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Category: Food allergy

  • Contradictory skin test and ImmunoCAP results–which is better?

    This question comes up in my office almost everyday….should I do skin testing or blood work?  As you can see from the response of national experts, it depends.  There is NO test that can boast 100% accuracy to predict whether or not you will react to a food.  In fact, the gold standard if you…

  • Finally!

    More standardization gives more legitimacy to children with food allergies; hopefully, less bullying.  Kudos to Mike Stobbe from Tulsa World who wrote this.  http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/food/feds-post-food-allergy-guidelines-for-schools/article_72009af5-fb0a-5aac-ade7-ff8ae23e8191.html

  • How To Stay Informed

    Thanks for following along with the diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)–a condition that during my fellowship training in allergy wasn’t even recognized as a cause of abdominal pain.  Treatment options for EoE are currently: Corticosteroids–both oral and inhaled Dietary avoidance of known allergic triggers, including but not limited to foods  Use of PPIs such as Nexium &…

  • A FOOD ALLERGY CURE MAY EXIST AFTER ALL

    It’s good to hear from a patient perspective on treatment for food allergy. You can be “desensitized” to food, but it takes time and you can have reactions. At this time, current research is underway for food allergy, but questions we don’t know include how long does the benefit last?

  • Allergenicity of Shea nut/Shea butter

    So you have peanut or tree nut allergy and wonder about Shea butter?  Here’s your answer–it’s safe! Allergenicity of Shea nut/Shea butter.

  • Oral food challenge to peanut

    Food allergy is a very common and even popular disease to have.  This results in some predictable patient behavior such as: 1.       I have allergy based on a blood test only, and I tolerate this food all the time.  This may not be allergy at all, but simply a condition called “asymptomatic hypersensitivity”.  Relax, some…

  • Pork-Cat connection

    Pork-cat syndrome a rare (but real!) allergy By Cari Nierenberg Allergic to cats? Then beware of pigs — or at least, the meat that comes from these sty-dwelling swine. A small number of people who are sensitive to felines may also get allergic reactions to eating pork. 

  • What’s New in Celiac Disease

     Has enough been said about the symptoms of Celiac Disease?  Better yet, does everyone have celiac disease?  If you can’t prove that you have gluten intolerance (another name for celiac disease), you might consider this collection of case studies.  And tell them I sent you! Diagnosing Celiac Disease by Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE) When Esophogastroduodenoscopy…

  • Are We Beating a Dead Horse?

    Ok, another study about the dangers of food allergy (yesterday in USA Today).  You would think the occurrence of food allergy to KNOWN allergens (peanut & milk) would decrease given all the attention given to accidental ingestion.  Evidently, this is not the case.  Explanations?  Maybe we’re afraid of giving epinephrine.  In my personal experience, giving epinephrine is…

  • How to Cure Milk Allergy!

    Milk allergy may cause life-threatening anaphylaxis in children & adults.  Wouldn’t it be nice if milk allergy could be “cured?”  The adverse immune reactions to cow’s milk proteins can range from immediate, potentially life-threatening reactions to chronic disorders. Cow’s milk allergy (CMA) is the most common food allergy in infants and young children, affecting 2–3%…