Re: Can someone clear this up for me?

[Guest guest]

IgE allergies can people to the ER gasping for air with the airways

swollen shut or their bodies broken out all over in hives. IgE

allergies can trigger anaphylaxis (and death).

So, the IgE reactions are considered to be " true allergies " .

But avoiding IgE reactive foods is a real and serious health concern.

If a person has a true allergy to something, it should be avoided

completely. If a food has ever caused difficulty in breathing,

swelling or hives, it's supposed to be avoided for life I thought.

Some kids show many IgE allergies as toddlers, but with complete and

absolute avoidance of the food, they can outgrow the allergies by the

time the reach school age. But if the foods are continually fed, the

allergy can get worse and become a life-threatening issue over time.

IgG tests will show things that might cause abdominal discomfort,

behavior issues, different symptoms or none at all. But IgG reactions

do not cause anaphylaxis.

Removing IgG reactive foods can bring about positive changes for some

kids.

IgE (RAST) and IgG (ELISA) tests can both be done by drawing blood.

IgE allergies can also be tested by the skin prick method.

Does that help?

Beyond what I have written, if you still have more questions, I would

suggest that you use a search engine and look them up online. What

I've written is all that I know about it.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

IgE allergies can people to the ER gasping for air with the airways

swollen shut or their bodies broken out all over in hives. IgE

allergies can trigger anaphylaxis (and death).

So, the IgE reactions are considered to be " true allergies " .

But avoiding IgE reactive foods is a real and serious health concern.

If a person has a true allergy to something, it should be avoided

completely. If a food has ever caused difficulty in breathing,

swelling or hives, it's supposed to be avoided for life I thought.

Some kids show many IgE allergies as toddlers, but with complete and

absolute avoidance of the food, they can outgrow the allergies by the

time the reach school age. But if the foods are continually fed, the

allergy can get worse and become a life-threatening issue over time.

IgG tests will show things that might cause abdominal discomfort,

behavior issues, different symptoms or none at all. But IgG reactions

do not cause anaphylaxis.

Removing IgG reactive foods can bring about positive changes for some

kids.

IgE (RAST) and IgG (ELISA) tests can both be done by drawing blood.

IgE allergies can also be tested by the skin prick method.

Does that help?

Beyond what I have written, if you still have more questions, I would

suggest that you use a search engine and look them up online. What

I've written is all that I know about it.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

IgE allergies can people to the ER gasping for air with the airways

swollen shut or their bodies broken out all over in hives. IgE

allergies can trigger anaphylaxis (and death).

So, the IgE reactions are considered to be " true allergies " .

But avoiding IgE reactive foods is a real and serious health concern.

If a person has a true allergy to something, it should be avoided

completely. If a food has ever caused difficulty in breathing,

swelling or hives, it's supposed to be avoided for life I thought.

Some kids show many IgE allergies as toddlers, but with complete and

absolute avoidance of the food, they can outgrow the allergies by the

time the reach school age. But if the foods are continually fed, the

allergy can get worse and become a life-threatening issue over time.

IgG tests will show things that might cause abdominal discomfort,

behavior issues, different symptoms or none at all. But IgG reactions

do not cause anaphylaxis.

Removing IgG reactive foods can bring about positive changes for some

kids.

IgE (RAST) and IgG (ELISA) tests can both be done by drawing blood.

IgE allergies can also be tested by the skin prick method.

Does that help?

Beyond what I have written, if you still have more questions, I would

suggest that you use a search engine and look them up online. What

I've written is all that I know about it.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

Jodi - that helps tons! Thank you! I had read online about this

but sometimes my tired brain can only process very simple

explanations yk? lol.

Thank you again!

~Terri, SCD 2 weeks, 5 days!

mom to dd, multiple undiagnosed food intolerances

>

> IgE allergies can people to the ER gasping for air with the airways

> swollen shut or their bodies broken out all over in hives. IgE

> allergies can trigger anaphylaxis (and death).

>

> So, the IgE reactions are considered to be " true allergies " .

>

> But avoiding IgE reactive foods is a real and serious health

concern.

> If a person has a true allergy to something, it should be avoided

> completely. If a food has ever caused difficulty in breathing,

> swelling or hives, it's supposed to be avoided for life I thought.

>

> Some kids show many IgE allergies as toddlers, but with complete

and

> absolute avoidance of the food, they can outgrow the allergies by

the

> time the reach school age. But if the foods are continually fed,

the

> allergy can get worse and become a life-threatening issue over

time.

>

> IgG tests will show things that might cause abdominal discomfort,

> behavior issues, different symptoms or none at all. But IgG

reactions

> do not cause anaphylaxis.

>

> Removing IgG reactive foods can bring about positive changes for

some

> kids.

>

> IgE (RAST) and IgG (ELISA) tests can both be done by drawing blood.

> IgE allergies can also be tested by the skin prick method.

>

> Does that help?

>

> Beyond what I have written, if you still have more questions, I

would

> suggest that you use a search engine and look them up online. What

> I've written is all that I know about it.

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

[Guest guest]

After I had my little one ELISA tested, she was still having hivs to some

foods and getting VERY hyper to some others. I put her on this diet and it

has helped a lot. Then, I took my daughter to a Ped. GI who has decided

against more allergy testing. I believe this is the best route to take

because first, testing is just simply not accurate. And, these

insensitivities can change in a matter of months, both to the good and the

bad sometimes. What we are doing is the SCD which is best in this reguards

because since we started out so slowly, I know which foods cause her what

kind of problems. It is not always so simple to see but, if you start out

trying only 1 new food a week, there's no wrong answer. We also have Kali on

Gastrocrom, which is a prescription mass cell blocker. That means that the

INFLAMMATION caused by food allergies will be supressed. I'm not sure right

now if I think of this as a good thing yet. I have more of a homeopathical

point of view here. She will still show me hives which she seems to be

getting a lot more often now. We've had to put her on an antibiotic recently

to get control of infectionS she was having. She was allergic to it and we

had to stop it. Luckily though, she must have had enough to push her body in

the right direction to healing because after 9 long weeks of illness, she is

doing better in school than she ever has been. The teacher even asked about

mainstreaming her in the future. God has given us this chance to heal! She

really is acting so much better. She has been talking a lot more, better

working in school, better peer relations, better memory skills, better

sleep. I can go on. It is important to do an accurate allergy test like SCD

the very slow way. Jenn & K 9

months SCD

Can someone clear this up for me?

> I'm confused. AFter reading this post by Jodi:

> " First of all an ELISA test does not test for allergies. It tests

> for

> IgG sensitivities.

> What that means is the things that show up are the things that are

> probably leaking through the small gaps in the gut and the immune

> system is reacting to them.

>

> It does not mean that he is allergic to those things.

>

> Until the leaky gut is healed up, IgG tests will continue to show

> sensitivities to the foods that are being consumed. "

>

>

> I'm wondering if having my daughter tested for allergies will help

> us at all. I mean, if she tests positive to a certain food, that

> doesn't neccesarily mean that she's NOT going to react to others

> right?

>

> So ... what good is it really?

>

> I am only now learning about all of this IgG, Ig(another letter)

> stuff so excuse my ignorance.

>

> I wanted her tested because I thought that'd at least give us a

> guideline you know? Right now I'm so afraid to try new foods

> because this diet is working SO WELL!

>

> Is this testing a waste of time?

>

> Thanks,

> ~Terri, SCD 2 weeks and 4 days!

> Daughter, undiagnosed multiple food intolerances

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

After I had my little one ELISA tested, she was still having hivs to some

foods and getting VERY hyper to some others. I put her on this diet and it

has helped a lot. Then, I took my daughter to a Ped. GI who has decided

against more allergy testing. I believe this is the best route to take

because first, testing is just simply not accurate. And, these

insensitivities can change in a matter of months, both to the good and the

bad sometimes. What we are doing is the SCD which is best in this reguards

because since we started out so slowly, I know which foods cause her what

kind of problems. It is not always so simple to see but, if you start out

trying only 1 new food a week, there's no wrong answer. We also have Kali on

Gastrocrom, which is a prescription mass cell blocker. That means that the

INFLAMMATION caused by food allergies will be supressed. I'm not sure right

now if I think of this as a good thing yet. I have more of a homeopathical

point of view here. She will still show me hives which she seems to be

getting a lot more often now. We've had to put her on an antibiotic recently

to get control of infectionS she was having. She was allergic to it and we

had to stop it. Luckily though, she must have had enough to push her body in

the right direction to healing because after 9 long weeks of illness, she is

doing better in school than she ever has been. The teacher even asked about

mainstreaming her in the future. God has given us this chance to heal! She

really is acting so much better. She has been talking a lot more, better

working in school, better peer relations, better memory skills, better

sleep. I can go on. It is important to do an accurate allergy test like SCD

the very slow way. Jenn & K 9

months SCD

Can someone clear this up for me?

> I'm confused. AFter reading this post by Jodi:

> " First of all an ELISA test does not test for allergies. It tests

> for

> IgG sensitivities.

> What that means is the things that show up are the things that are

> probably leaking through the small gaps in the gut and the immune

> system is reacting to them.

>

> It does not mean that he is allergic to those things.

>

> Until the leaky gut is healed up, IgG tests will continue to show

> sensitivities to the foods that are being consumed. "

>

>

> I'm wondering if having my daughter tested for allergies will help

> us at all. I mean, if she tests positive to a certain food, that

> doesn't neccesarily mean that she's NOT going to react to others

> right?

>

> So ... what good is it really?

>

> I am only now learning about all of this IgG, Ig(another letter)

> stuff so excuse my ignorance.

>

> I wanted her tested because I thought that'd at least give us a

> guideline you know? Right now I'm so afraid to try new foods

> because this diet is working SO WELL!

>

> Is this testing a waste of time?

>

> Thanks,

> ~Terri, SCD 2 weeks and 4 days!

> Daughter, undiagnosed multiple food intolerances

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

After I had my little one ELISA tested, she was still having hivs to some

foods and getting VERY hyper to some others. I put her on this diet and it

has helped a lot. Then, I took my daughter to a Ped. GI who has decided

against more allergy testing. I believe this is the best route to take

because first, testing is just simply not accurate. And, these

insensitivities can change in a matter of months, both to the good and the

bad sometimes. What we are doing is the SCD which is best in this reguards

because since we started out so slowly, I know which foods cause her what

kind of problems. It is not always so simple to see but, if you start out

trying only 1 new food a week, there's no wrong answer. We also have Kali on

Gastrocrom, which is a prescription mass cell blocker. That means that the

INFLAMMATION caused by food allergies will be supressed. I'm not sure right

now if I think of this as a good thing yet. I have more of a homeopathical

point of view here. She will still show me hives which she seems to be

getting a lot more often now. We've had to put her on an antibiotic recently

to get control of infectionS she was having. She was allergic to it and we

had to stop it. Luckily though, she must have had enough to push her body in

the right direction to healing because after 9 long weeks of illness, she is

doing better in school than she ever has been. The teacher even asked about

mainstreaming her in the future. God has given us this chance to heal! She

really is acting so much better. She has been talking a lot more, better

working in school, better peer relations, better memory skills, better

sleep. I can go on. It is important to do an accurate allergy test like SCD

the very slow way. Jenn & K 9

months SCD

Can someone clear this up for me?

> I'm confused. AFter reading this post by Jodi:

> " First of all an ELISA test does not test for allergies. It tests

> for

> IgG sensitivities.

> What that means is the things that show up are the things that are

> probably leaking through the small gaps in the gut and the immune

> system is reacting to them.

>

> It does not mean that he is allergic to those things.

>

> Until the leaky gut is healed up, IgG tests will continue to show

> sensitivities to the foods that are being consumed. "

>

>

> I'm wondering if having my daughter tested for allergies will help

> us at all. I mean, if she tests positive to a certain food, that

> doesn't neccesarily mean that she's NOT going to react to others

> right?

>

> So ... what good is it really?

>

> I am only now learning about all of this IgG, Ig(another letter)

> stuff so excuse my ignorance.

>

> I wanted her tested because I thought that'd at least give us a

> guideline you know? Right now I'm so afraid to try new foods

> because this diet is working SO WELL!

>

> Is this testing a waste of time?

>

> Thanks,

> ~Terri, SCD 2 weeks and 4 days!

> Daughter, undiagnosed multiple food intolerances

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>