People worried that they or their children might be suffering from an undiagnosed food allergy have a new tool to help them figure out if they should see a specialistlets users enter various symptoms
and provides them with information about potential causes, including whether further advice should be sought from an allergist -- all in just a few clicks. It also offers general resources around food allergies.
“There’s so much information and misinformation that’s out there,” Jennifer Gerdts, executive director of Food Allergy Canada, told CTVNews.ca. By putting the weight of recognizable institutions behind their program, they hope to offer a reliable and safe way of teaching people about which symptoms do and do not suggest possible allergies.
Caleb was eventually diagnosed with a nut allergy, but only after a year-long wait to see an allergist. Such delays are common, in part because of a low number of available doctors. According to the Canadian Medical Association, there were 204 active allergists and clinical immunologists in the country as of 2018.
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