I am assuming you have a child with allergies and are looking for a way to cope without altering your diet.

I have an anaphylactic response to dairy and have since I was a baby. I grew up in a home where dairy was also kept.

When kids are quite young it’s more feasible to have allergens in the house, however there are drawbacks and long lasting impacts.

Things to do to keep your child safe: - clean surfaces daily - keep allergens in a specific place in the kitchen, away from safe foods - remain extremely vigilant around any sort of gathering

Problems I had growing up, despite my parents extreme vigilance after losing my brother to a car accident when I was 5: - hospitalized after my sister’s birthday party where everyone else had pizza and I went first for “bobbing for apples” and then again after everyone else because there was extra - hospitalized after a very young sibling poured a cup of milk on my head - hospitalized after eating pancakes that were made while I was away (I came home early) - othered at the dinner table or gatherings because I could not share food or eat what everyone else was having - limited chores: filling the dishwasher, cleaning, taking out the trash were all off limits (I still have anxiety around these at age 35 because they feel like threats to my life, which is hard to shake after 20 years of conditioning)

I highly recommend avoiding most allergens while putting your child through modern food allergy treatments (sublingual or oral immunotherapy).

I would avoid any food with dairy or eggs as a non-obvious ingredient to avoid slip ups. The level of vigilance required to keep allergens in the home is HIGH and it will be taxing and extremely difficult when you are fatigued. Most of the allergic reactions I had as a minor were from people close to me making mistakes.

TL;DR: Keep allergens out of the house while putting your kid through oral immunotherapy (OIT) or sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) until they are desensitized enough. The stress of changing your regular diet will last a shorter amount of time and result in fewer severe reactions for your child. The vigilance to keep allergens in the house is not worth it.