EpiPen is a first-line, emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions. Benadryl is used for milder allergic reactions. The decision of when to use one or the other depends on the specific symptoms ...

Chrisma Obiniana’s daughter, Kalea, is allergic to peanuts, cashews and pistachios Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

With food allergies so common in children today, many doctors recommend that parents carry automatic epinephrine injectors to use if their child develops anaphylaxis, a severe type of allergic ...

Doctors prescribe EpiPen (epinephrine injection) to treat anaphylaxis from any cause, including food and medication allergies. Use EpiPen as soon as symptoms start or just after exposure to a known ...

Chrisma Obiniana’s daughter, Kalea, is allergic to peanuts, cashews and pistachios Chrisma Obiniana’s daughter, Kalea, was only 3 months old when the mom started to notice that something seemed off ...

Ultimately, the family’s pediatrician suggested they take Kalea to an allergist to check for Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) or other food allergies At the allergist’s office, multiple skin prick ...