnosed?**

* [FAQ](https://www.foodallergy.org/life-with-food-allergies/newly-diagnosed/common-questions): Answers to common questions by the Food Allergy & Anaphyaxis Network

* [How to Read a Label](http://www.foodallergy.org/downloads/HTRLsheet.pdf): PDF guide from FAAN with information on carefully reading labels

* [Travelling with Food Allergies](https://myfamilytravels.com/share/blogs/50965-11-tips-traveling-and-coping-food-allergies): Tips for dining at a restaurant while travelling

* [Food Substitutes](http://www.livingwithout.com/resources/substitutions.html): List of substitutions for cooking and baking

**Helpful Links**

* [Food Allergy Research & Education (F.A.R.E.)](http://www.foodallergy.org/): Recently diagnosed? FARE is one of the best advocacy, support, and general information resources out there.

* [Food Allergy Canada](http://foodallergycanada.ca/): educates, supports and advocates for the needs of Canadians living with food allergies and the risk of anaphylaxis.

* [FoodFacts](http://www.foodfacts.com/): Ingredients, warnings, other info about store-bought foods

* [Kids with Food Allergies](http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/): Information for parents of children with food allergies

* [Yummly](http://www.yummly.com/blog/2010/06/yummly-recipes-filtered-by-food-allergies/): Filter recipes by allergen(s)

* [Open Food Facts](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/): a food products database made by everyone, for everyone.

**Posting Rules**

1. **No promoting pseudoscience**  
Any unproven treatments or advice will be removed at moderator discretion for the safety of the community. We have people with life-threatening allergies here, we do not mess around.

2. **Self-promotional posts**  
Please limit self-promotional posts to content that you have created off-site to once per-week to prevent the sub from getting flooded. That post can contain multiple topics if desired.

3. **Please flair your posts**  
We have flairs to categorize recipes, newly diagnosed users, and potentially upsetting posts (trigger warning), please use them.

**Related Subreddits**

* /r/peanutallergy
* /r/sulfiteallergy
* /r/Allergies 
* /r/LactoseIntolerant
* /r/Celiac
* /r/EosinophilicE
* /r/GlutenFree
* /r/GlutenFreeCooking
* /r/eczema
* /r/Asthma

<div class="md"><a href="/r/FoodAllergies">/r/FoodAllergies</a> is a place for resources, information, discussion, warnings, tips, and support.

Newly Diagnosed?

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.foodallergy.org/life-with-food-allergies/newly-diagnosed/common-questions">FAQ</a>: Answers to common questions by the Food Allergy &amp; Anaphyaxis Network</li>
<li><a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/downloads/HTRLsheet.pdf">How to Read a Label</a>: PDF guide from FAAN with information on carefully reading labels</li>
<li><a href="https://myfamilytravels.com/share/blogs/50965-11-tips-traveling-and-coping-food-allergies">Travelling with Food Allergies</a>: Tips for dining at a restaurant while travelling</li>
<li><a href="http://www.livingwithout.com/resources/substitutions.html">Food Substitutes</a>: List of substitutions for cooking and baking</li>
</ul>

Helpful Links

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.foodallergy.org/">Food Allergy Research &amp; Education (F.A.R.E.)</a>: Recently diagnosed? FARE is one of the best advocacy, support, and general information resources out there.</li>
<li><a href="http://foodallergycanada.ca/">Food Allergy Canada</a>: educates, supports and advocates for the needs of Canadians living with food allergies and the risk of anaphylaxis.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.foodfacts.com/">FoodFacts</a>: Ingredients, warnings, other info about store-bought foods</li>
<li><a href="http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/">Kids with Food Allergies</a>: Information for parents of children with food allergies</li>
<li><a href="http://www.yummly.com/blog/2010/06/yummly-recipes-filtered-by-food-allergies/">Yummly</a>: Filter recipes by allergen(s)</li>
<li><a href="https://world.openfoodfacts.org/">Open Food Facts</a>: a food products database made by everyone, for everyone.</li>
</ul>

Posting Rules

<ol>
<li>No promoting pseudoscience 
Any unproven treatments or advice will be removed at moderator discretion for the safety of the community. We have people with life-threatening allergies here, we do not mess around.</li>
<li>Self-promotional posts 
Please limit self-promotional posts to content that you have created off-site to once per-week to prevent the sub from getting flooded. That post can contain multiple topics if desired.</li>
<li>Please flair your posts 
We have flairs to categorize recipes, newly diagnosed users, and potentially upsetting posts (trigger warning), please use them.</li>
</ol>

Related Subreddits

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/peanutallergy">/r/peanutallergy</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/sulfiteallergy">/r/sulfiteallergy</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Allergies">/r/Allergies</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/LactoseIntolerant">/r/LactoseIntolerant</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Celiac">/r/Celiac</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/EosinophilicE">/r/EosinophilicE</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/GlutenFree">/r/GlutenFree</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/GlutenFreeCooking">/r/GlutenFreeCooking</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/eczema">/r/eczema</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Asthma">/r/Asthma</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Ingredients please!

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Community info source on everything relating to food allergies. Share allergen-free recipes, rant about your struggles, ask questions, and find answers about food allergies and sensitivities.
If you are a person who has lived with an allergy for many years, please stick around to advise the newly diagnosed who are looking for guidance. We are all in this together.

<div class="md">Community info source on everything relating to food allergies. Share allergen-free recipes, rant about your struggles, ask questions, and find answers about food allergies and sensitivities.
If you are a person who has lived with an allergy for many years, please stick around to advise the newly diagnosed who are looking for guidance. We are all in this together.
</div>

**Are you currently experiencing a potentially life-threatening reaction?** Find an epinephrine pen and call a hospital/emergency line. Do not post about it on reddit and sit around waiting for a response!

**Are you looking to find out the ingredients in something you ate?** Your first step should be to contact the restaurant or company that made/produced the food. They will always know more about the specific preparation than strangers on the internet.

Please remember that the best person to give medical advice is a real-life medical professional. ALWAYS get a second opinion when consulting the internet for advice.

<div class="md">Are you currently experiencing a potentially life-threatening reaction? Find an epinephrine pen and call a hospital/emergency line. Do not post about it on reddit and sit around waiting for a response!

Are you looking to find out the ingredients in something you ate? Your first step should be to contact the restaurant or company that made/produced the food. They will always know more about the specific preparation than strangers on the internet.

Please remember that the best person to give medical advice is a real-life medical professional. ALWAYS get a second opinion when consulting the internet for advice.
</div>

What do you struggle with the most when understand food labels?