Welcome to the Blog at The Allergy Aspect.

This is a bit of our life and perspective living with many anaphylactic food allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), and orthostatic intolerance. These concerns are always on my mind. My goal, like so many others, is for our family to live fully. To achieve this I am continuously in pursuit of balance in all aspects of life. Here, I share my thoughts on how our family lives as close to balanced as we can, and how making meaningful connections with others living similar lives helps us along the way.

Janine Flannery 11/3/24 Janine Flannery 11/3/24

New Food Allergy Therapies Have Arrived – the FARE Summit 2024 had lots to share

New food allergy therapies presented at the FARE Food Allergy Summit show promise for preventing, managing and responding to food allergic reactions. We’re making progress.

Christie VanderLaan 3/1/24 Christie VanderLaan 3/1/24

Becoming Familiar with Food Manufacturing

Tour a food manufacturing facility to become more familiar with how processes are managed to ensure food safety.

Janine Flannery 2/13/24 Janine Flannery 2/13/24

Remodeling the Esophagus

When I learned what ‘remodeling’ means in terms of the esophagus and tissues in the digestive tract, I felt myself sink a bit — but was reminded of why we’re doing what we’re doing every single day.

Janine Flannery 1/3/24 Janine Flannery 1/3/24

Watch my presentation from the FARE Food Allergy Summit — What I wish I knew about Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

One question I am asked often is how we discovered my son’s eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) diagnosis. It wasn’t a clear path of recognizable symptoms that were obvious to his physicians and allergist. From managing top 9+ food allergies from infancy, I share our experiences and insight discovering and living with EoE.

Janine Flannery 12/9/23 Janine Flannery 12/9/23

Food Allergies to OIT to EoE to an Endocrinologist — and Growth

As a concern about growth becomes a major priority, several specialists help piece together the big picture, requiring some immediate changes.

Janine Flannery 12/8/23 Janine Flannery 12/8/23

The FIRE phenomenon and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

The FIRE phenomenon and EoE — how I learned about it and knew I needed to understand more.

Janine Flannery 11/17/23 Janine Flannery 11/17/23

Oral Food Challenge Necessities that Help Distract

Distraction is the key to getting through those long oral food challenges — bringing along a variety of compact and lightweight items, and an easy to transport snack makes for a more pleasant appointment.