Food Allergies

What causes my allergies?

If you have a food allergy, your immune system overreacts to a particular protein found in that food. Symptoms can occur when coming in contact with just a tiny amount of the food. Severe allergic reactions to food occur within minutes to hours of eating the trigger food. Understanding if your reaction to food is a life-threatening allergy versus an intolerance to food can help with guiding food restrictions and treatment recommendations.

How do we evaluate your food allergies?

Proper diagnosis of food allergies is extremely important. Identifying trigger foods can help with targeted avoidance, more liberalized diets, and focused treatment. Studies have shown that many suspected food allergies are caused by other conditions such as a food intolerance. Skin tests are the first step in evaluating food allergies. Sometimes blood tests are ordered. A food challenge under the care of your allergist / immunologist may be recommended to confirm or resolve an allergy.

If you are diagnosed with a food allergy, Auni Allergy creates a personalized preparedness plan. Active treatment experience options like SLIT or OIT are reviewed to help reduce food allergy reactions. If you are diagnosed with food intolerance or oral allergy syndrome, you may be able to ingest small quantities or certain forms of the food without having a reaction.

Auni Allergy Treatment Experiences

Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is an active food treatment done at home or on-the-go. SLIT involves placing allergen drops under the tongue every day. Updoses are administered in our office. The remainder of the treatment experience is done in the comfort of your home. Symptom improvement is gradual over the course of your treatment.

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT)

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is another active treatment for food allergy. Allergenic foods are introduced in gradually increasing amounts to allow the body to get used to the food. Many patients who undergo oral immunotherapy are eventually able to tolerate a full serving of their food allergen. Others aim for being “bite safe,” the ability to tolerate enough of the food to recognize its accidental presence in a food.

Understanding food allergy treatment options is important for reducing food anxiety and working towards allergy-free living.

What Our Patients Are Saying

Just some of the reviews from our amazing patients.

"I am encouraged. Tree pollen has started, and I know people who are experiencing symptoms. I am not taking antihistamines, and I have not had any clear allergic reactions yet, not eye/nose itching or running and even more important to me, no sense of fatigue despite having been sick for a while. This is extremely encouraging. Thank you for taking me on as a patient!"

“My nasal congestion is gone. Night and day difference since getting treated at Auni Allergy.”

"Auni Allergy treatments are truly remarkable. My allergies were so bad I had a difficult time tolerating traditional allergy shots in the past. I tolerated these treatments well. I am surprised at how quickly I started to feel better."

“It's such a life-changer! I can't believe how good I feel after treating my allergies at Auni Allergy. This was the first summer in 36 years that I did not need steroids (prednisone) for my severe allergies.”

“Thanks to Auni Allergy I was able to ride horses in Yellowstone for a bucket list trip with my family! Severe horse allergy had me dreading that part of the trip, but my kids didn't want me to miss out. Three easy injections, and I had nothing to worry about.”

“I am a lot better. I used to take 1-2 antihistamine allergy pills per day. I don't need to do that anymore since Auni Allergy's treatment.”

“I feel so much better after treating my pollen allergies that I came back to get my dust mite and dog allergies treated too. So worth it.”

“I love dogs. My allergies were a mess after my husband and I both brought home our dream puppies. I was loading up on allergy medicine and still feeling miserable. Getting my allergies treated at Auni Allergy changed all of that. I feel great and can love on our dogs. I'm so grateful I found out about these treatments.”

“Anyone who can afford this needs to do it immediately.”