Landen's allergy testing

Jill – Thanks for the update! I hope you’re able to find a nutritionally sound replacement for the potato milk. I know how hard it must be to find something he can tolerate that still has everything he needs. Keep us posted!!!

Boy that allergist makes me mad! But then again, so did the first one we saw for Ben. You might as well be giving him water? Give me a break. Yes, all toddlers need a good intake of fats for healthy development. Beth had some great tips for adding fats in to Landen’s diet. Another tip I’ve picked up along our dairy, soy and egg free journey is to try mixing some coconut milk into his milk substitute (if you decide to continue with the DariFree potato milk). Coconut milk is a great fat source and a good yeast fighter too.

As for IgG testing and most allergists, here is my shpeal. Unfortunately so many allergists don’t think outside the box – if it’s not something they can see physically, like on the skin prick test, then it can’t be related to allergies of any sort. In their mind, there’s just no possibility that IgG allergies can produce unseen effects on the body and brain. Also it’s such new and cutting-edge research that the information isn’t widely known or accepted yet. And you know, our first allergist said the exact same thing about everyone having IgG antibodies in their system… blah, blah, blah. Of course we all do! And we all have IgE antibodies in our system. It’s not just the presence of them that counts, it’s the amount!! If the level is within normal limits, then all is well. If it’s sky high, then that’s not normal and the body will have an allergic reation. Since IgG allergies produce delayed effects (could be 8 hours later, could be 3 days later) it’s hard to link the two. However, since IgE allergies produce immediate effects it is easy to see, test, and prove. And Erin is right, the person needs to have been recently exposed to the food in order for it to show up on an IgG test. So if Landen never, ever gets dairy then dairy will likely not show up as an IgG allergy on the test because the body hasn’t had any reason to produce the IgG antibodies to it. This is not the same for IgE antibodies.

Sorry for the long rant. You’d think I was an anti-medical establishment hippie by the way I’m talking, not a pharmacist! But my proof, all the proof I need, is in my son. You would honestly not believe the incredible changes in him since removing gluten and casein and his IgG food allergens. He’s no longer a raging, tantruming, uncomfortable, unhappy boy – he is so happy and an absolute joy!

i guess we must be lucky with our allergist. i took sammie and elliot in yesterday—–a couple of months ago sammie had a cough that seemed to last forever, but she wasn’t sick. we had already tested elliot and knew he has all kinds of allergies. he was in to get started on allergy shots. the allergist did prick tests on sammie’s back, but nothing showed up. he also drew blood—i assume for other testing. he said that even though nothing showed up on the skin tests, he is seeing allergies. he asked me if her eyes were always so red—–i told him that they always looked like that—kind of puffy red eyelids—i thought it was normal for her because she is so fair skinned. her eyes are usually a little more puffy in the lower lids when she wakes up. they did a breathing test on her and he said she is showing borderline asthma—she couldn’t get the levels up where they needed to be.

kevieb2008-09-05 16:02:57

Jill,

kristin—-from what i have learned in my studying of autoimmune diseases—which seem to plague our family—psoriasis is considered an autoimmune disease. a few months ago my dad was diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitits, which is usually resolved with prednisone. but i guess the steroids lower your immune system and he ended up with a staff infection in his spine. he has been pretty sick the last couple of months and i didn’t even know it until a few days ago.

Hey Jill,

sorry the allergist was so rude.