WELCOME TO THE FOOD ALLERGY CENTER OF CONNECTICUT
Our practice provides outstanding care to adults and children with food allergies throughout Fairfield and New Haven Counties. We offer compassionate, honest, and personal care utilizing state-of-the-art food diagnosis and treatment methods in a convenient, comfortable setting with hours to accommodate your busy lifestyle.
FOOD ALLERGY
TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Here at the Food Allergy Center of Connecticut, we work with patients to desensitize their food allergies using a procedure known as oral immunotherapy (OIT).
ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY
Now Available
Oral immunotherapy (desensitization) for peanut, tree nuts, sesame seed, milk, egg, and other foods is available in our office for allergic patients of all ages, starting in infancy (treatment in infancy limited to peanut at this time.) The first available peanut allergy treatment, “Palforzia,” which is available through our office, and oral immunotherapy to other foods is performed using similar proven protocols. Oral immunotherapy raises the threshold at which an allergic individual will react to accidental exposure to the food, providing a safety margin against accidental ingestion.
EARLY PEANUT ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY
Now Available
We are pleased to offer early peanut oral immunotherapy (EPOIT) in very young children, starting in infancy. We are one of very few practices in the area offering this important treatment option in this age group. As with older children, early peanut oral immunotherapy raises the threshold at which an allergic child will react to accidental exposure to the food, providing a safety margin against accidental ingestion. Young children have been found to have even better outcomes from oral immunotherapy, and there is a higher chance of true sustained tolerance to peanut.
CONTACT US TODAY
Schedule A Consultation
Call us today at (203) 259-7070 to schedule a consultation to determine if one of our food allergen desensitization programs will meet the needs of you or your family member today. Don’t delay, it could change your lives.
TELEMEDICINE VISITS
To help accommodate patients concerned about COVID-19 or unable to come to the office,, we have telemedicine video conferencing appointments available, for both NEW and ESTABLISHED patients. Please call our office at 203-259-7070 to schedule a visit.
FOOD ALLERGY 101
provided by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
WHAT IS A FOOD ALLERGY?
Food allergies affect over 32 million Americans and can be a potentially life-threatening medical condition. Learn more about food allergies, what causes them and more.
TIPS FOR AVOIDING ALLERGENS
To prevent a reaction to allergens, it’s important to avoid products that contain it. Click the link below for tips on how to avoid specific allergens and a guide for an allergen free diet.
EPINEPHRINE OPTIONS
Right now In the market, there are many different epinephrine auto-injectors available. Click the link below for more information on the different kinds and how to use them.
LEARN HOW TO SAVE LIVES
Prepare yourself and your family on how to respond to Anaphylaxis. Click the link below for details on a free course that can help save the lives of those with food allergies.
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