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Certain health and lifestyle issues, called risk factors, increase your chances of having a stroke. This page helps you identify which risk factors you have.

Some people have trouble swallowing (dysphagia) after a stroke. This makes choking more likely. It also puts their health at more risk for conditions like aspiration pneumonia. To make sure your loved one gets the nutrition they need, a speech therapist may teach them ways to improve swallowing.

Breaking old habits can be hard. But when your health is at stake, it's never too late to make changes for the better. Some lifestyle changes might be easy for you. Others might be tough.

In children with food allergies, the immune system mistakes a food as harmful and releases powerful chemicals into the bloodstream. These chemicals cause symptoms that may range from mild to life-threatening or even fatal.

When a child has an egg allergy, eating even a small amount of egg can cause a life-threatening reaction. For that reason, your child must stay away from eggs and any foods that contain them.

When a child has a milk allergy, even a small amount of milk can cause a life-threatening reaction. For that reason, your child must stay away from dairy products and any foods likely to contain milk.

When a child has a peanut allergy, any contact with peanuts may cause a life-threatening reaction. For that reason, your child must stay away from peanuts and anything that contains them.

Children allergic to 1 type of shellfish, such as lobster, often react to other types as well. For that reason, your child should stay away from all shellfish.

Soy foods, such as tofu, may not play a large part in your child's everyday diet. But soy is used as a filler, binder, or flavoring in hundreds of products.