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EoE Families Experience Mixed Feelings About Recent Discovery

Mixed feelings were felt by many when Nature Genetics published on Monday that researchers had found the cause for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), a difficult to treat allergic/immune condition which is sometimes developed by patients after outgrowing a food allergy.Happy_family_(1)

This major breakthrough in food allergy research not only affects families who suffer from EoE, but also provides hope for the entire food allergy community as an essential piece of the puzzle toward finding a cure for food allergies.

Some parents, desperate to improve their children’s quality of life were curious about how soon medicine to treat the condition may become available and others were excitedly asking how to get their kids involved in the next clinical trials.

Clinical trials is most likely what it will take for kids currently dealing with EoE to get the kind of relief they need.  As Michelle Fogg, president of the Utah Food Allergy Network stated, “Research is expensive and takes a long time… the translation into a viable treatment accessible to the general public is still years down the road.”

Megan Lavin, also of Utah says “I am grateful that this area of research is being given attention and funding. I hope that people will continue to donate and further this cause.”

The recent groundbreaking study was funded in part by Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for food allergies.  FARE hosts over 60 Walks across the United States to raise funds and awareness for food allergies each year.  Click here to find a walk near you or join Team Cookie in supporting FARE today.

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Tiffany Rogers

Tiffany is the mother of a child with multiple severe food allergies, wife of a husband with food allergy sensitivities, and manages a few allergies of her own. As Founder of Allergy Cookie, her goal is to provide you with information to simplify living with multiple food allergies and celebrate life in the process. Tiffany has served as a local Chair for the FARE Walk for Food Allergy, Community Events Director and General Board Member for the Utah Food Allergy Network, and Support Group Leader for NNMG Food Allergic Families of Utah. In addition to blogging and publishing books about living with food allergies, Tiffany shares an empowering message as a public speaker at conferences supporting the newly diagnosed and others facing challenges in the kitchen. Tiffany's latest project is the newly formed Chef Free Club, a plant-based, gluten-free and allergy friendly cooking club for kids! Connect with Tiffany via Linked In!

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