co-worker and his son's allergies..

magdusia · October 2011

My co-worker recently found out his 20 month old is allergic to milk/soy/eggs/nuts/peas (i think a few others)

Yet, he has always eaten everything (except for peanuts) and since he never had a reaction, they are sticking to wcm, eggs... and so on.

he showed me his levels and his milk was very high. Anaphalexis high. But yet he drinks it in a bottle every day without any issues. No eczema. Nothing.

They had him tested b/c of peanuts, which is the only thing they are avoiding.

It's really amazing how these numbers can either be false, or how ones body can tolerate it. I would be nervous either way and not chance it that one day he does react to it.

I really curious... if a person has an allergy to a type of food but the body is okay with it, i wonder if it's doing anything harmful on the inside without us being able to physically see it. Would you keep offering it? I think i would not (or maybe depending on the amount of things he's allergic to) b/c i would be nervous it's damaging his gut in ways i can't see.

orchid8407 · October 2011

I agree 100% that I would be really nervous to give my child something she is allergic to with no reaction. There could be a severe reaction at anytime. As I am typing, however I am curious if the body is building some sort of immunity to the allergen? It is confusing!

g_belle · October 2011

I think I would default to my doctor's opinon. The tests (especially on kiddos) can have false positives. As kids get older- food becomes a larger role in their life (think birthday parties, eating in the cafeteria etc.). It breaks my heart when I see pictures of my son at daycare and he's eating at a totally different table than the other kids. Right now he loves his "special" table with his teacher- but when he's in kindergarden or first grade- how will he feel then? If the doctors and I had watched him tolerate foods with no issues despite what the tests say- I think we'd be prepared (keep benedryl etc. on hand all the time) but allow him to eat the foods.

terpsfan · October 2011

My daughter tested high positive to peanuts, strawberries and dogs...all of which she is regularly exposed and never had a reaction. My doctor is of the mind to keep offering and providing as her body tolerates. The only thing we do stay away from is tree nuts as she had a severe reaction to. She had actually had roasted ballpark peanuts a few days before she had her allergy testing...the dr was surprised to hear that when showing us the results but confirmed to just keep on giving unless she reacts! According to her testing she's an allergy-prone person so her allergies could be dynamic her whole life. We recognize the signs of a reaction, are prepared to treat, and stay away from the obvious culprits for now...

luvmagoldn · October 2011

DS #3 tested positive for soy (at 7 months) but was on soy formula with no issues so we have kept it in his diet. He also tested positive for eggs and tree nuts which he's never been exposed to. We are going to see Dr. Wood at Johns Hopkins next week. He has said if a child has tested positive but not been exposed he will do a medically supervised food challenge. The diets of kids with multiple food allergies are limited enough. If you can add something back in then you should, in his opinion.

g_belle · October 2011

luvmagoldn:
DS #3 tested positive for soy (at 7 months) but was on soy formula with no issues so we have kept it in his diet. He also tested positive for eggs and tree nuts which he's never been exposed to. We are going to see Dr. Wood at Johns Hopkins next week. He has said if a child has tested positive but not been exposed he will do a medically supervised food challenge. The diets of kids with multiple food allergies are limited enough. If you can add something back in then you should, in his opinion.

I"m so going to bring this suggestion to our allergist in a few weeks. thanks! Our son tested sky high for eggs but had never been exposed to them (except through breastmilk). I'd so love to add a food back in.

luvmagoldn · October 2011

g_belle:
luvmagoldn:
DS #3 tested positive for soy (at 7 months) but was on soy formula with no issues so we have kept it in his diet. He also tested positive for eggs and tree nuts which he's never been exposed to. We are going to see Dr. Wood at Johns Hopkins next week. He has said if a child has tested positive but not been exposed he will do a medically supervised food challenge. The diets of kids with multiple food allergies are limited enough. If you can add something back in then you should, in his opinion.

I"m so going to bring this suggestion to our allergist in a few weeks. thanks! Our son tested sky high for eggs but had never been exposed to them (except through breastmilk). I'd so love to add a food back in.

I know how you feel! I am hopeful we can add egg to his diet soon. I've got my fingers crossed.

watermelonmargarita · October 2011

Its truly amazing to me too. Carson tested positive to almonds, chicken and white potato. All three he has had numerous times, sometimes a few times a day with NO reaction. At the time he was drinking Almond milk daily 4x's a day. Our dr said we should cut it out and re test in a year. We so far have stuck to it as best we can. Potato Starch is in so much because we are Wheat Free.

ABColeslaw · October 2011

The whole numbers this confuses me. Asher's results came back fine for dairy. Yet, if we give him any we need the epipen. He had a clinical trial that ended in Ana...yet his blood test still comes back normal. WTF? Then you hear about the opposite.

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