Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Rose: After having a biopsy, found an allergy to gluten and milk, tested negative to Celiac however. What do I do?
After having much trouble with my health for about 20 years, finally found that the acid reflux was a huge problem. My Dr. did a scope and found my esophogus is completely scarred. He did a biopsy and found milk and gluten allergy. The test for Celiac came back negative. Now what do I do. How careful do I really need to be if it is not celiac disease?

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Answer by tmkbstella
An important thing to know about the test for celiac is that it many times shows even if you are celiac the test can show up as negative. In most cases you would have to have eaten a lot of gluten for weeks before the test for it to actually show an accurate positive result. If you are showing allergy’s to milk and wheat then stay away from it. even trace amounts can cause you severe discomfort. Gluten is everywhere you will need to watch out for even the most basic things like the glue on an envelope, lip balm etc. Do as much research as you can it seems overwhelming at first like there is nothing you can eat or touch. But it is not as bad as it seems. I know I have the same allergy’s

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Question by Katie: Should I get tested for a food allergy?
Recently I had a dish with chicken, shrimp, crawfish tails, white wine sauce and cheese. I started itching 2 hrs later and by the morning I had a rash all over. Now I’ve had this same meal many times and have never had this kind of reaction. Was this a one time thing or could I have developed an allergy to shellfish?

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Answer by Christine
Sounds like you may have a shellfish allergy! Get allergy tested!

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Question by Corona: When my son was 4, he tested on a skin prick test as having a slight egg allergy, which I knew he had because?
of a couple of reactions towards mayonaise and meringue. When he was 5 his skin test showed negative but she wanted to wait one more year before giving the okay on a food challenge test. This year, at 6, his skin test and blood test were neg. and we were scheduled for a food challenge test when I had given him a bite of an italian muffaleta without thinking. Well, he had a reaction, not severe, but little whelps around the mouth and itchy. I called and got the ingredients of the sandwich and mayo was the only thing on there I could identify with his allergy. (he is also allergic to tree nuts and shell fish). I canceled his food challenge test because I assumed this meant he still hadn’t outgrown the egg allergy. This was 6 months ago. The office called me to confirm a follow up and I told them I didn’t go through with the test so I wanted to cancel the follow up and explained to the nurse why. There was a message on my machine today from the nurse saying the doctor still wants
my son to come in to take the egg food challenge test on Tuesday. I didn’t get home in time to get this message to call them back, but WHY would she want to go through with this test if he is still reacting to mayo?? Anyone else have similar incidents??
Also, is it possible for the skin test AND the blood test to show negative and for him to still be allergic to eggs, OR is there maybe something else that was in that sandwich he is allergic to??

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Answer by jane
Firstly, a negative skin and blood test can occur even if allergy exists. False positives also occur. Testing for foods is not a reliable as testing for things such as pollen.

Secondly, you can develop an allergy at any time even if the foods were previously safe.

Thirdly, generally, if a child is going to outgrow an allergy it occurs when they hit puberty. Likewise, many seniors never had allergies during childhood or adulthood but developed them after the “change of life”. Pregnancy is another major hormonal change that can result in allergies.

Do you really want to subject your child to a reaction – given what you just experienced? I am not sure if you are seeing a pediatric allergist or not but I would recommend finding one that is reputable.

Your son could just be reacting to the egg in the mayo or it could be another ingredient. Often secondary ingredients are not disclosed. For example, icing sugar – corn starch is used to keep it from clumping but that is not disclosed. Chocolate chips is another example where the actual ingredients of the chocolate chips are not stated just that there are chocolate chips.

Generally a food challenge test is used when the wrong food is suspected as the cause of symptoms. Or to prove that a food is NOT the cause of symptoms. They can also be used to discover the degree of sensitivity is another reason for performing food challenges.

A food challenge test would confirm the egg allergy but it would not tell you if there is also not a new allergy to something else.

If it were me I would keep an eye out for new allergies by keeping a diary of foods and their ingredients. As far as the egg, if there has been a concrete correlation of egg to reaction in the past, I would wait until after puberty to introduce it into your son’s diet just to be safe. The less the body is exposed to allergens, the better the immune system and less likely to developing more allergies in a susceptible individual.

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Question by I ? Tom DeLonge: What is the procedure for being allergy tested?
I will be going to a peanut allergy test soon and I want to know what is expected. Thanks!

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Answer by Austin Boston
they just prick ur finger then test it…it’s really simple

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Question by 2010: What is the harm of eating wheat if you tested positive for a moderate grain allergy?
My 6 year old tested positive for barley, corn, rye, rice and wheat. Doctor did say that these are moderate allergies and there is no risk of Anaphylactic shock. I forgot to ask “what if” Does anyone know.

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Answer by caz
I guess it sort of depends on what type of ‘Dr.’ you have seen and what type of ‘allergy’ testing you have done.
I am ‘guessing’ perhaps that you have not seen an allergist for these tests if your Dr is giving you an assurance that you have no risk of anaphylaxis based on your ‘moderate allergies’. With allergies diagnosed by skin prick tests and Rast (IgE) (ie diagnosed by an allergist or immunologist) then there is no way to determine what type of reaction you may have ie one time it may be a rash the next time may be anaphylaxis-it is dependent on how much is eaten and previous exposures.It is also based on your previous reactions when ingesting these substances. It is impossible to say based on the results of these tests if you will have anaphylaxis or not.
My son for example has a ‘moderate’ reaction (spt) for barley-he has had anaphylaxis once to it and lip swelling on another 3 occasions. He also had ‘moderate’ reactions to rye grain but cansafelyy consume these-these grains were tested in relation to real life reactions that he was having when eating foods with these grains in them
If you have gone to an alternativepractitionerr for your allergy tests you may find your child has been tested for IgG allergies-the results of these testing will often come up ‘positive’ for many many things as they are really only looking at past exposures rather than allergic response.
I guess what you really need to know is-are you dealing with immediate allergic reactions that require antihistamines/epipens etc or have you been diagnosed based on IgG testing-often used bypractitionerss but not proven to be useful in mainstream allergic testing.
So,……the only way to answer is to check with the person who did the testing. They know your individual circumstances and only they can advise yousafelyy.
good luck caz

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