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Allergy testing finally done!
We finally completed the skin test this morning since the blood test was inconclusive. DS has a mild milk allergy but everything else was fine. I know that these tests are pretty unreliable at this age, but I'm still surprised that everything was fine except milk. DS has been so sickly the past 6 months with his ears, asthma and allergies. Things improved a ton when we eliminated dairy, soy, eggs and nuts from his diet. I was completely expecting him to be positive for a bunch of things. Do you think I should add some of the foods back into his diet, except dairy of course?
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Re: Allergy testing finally done!
I think it would be ok to slowly add in one thing at a time...
Same here. I think slowly adding one at a time is a good idea. If he starts to get sick then I'd stop that one thing. Just because someone doesn't have a true allergy to something doesn't mean their body can handle it. kwim?
I'd start adding those other things back into his diet, but one at a time. Glad to hear that his other allergies came back negative. Though you're right, they are not very accurate at this age. So definitely only add back one thing at a time and if you get a reaction, get rid of that food again.
Some of the most comon symptoms of milk allergy are wheezing, congestion, frequent ear infections, eczema, skin rashes and digestive troubles. Z has 4 of them when he has anything with cow milk. He is also severely allergic to oats. He cannot be in the same room or kissed by someone who has eaten something with oats. We were at Sprout's last week and I walked by the bulk bins. A lady was scopping out oatmeal. Z's cheeks instantly were bright red and he started coughing. We are going to have to start carrying an epi pen.
I'd try cautiously adding things back in. Keep a journal and record urine/BM changes, behaviour, sleep, skin issues, etc.
FWIW, I paid to have allergy skin tests done years ago, and all they came up with was dust, and a couple of tree pollens, but I KNOW that I'm allergic to cats. Some more than others. There have been some people's houses I can't be in for 2 seconds before my face puffs up and I start wheezing. Same thing with birds. I also know I have intolerances (GI issues) to some foods, but nothing came up as an allergy.
If you're going to add things back in, I think you need to do it extremely slowly (with a week + between new foods) and keep a journal of every single little thing.
I will say that my DS is extremely allergic to wheat and has never tested + on a skin/blood test to this point. He is also very allergic to nuts, but that one has shown up on tests. We are also suspecting a dairy allergy at this point - but he is being tested for lactose intollerance because the symptoms are just now appearing which would be somewhat odd for an allergy. There is no doubt in our minds or our allergist's mind that he is truly allregic to wheat even though it's not positive on the tests. If someone has even touched a cracker and not washed their hands before touching him or his food he has a terrible reaction. So, all of that to say that I don't really have any faith in those tests this young and that him testing positive for just one thing might not really mean anything as far as his true allergies.
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The two allergists we've seen have said the opposite. That kids need to be exposed to things multiple times to develop allergens against it. For example DS had some cows milk through my breastmilk, some through the very small amount of cows milk formula he had and then when we went full on cows milk the allergy popped up. Its so confusing because every doctor and every thing I read is slightly different regarding allergies in young kids