Created by food allergy parents for food allergy parents: a comprehensive 400+ page website all about OIT / oral immunotherapy. OIT or desensitization is a food allergy treatment performed by board-certified allergists in their practices. There are over 65 allergists on the list. Over 80% of OIT families have insurance coverage.
One stop to be able to learn about OIT, read hundreds of media stories and medical journal articles about OIT.
Take a tour:
Find a doctor: Search by allergen, state, doctor name and/or whether they offer multi-allergen options: Need coconut in Illinois? (Dr. Bajowala). Shellfish in Michigan? (Dr. Mayer), Multi-allergen therapy for tree nuts anywhere in the US? (24 doctors come up).
Research & Learn Library: over 400 news stories, media coverage and medical journal articles. Yes, for real. I am still loading some journal articles in. One stop shopping.
FAQs / Q&A: answers to common questions about OIT.
Top 10 OIT Myths: the things we explain over and over. All the misinformation
Join our OIT Community The website means people can do OIT on their own, they don't need our support groups any more! But if they want more support they are welcome in the Facebook OIT groups:
Find an OIT board-certified allergist: See the Google map and find an allergist near you
Google Map of allergist offices: You can also post the Google map directly...
OIT Success Stories: read real stories from patients who have completed OIT
OIT Family Blogs: a list of 50 OIT family blogs of journeys through OIT
Take your time working through the material at your own pace. There is support from thousands of other families if you have questions or need to watch people going through treatment.
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