Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 My allergy tests were all done by an allergist. The tests were skin " scratch " tests, followed up by 1 ml injections for those allergens that did not show a response on the scratch test. There are literally hundreds of allergens available, so it may take more than one visit. Interestingly enough, I had no significant responses to any food allergens. Arne ---- " Arman wrote: ============= I need to do good allergy tests. Does a regular allergy doctor do the testing or is it a special doctor? Sorry for the ignorance. What kind of test is it? blood? skin? Thanks. Arman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Hi Arman, I had scratch tests done by two different allergists. The first time I was diagnosed with soy and nut allergies, and the second guy said I might also be allergic to gluten, the test was borderline. So basically now I avoid soy, nuts, and gluten. Interestingly enough, a year or two ago, I also went to National Jewish (allergy specialists) to see if I could have them help with my allergies (I seem to be allergic to a lot of things and was still having trouble with my intestines and skin) and the allergist basically thought my liver was responsible for the allergies, and so put it on a G.I. to treat me. Then I went to a G.I. and he checked my liver and it was doing great at the time. Well I hope that story wasn't too confusing and helps you. Take care and good luck! Jarad > > > > Hi, > > I don't visit this site much, but I was diagnosed with PSC in 2000. > Up > > till about 5 or 6 months ago I had on and off symptoms (itching, > > fatigue) but for the last several months I've been very healthy and > no > > symptoms. This came after I decided to see if an all organic diet > would > > help. So far, it seems to me like it definitely has. For the last > > couple of months, I've felt great, and its been easy to forget that > I > > have a chronic disease. > > This leads me to wonder this: maybe this disease is related more to > > what we eat than we think. The fact of the matter is this: very > little > > is known about the causes of this disease. On an article I looked > up, > > it said this: " Researchers do not know what causes PSC. Among the > > theories under investigation are the possible role of bacteria, > > viruses, and immune system problems. " This is definetly not > conclusive, > > and leaves me to harbor this attitude: there is nobody who knows > what > > this disease is all about. > > For myself, I have my own theory of what might have caused my > > particular case (I say " my particular case " because maybe there are > > differnet causes for different people- who knows?) of PSC. A > genetic > > predisposition facilitated by the large amount of genetically > altered > > (unnatural) substances that I consumed throughout my life. In this > > scenario, maybe I'll have a chance to turn back this disease. This > is > > just a theory, and it may be wishful thinking, but so far, I can't > find > > any findings to disprove it. > > > > This is more of a rant than anything. > > > > > > PSC, 2000 > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list & sid=396545469 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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