Allergy Testing
Just a few tips about allergy testing.
1) my sons were allergy tested using blood tests and skin prick tests and all came back negative but they are allergic to 3 things tested for (milk, egg,soya) - the tests gave false negatives which is apparently very common!
2) if you do a food challenge or keep a food diary to try to work out what's causing your childs allergy/intolerance, remember that some allergies are 'delayed' and don't affect the child for a few days. The effects can also last up to 6 weeks too which can confuse food diary results during this time.
3) if your child has gut reactions to allergies/intolerances then this is really complicated to track by yourself. You really need an expert in gastro-enterology and not just in allergies. We see a Gastroenterologist and dietician and the kids are making much more progress than when we just saw a general paediatrician and allergy specialist.
Hope this helps,
Kitty
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