Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Shellfish Allergy Diet
The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid giving your child the foods or products containing the food he/she is allergic to. The items that your child is allergic to are called allergens.
A shellfish allergy is an abnormal response of the body to the proteins found in shellfish. In order to avoid foods that contain shellfish, it is important to read food labels.
Be sure to avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
- abalone
- clam (cherrystone, littleneck, pismo, quahog)
- crab
- crawfish, crayfish, ecrevisse
- lobster, langouste, langousine, scampo, coral, tomalley
- mussels
- oyster
- scallops
- mollusks
- shrimp, prawns, crevette
- cockle, periwinkle, sea urchin
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This information is not intended to substitute or replace the professional medical advice you receive from your child's physician. The content provided on this page is for informational purposes only, and was not designed to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. Please consult your child's physician with any questions or concerns you may have regarding a medical condition.
Last reviewed on 9/30/2005