Re: allergy testing

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Janelle,

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. Doctors can be such a

pain. My doctor questioned my desire to check chocolate but

thankfully agreed anyway. I personally know 3 people with an allergy

to chocolate (1 of which gets hives). This seems to be just one more

area that the parents seem to know more than the doctors. I am

currently reading a book called " Is This Your Child " by Doris Rapp.

It was published in '91 and I found it in my local library. I is

very easy to read and interesting. It explains allergies, what to

look for, how to pinpoint them, how to prevent new ones etc. I think

it would be worthwhile for you to see if your library has it too.

After reading the first 3 chapters, I am noticing signs in my whole

family. My husband finally realized that his lifetime of hay fever,

bloatedness, stomach aches, itchy throat and asthma (as a child) is

due to a milk allergy. My whole family may benefit by the knowledge

gained. Don't worry about not getting the allergy test. What I am

finding out is that even though the allergy test is helpful to steer

you in the right direction, they are not accurate. No matter what,

you will need to keep records of what is eaten and reactions. You

will still need to temporarily eliminate foods you suspect. All the

test would have done is tell you what you should suspect. With a

little knowledge and attention, you can do it yourself.

> Ok, I am confused. I took Jane to the allergist this week. He was

> very impressed with how we had worked with the diet thus far to

> figure out what was bothering her. He supported the G and C diet.

To

> make a long story short...he ended up saying he wouldn't recommend

> testing her bc the items I wanted tested wouldn't show up or

weren't

> strong allergens. What??? I had already decided I didn't like him,

so

> after we argued a bit, we left. Am I asking for the wrong thing? I

> wanted beef, chicken, corn, chocolate, soy and others tested. That

> didn't sound difficult to me. I know other's have gotten results

from

> those items. He said there is no way her ezcema would flare from

> chocolate and that he doubted very much she was allergic to choc. I

> really want to know if corn bothers her as she is very hyper and

> craves corn based foods. I don't want to cold turkey remove corn or

> choc. for that matter until I know for sure. Any suggestions. A

DAN!

> dr. is out of the question currently. It would have to be through

our

> insurance. Anyone just do it without the allergy tests? I think if

I

> removed the obvious corn, it might be an indicator. Don't know...

> Janelle