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Hello Jenny Murray welcoming you to this week's Woman podcasts. 2016 after she'd eaten a baguette containing sesame seeds that made us realize how dangerous food

allergies can be.

Around 3 to 6 percent of children in the developed world are said to suffer, and the problem seems to be getting worse.

Natasha was aware of her allergies, but it was later found the labelling on the baguette she bought had not mentioned

sesame seeds. So what do parents need to know about the diagnosis and

management of food allergies in their children? Well Holly Shaw is a nurse with allergy UK.

Stephanie Hume's son William was found to suffer when he was three. She

told me what happened when William had his first allergic reaction.

Well, we were in a coffee shop that we'd been to several times and he wanted his normal treat,

which was this specific smoothie. He took a couple of sips and

started saying that his tummy felt itchy and it felt like there was something

sticky on his tongue. We having had no experience of allergies before this, we actually thought

he was being naughty and told him off. We thought he was just doing the normal typical

three-year-old thing where he wants one treat and then changes his mind. So we decided just to take him home. In the car he then went

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