Talking Allergies

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Asthma, Celiac, Hypothyroidism, Lumbar Facet Arthtitis, Psoriasis, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Osteoarthritis, Anxiety, Hypertension, Levoconvex Lumbar Scoliosis, IBD (?)

Oh Habby, You boat is is at its limit, I don't think there is room for anyone else in it! WOW you have a lot on your plate (or should I say ' a little').
May I ask what you are eating right now which is safe , it might be easier to work backwards starting with what is ok. There might be other similar foods or recipes which can use these same ingredients.

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DD 12 yrs -no allergies
4 yr old DS - asthma/eczema Anaphylactic to Peanuts, all tree nuts, sesame , all pea/lentil legumes, gelatin.
Allergic to trees, grass,ragweed, feathers, dander, mold and dust.
Outgrew eggs, fish, shellfish

can you get some help from a dietian????

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twin boys-
c-eosinophilic oesophagitis
j-avoids peanut, sunflower, pineapple all ana-sensitised to maccadaemia.pecan.Passed barley (previous ana) last year...out grew egg ana and peanut at 3 years..became re sensitised with ana at 6 years to peanut.

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DD 12 yrs -no allergies
4 yr old DS - asthma/eczema Anaphylactic to Peanuts, all tree nuts, sesame , all pea/lentil legumes, gelatin.
Allergic to trees, grass,ragweed, feathers, dander, mold and dust.
Outgrew eggs, fish, shellfish

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Asthma, Celiac, Hypothyroidism, Lumbar Facet Arthtitis, Psoriasis, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Osteoarthritis, Anxiety, Hypertension, Levoconvex Lumbar Scoliosis, IBD (?)

So are your allergies based on spt or real life reactions?
Good luck!

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twin boys-
c-eosinophilic oesophagitis
j-avoids peanut, sunflower, pineapple all ana-sensitised to maccadaemia.pecan.Passed barley (previous ana) last year...out grew egg ana and peanut at 3 years..became re sensitised with ana at 6 years to peanut.

With so many uncommon food allergies, this was the first question that I thought of as well.

I hope the dieticiam will help you find safe and healthy foods to eat. I cannot imagine how challenging it must be. Chickpeas with broccoli (steamed and seasoned, or tossed as salad) is a favourite meal in our house, and it looks like you can eat it, so it's worth giving a try. You can do a lot with beans and veggies. Roasted cauliflower (with olive oil, salt, and pepper) is another delicious dish.

Best of luck.

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anaphylaxis to tree nuts and peanuts; asthmatic, dairy intolerant, vegan
other family members allergic to to dairy, egg, peanut, peach, banana, sesame, environmentals

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Asthma, Celiac, Hypothyroidism, Lumbar Facet Arthtitis, Psoriasis, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Osteoarthritis, Anxiety, Hypertension, Levoconvex Lumbar Scoliosis, IBD (?)

Someone probably has a better explanation for this, but here's how I explain it to others:

SPT = skin prick test - It's when an allergist places several 'dots' of substances on your skin and pricks the skin in each dot. The skin may react to form a hive, or wheal at some of the 'dots'. This could indicate an allergy to that particular item. However, there is a very high false positive rate that makes this test unreliable unless it is accompanied by your reaction history.

Reaction history trumps the testing. Generally, if you haven't had an allergic reaction to an item in the past, and you still get a hive/wheal from the SPT, it's highly likely you are not allergic to the food, and you had a false positive on the SPT.

Same goes for the blood test - it may show you are 'allergic' to several items that you can eat without a reaction, thus giving a false positive. Again, reaction history is most important.

For instance, if you eat peanut butter sandwiches every day and never react, and the SPT and/or blood tests show you are 'allergic' to peanuts... the tests are wrong because you clearly aren't allergic if you can eat so much of it every day. I hope that makes sense.

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anaphylaxis to tree nuts and peanuts; asthmatic, dairy intolerant, vegan
other family members allergic to to dairy, egg, peanut, peach, banana, sesame, environmentals

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Asthma, Celiac, Hypothyroidism, Lumbar Facet Arthtitis, Psoriasis, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Osteoarthritis, Anxiety, Hypertension, Levoconvex Lumbar Scoliosis, IBD (?)

This sounds like a glorified SPT to me and have similar results. Does anyone know how reliable this is? If the reliability is the same as spt, and the allergist is relying solely on the test results, Habby could be avoiding more foods than are necessary.

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anaphylaxis to tree nuts and peanuts; asthmatic, dairy intolerant, vegan
other family members allergic to to dairy, egg, peanut, peach, banana, sesame, environmentals

Many people with severe corn allergy will have a lot of false positives show up in their allergy testing. There is a good chance that a corn derivative is part of the serum used in your tests. You need to contact the company that makes the serum to find out if there is a "corny" component in it. Here is a list of corn derivatives:

http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn- ... e-list.php

You might send the maker of the serum the above list and they can cross reference it with what is in their serum. They should be able to tell you if any component was once corn.

This list is likely not up to date....they are continually finding new ways to make things from corn.