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This resource is for children with food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) who have had a successful food challenge. If your child continues to be well, you can now begin to introduce the food they were challenged to gradually into their diet and encourage them to eat the food regularly....

The penicillamine challenge is a 48 hour test that is done to check for Wilson’s disease. Wilson’s disease is a rare, inherited condition in which the body cannot handle copper correctly, and needs medication to remove the excess copper from the body. Your consultant will discuss the test...

Your consultant has requested for an appointment to be made for your child to have an oral food or medication challenge. We hope this information will answer any questions you may have about your food or medication challenge and will help to prepare you and your child for the admission. Why do we...

Why do we challenge children to baked egg? Egg allergy is a reaction to one or more proteins found in eggs, usually in the white of the egg. Some children with an egg allergy are able to eat baked egg, for example in cookies or cake. This is because heating the egg proteins to a… Continue...