Food Allergy financial help?

SuziQ

I am also unable to tolerate lactose following bowel cancer, and I also drink the lactofree milk without any problems and have found easy, cheap alternatives like veg margarine and lactose free cheese. It really isn't difficult-or expensive, unilke a lot of the gluten free stuff. A ref from your GP to get advice from a dietician would probably be all you need.

SingleSue

nannytone wrote: »

we found out that my daughter was lactose intolerant when she went onto cow's milk as a baby (she's 28 now) i got soya milk on prescription for her at the time..............and it produced the most vile nappies you can imagine!
luckily she seemed to grow out of it by the time she was 10.

Two of mine are lactose intolerant and they too were prescribed soya milk as babies...unfortunately, it was pretty quickly discovered they were soya intolerant too!

Rice milk was our saviour.

munchings-n-crunchings

When my daughter was first diagnosed with food intolerances, aged 13 months, she was awarded DLA.
The reason given for the award, was the complications of going out as a family for meals, and including dd.

My daughter is intolerant of milk protein, and is also intolerant of Soya, goats milk and sheep milk. So a wider exclusion list.

Does it cost me more?? Hmmm, it does to some extent.
I do have to separate food at home, particularly things like biscuits and snacks, as it would be unfair to just buy allergen free food, as my son does like chocolate, yoghurt, cheese etc, but it's important there are things just for dd.
AS for main meals, when cooking from fresh, it's easy to avoid, and probably cheaper / healthier.

For processed food, just contact the manufacturers, as they will produce food lists, of all their items that are free from dairy. You can also contact the supermarkets and fast food outlets as they have their own lists, fantastic for time saving.
Allergen labelling has also changed significantly over the last 5 years, so it's far easier to to see.

At 14, your daughter is capable of managing what she eats. My daughter is 15 and knows what she can eat and from where. A subtle phone call before going to a restaurant can help in advance.

Regards
Munchie

sheeps68

Afraid its a thing you have to get on with. I just hope for your daughter her allergies are within the common ones. There are some allergens that have to be legally labelled on food however the rare allergies that are not expected if natural products dont even have to be labelled. For example amongst allergy list I have is apple. Now that doesnt even have to be labelled so its a case of learning what it may be in and dealing with consequences if you get it wrong.
DLA would be a possibility if your daughter has care and mbility needs because of it for example tube fed as unable to eat a reular diet.

relic

On this topic;

I have 3 dogs, they require walking and one sometimes has a bad leg. They also require feeding.

Are there any benefits I can claim? Obviously this takes a fair amount of time out of my day, and i'd like to be paid for that as well as the expenses for food!

MissMoneypenny

relic wrote: »

On this topic;

I have 3 dogs, they require walking and one sometimes has a bad leg. They also require feeding.

Are there any benefits I can claim? Obviously this takes a fair amount of time out of my day, and i'd like to be paid for that as well as the expenses for food!

If you want to take them out to eat, I think you might be able to claim DLA.

relic

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

If you want to take them out to eat, I think you might be able to claim DLA.

Well, I have to carry one of them sometimes.

I should be able to atleast claim for costs of a walker / carer?

calleyw

relic wrote: »

Well, I have to carry one of them sometimes.

I should be able to atleast claim for costs of a walker / carer?

Stop it you are being mean.

We don't how bad it is.

But I do find it a bit :eek: when the first thing people do is ask what benefits can they get if they are allergic to something. Personally it would not enter my head it would just be asborbed in to my food budget. But each to there own.

Wish I was allergic food might be a bit thinner:rotfl:

The best thing the OP can do is cook from scratch and find the best way to get treats which there child can eat cheaply. Cooking all your own food means you know what is in it and can avoid any surprises.

All the best.

Yours

Calley

dmg24

calleyw wrote: »

But I do find it a bit :eek: when the first thing people do is ask what benefits can they get if they are allergic to something. Personally it would not enter my head it would just be asborbed in to my food budget. But each to there own.

I find it a bit odd that someone would claim DLA because it was difficult to take a thirteen month old baby out for dinner!

MissMoneypenny

calleyw wrote: »

Cooking all your own food means you know what is in it and can avoid any surprises.

Such as a hair, or half a beetle?

I'm allergic to cheese and this here is what i do....... I don't eat cheese.

When out to eat, I ask if the meal has cheese in it and if it has, I don't order that meal.

At home, I cook my own food....and I don't use cheese.

It never occured to me that I could make money from my allergy by asking the government (tax payer) for DLA.