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Parents of Food Allergic Kids (POFAK ™) Support Forums
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For a full explanation of our services, benefits, and membership options, refer to our Membership guide to help you select a membership that meets your needs.
Learn more from our President about the POFAK Community and what it offers. Read testimonials from our members about how POFAK Support has changed their lives. PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGIC KIDS SUPPORT FORUMSPOFAK Main Support Forum (open to Associate and Family Members)The "heart and soul" of POFAK. Discuss all aspects of food allergy, anaphylaxis, drug allergy, latex allergy, asthma, eczema and more. Open to all members. Associate members have read-only access (no-posting capabilities).The following forums are open to Family Members only: Share your Food Allergy Journey ForumNEW! This is your personal online allergy diary or blog to share with our members. You can share more details about your food allergy journey than you may want to do on the other forums - because it will stay in one place. Keep track of food trials, medications, allergy testing results, and the latest cute thing your little one(s) did!Parents of Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers ForumA popular forum for parents dealing with the new diagnosis of food allergies for a baby, toddler or preschooler. Topics include nutrition concerns, food introductions, playgroups and preschool issues.Parents of School-Age Kids, Tweens, & Teens ForumParenting issues involving older food-allergic children; share school planning advice (health plans, emergency forms, and legal issues) and other tips for dealing with food allergies at school.Breastfeeding with Food Allergies ForumSupport for mothers on allergy elimination diets for food allergies and intolerances; share tips for elimination diets, total elimination diets, supplementation, "what's to eat?", and more! Find support related to nursing a food allergic infant or child.Formula and Special Medical Foods ForumA place for parents to discuss hypoallergenic formulas and elemental (amino-acid based) medical food formulas such as Neocate® or EleCare®. Topics range from weaning to insurance coverage for elemental formulas.Parenting of the Child on No Foods or Few Foods ForumDiscuss social issues that arise from elemental formula-only diets (oral or tube-fed), and issues related to enteral tube feeding. These children are on no-foods diets due to conditions such as multiple food protein allergies, FPIES, eosinophilic disorders, Hyper IgE disorders or other rare conditions.Parents of Children with Eosinophilic Disorders ForumSupport for for families with a child who has (or is suspected as having) an eosinophilic disorder, or for information on eosinophilic disorders, including eosinophilic esophagitis (EE), eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder (EGID), or other eosinophilic conditions.Parents of Children with FPIESNEW! Support for families with a child who has (or is suspected of having) Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES). FPIES includes those diagnosed with Milk (MPIES), Soy (SPIES), and Milk/Soy Protein-Induced Enterocolitis (MSPIES). Join other parents for information and support related to the FPIES diagnosis.Dads' ForumThis is the place for POFAK dads to meet other dads with food allergy kids. All topics are fair game. All dads are welcome. Moms with questions for dads are welcome too!News & Research ForumPost and talk about press releases, news stories, snips from journal abstracts and journal articles about the latest news for food allergies, environmental allergies, anaphylaxis, eczema, asthma and allergic rhinitis.Food & Cooking ForumWant to talk about ingredients, food products, food substitutes, recipes or cooking ideas? Need help with a milk free, egg free cake recipe?Celebrating Birthdays and Special Occasions With Your Food Allergic ChildNEW! First birthday cake with food allergies? Need help baking wheat-free desserts? Looking for a great milk-free and egg-free cake? Want to share cake decorating tips or allergy-safe party themes? Share ideas, tips and recipes to celebrate birthdays and other special events with allergy safe cakes and desserts. Come think "Outside the Bakery Box" and join the allergy safe celebration!Recipes from Safe Eats ForumThis is the place to post your comments, suggestions or questions about allergy safe recipes located in our Safe Eats ™ Recipe Database.KFA Iron Chef Recipe Competition Forum"How do we Iron Chef?" Parents Of Food Allergic Kids have become masters in the kitchen as evidenced by our Safe Eats Recipe database. Instead of a secret ingredient, we have "Secret Without" ingredients! Allez Cuisine!Group Support CirclesThis is the place for parents to find and form smaller groups for support and friendship regarding issues in their lives. Examples include Military Families, Kids with Eczema, Kids with Asthma, Homeschooling Families, Allergy Safe Cake Baking and Decorating and more.Geographic Local Support ForumThis is the place for parents to form groups based on location in order to connect with others in their local areas for playgroups, restaurant recommendations, school planning advice and more.Food Allergy Organization Leaders ForumThis forum is free to food allergy support group leaders nationwide, as well as representatives of other allergy nonprofit organizations who wish to share and discuss outreach, advocacy and other issues of interest. Contact us if you would like to join.Advocacy and Legislation ForumInformation about food allergy legislation and legislative advocacy efforts at the state or the federal level on issues that impact the food allergy community.Contact us by email if you have any questions. |
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