Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Allergy confusion.
This article on allergies says that kids are sometimes told they have food allergies when they don't. It has to do with the testing and more which I don't completely understand. The article doesn't really offer a resolution though, it seems to just add more confusion to an already confusing topic! I really hope Jacob's one of the lucky ones who outgrows his allergies!
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so here's my 2 cents (as if you asked! hehe)
i wish the article would say how long after the diagnosis the patients were given food challenges... for example...theoretically (but not supported by all physicians) if jonathan were to eat a peanut right now he wouldn't have a reaction since the level of IGE in his blood is low from not having any contact in over 4 years. his allergist even said that passing a food challenge today does not mean he wouldn't have a reaction after, say, 3 more contacts with peanuts. so, if those patients were challenged years after their initial diagnosis then maybe they are not reacting b/c they have low IGE levels right now. i hope that makes sense. i think the main concern is kids who have never eaten the food and you assume they'd react. my allergist says that the only true result is actually eating the food.
allergies suck!
Oh geez, you've just added more confusion!!
When they tested Jacob's IGE levels they said he didn't have allergies. But with the skin test they said he definitely did, that he had strong reactions. But we've managed to eliminate so many foods that he was eating-you'd think his skin would be so much clearer but it's not. He lost the overall scaliness though.
One day the little stinker grabbed a candy bar when I was paying at the register and I didn't notice until we had left. I put it in our bag on the stroller to return the next time we were there and I forgot about it. Later that night I notice Jacob's not around, and found him sitting in a little hiding spot, shoving that peanut butter twix bar down as fast as he could!! I didn't even know he saw where I put it. You'd think he would have had a rough night with the scratching, but it was normal! So I'm a bit confused.
bear in mind that we don't deal with skin reactions...although i'm sure my psoriasis could benefit from getting rid of foods (namely dairy and sugar!!) but it sounds like he's not allergic to peanuts? from what i understand when coming across skin issues on various allergy forums is that the goal is to get to baseline (no eczema for example) and then slowly introduce foods to find the culprit. did i share the peanut allergy kid blog with you where she talks about how they deal with their child's eczema? she seemed to have a lot of good tips... and fwiw, whenever i would visit my parents at their house in michigan my skin would clear up! go figure!
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