Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Dakota: Is there a different name for being allergic to milk?
People always seem to say that they are allergic to milk, when in-fact they are just Lactose-intolerant, I was wondering what the actual term for being allergic to milk is, Because Lactose-intolerant isn’t an allergy, it just means that your stomach can’t handle milk too well. I was told at a young age that Im Lactose-intolerant but I’ve been drinking milk all my life and Im just fine.

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Answer by Courtney
There is no term you are just allergic to milk or you aren’t

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Question by angelUGH: Possibility of baby being allergic to milk?
I’m like deathly allergic and my mother was also and i dont want to try to give my baby anything with milk because of this. Im wondering if anyone knows what the chances are. Her dad has no allergies whatsoever.
Sorry shes almost a year old. Thats why im concerned about foods with milk.

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Answer by snowbarbie
If you are worried about allergies to cow’s milk, then the best for your baby would be breast-feeding.

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Question by feel the rainbow: How to get all the nutrients you need being a vegetarian, if you have a peanut allergy?
I really want to become a vegetarian, but the problem is that I don’t know how I will get all of the nutrients that I need, because I have a severe peanut allergy, so I can’t have most nuts either, as they are mostly made in the same factory s peanuts and carry trace-amounts of peanuts, which could still even make me sick. The type of vegetarian that I was considoring was ( ibeliev this is what it is called) a lacto-ovo vegetarian (so I would still get nutrients from eggs and milk.)

Thanks to anyone who can help!!

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Answer by annonymous
Yeah I’m the same kinda vegetarian
You can get all your nutrients from eggs, milk, and especially dark, leafy, greens. They have a lot of protein and stuff that you need.Also tofu and soy products can help

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Question by jiygfk: Does being allergic to shrimp mean that I might be allergic to other things?
I am pretty sure that I am allergic to shrimp. I have always avoided eating shrimp because I was convinced that it would taste gross, but one day I ate some of my mom’s fried rice (not knowing that it was shrimp fried rice) and my mouth and throat started feeling tingly and like it was closing up, and I got really sick to my stomach, and ended up puking up the fried rice. Keep in mind, I only had a few of the little pieces of shrimp that were in the fried rice, so had I eaten more, who knows how bad the reaction would have been. Anyways, does being allergic to shrimp mean being allergic to shellfish, or other similar foods? I know I can eat fish sticks, tilapia, salmon, and catfish without a bad reaction, but I’ve never had any other type of seafood. I have also eaten clam chowder and nothing bad happened. I’m just kind of nervous about going near seafood. What do you think? Also, do I need to carry one of those epipens? I think a doctor has to prescribe you one, but I havent gone to the doctor about allergies, should I?

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Answer by Ed Atun
An allergy test by a doctor costs 0 apiece for 2 tests. Or you can do your own detective work. Try to add a new food and see if you have the reaction. You can read more at www.webmd.com and www.medlineplus.com..

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Question by CgyMama: Am I Being Too Paranoid?
My 16 month old son just had allergy testing (skin prick test) done this afternoon (he is allergic to dairy and we just had it confirmed by the allergist). I have also been avoiding eggs, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts like the plague as I was told he was high risk for being allergic to these (my husband is allergic to peanuts), so he has never been exposed to them before.

I was under the impression that you had to have been exposed to an allergen and developed the IGE antigens (sorry if I have the term incorrect here) that create the allergic reaction before you could have the allergy confirmed by the doctor.

However, this allergist told me today that this isn’t the case – a person is just predisposed to allergies and you either have them or you don’t.

Anyways, long story short, my son tested negative for allergies to peanuts, treenuts, soy, and eggs. I feel comfortable enough with the soy and eggs, but am still absolutely terrified to give him peanut butter.

Am I being overly paranoid?? Does anyone have any suggestions to help me out??

Thanks so much!

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Answer by Sam
I think you should give it to him when he gets older. if you give it to him now he wont be able to tell you if it is making him feel weird or making his thoart close. but when u do when he can start talking give him The creamy kind dont give him with peanuts in it. and if u are freaking out give him a tiny piece of a sandwhich and even do it close to the car so if he has a reaction u can run to the hositpal my mom did that with me when i was little she thought i was allegric to raspberries and one day me and my sis found a wild tree picked them took them in the house and ate them my mom freaked out when she seen me and i was fine. so if u are superrrrrr scared do it in the car or close to a hosiptal (sounds stupid i know but if u are that scared) otherwise just give it to him. he shld be ok hope it goes well!

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