The definitive guide to dealing with food allergies and intolerances in children through functional medicine - how to eat healthily, what to avoid, and how to get on with your everyday life. Having a child diagnosed with a food allergy or intolerance can be a frightening prospect. How did it happen? What can't they eat now? What will make the symptoms worse? And can anything make it better? Nutritionist, chef and coeliac sufferer, Christine Bailey, has been pioneering allergy free cooking for more than a decade. As the mother of three children with a number of food reactions and autoimmune conditions, Christine understands the effect food reactions can have on all aspects of you and your child's day-to-day life. This friendly, no-nonsense guide is everything you'll need to take a functional, holistic approach to food allergies or intolerances in your child. * Making sense of the diagnosis - the difference between food allergies, intolerances and sensitivities. * Where the 14 major allergens occur - the obvious and hidden triggers. * A revolutionary functional approach to allergies, focusing on all-round gut-health to avoid further complications and exacerbation of symptoms.

Includes evidence-based strategies to avoid further allergies if your child has been diagnosed with sensitivities. * Shows how to ensure your child maintains a healthy diet with all the nutrients they need while avoiding allergens. * Reveals the truth about supplements and specialist 'free-from' products - which ones are useful and which can you make at home for a fraction of the price? * No-nonsense guidance on how to deal with reactions, from the severe to the slight. * How to deal with people outside the family - schools, babysitters, other people's parents. How do you make sure your voice is heard? * Simple, practical advice on travelling, eating out, deciphering food labels, and meal planning. And of course, 60 delicious, family-friendly recipes, excluding all 14 major allergens, which prove that you and your child can still eat well while being allergy-free.