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If your LO had a food allergy ??

PGASTLPGASTL member
in December 2010 Moms

If your LO had a food allergy, how did they test for it? Can they do blood work for food allergies or is it pretty much process of elimination?

(My friend's LO has been battling hives / excema / allergic reaction and since he's EBF, she thinks it may be a dietary allergy. She has tried LITERALLY everything else you may think of as far as special creams / lotions / coconut oil / changing detergents, etc). She has cut out dairy here and there but I don't think she has lasted more than a week each time she tries that.

Her Pedi and Dermatologist are not much help - the derm is having her use a cortisone cream, which is treating the symptoms but not solving the issue. Plus she's not keen on using a ton of steroid cream all the time over his whole body.

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  • jnicolen1jnicolen1 member
    They can do blood work through the pedi but usually it only tests for a true allergy. Not sensitivity. Oliver gets excema from cows milk and soy but doesn't test as allergic. There are private clinics that can test for sensitivities. Usually not covered b
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    I think it might take something like 2 weeks to eliminate residual dairy proteins so if your friend is going to test by elimination, she'll need to commit for longer.

    I'm sorry she's dealing with this.  It must be rough to not know how to he

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  • EMOmammaEMOmamma member
    DD, who I'm still BFing, is milk soy protein intolerant. I've been dairy and soy free for 9 months. The first few weeks are the hardest but it gets easier. We're now trying to reintroduce and it seems to be going well.
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  • PGASTLPGASTL member
    Thanks so much everyone! I am going to send her the link to this thread.

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  • lrn327lrn327 member
    Sorry she's dealing with this!  Blood work can definitely be done but often the results are not reliable until at least a year so convincing a pedi is hard.  Are there any pediatric allergists in your area?  Our's has been a miracle.  
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