How to test for Allergies

[Guest guest]

My son (almost 4) was recently diagnosed with HFA. He doesnt have any outward

signs of allergies although he was allergic to milk as a toddler. We want to

have him tested for allergies just to make sure and so we know if there is

something upsetting his tummy. What have you all found to be the best way to

test for food allergies? The more I read the more confused I get.

I found this info:

Allergy induced Autism and Casein/Gluten

In allergy induced Autism, the symptoms usually become apparent during the first

three years of life. Some children have autism that appears to have been

triggered by intolerance to many foods and/or chemicals, the main offenders

being wheat, cow's milk, corn, sugar and citrus fruits, although each child may

be affected by different substances. The children also have many almost

unnoticeable physical problems, namely ***excessive thirst, excessive sweating,

especially at night***, low blood sugar, diarrhea, bloating, rhinitis, inability

to control temperature, ***red face and/or ears*** and dark circles under the

eyes.

***Ethan is one super sweaty child. Always has been... its actually gross

because with very little activity (and hes ADHD so hes ALWAYS active) and his

hair will be soaked with sweat. His face, feet and ears also turn red with VERY

little exertion.

[Guest guest]

"Allergy induced Autism" sounds a lot like just regular plain vanilla autism. lol. If you think your child has allergies, then go see a doctor who specializes in allergies and have him tested. My oldest ds also sweat a lot and had red ears too but he wasn't allergic to anything and he is 21 yo now, not allergic to anything still.

Roxanna

"I

predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

( ) How to test for Allergies

My son (almost 4) was recently diagnosed with HFA. He doesnt have any outward signs of allergies although he was allergic to milk as a toddler. We want to have him tested for allergies just to make sure and so we know if there is something upsetting his tummy. What have you all found to be the best way to test for food allergies? The more I read the more confused I get.

I found this info:

Allergy induced Autism and Casein/Gluten

In allergy induced Autism, the symptoms usually become apparent during the first three years of life. Some children have autism that appears to have been triggered by intolerance to many foods and/or chemicals, the main offenders being wheat, cow's milk, corn, sugar and citrus fruits, although each child may be affected by different substances. The children also have many almost unnoticeable physical problems, namely ***excessive thirst, excessive sweating, especially at night***, low blood sugar, diarrhea, bloating, rhinitis, inability to control temperature, ***red face and/or ears*** and dark circles under the eyes.

***Ethan is one super sweaty child. Always has been... its actually gross because with very little activity (and hes ADHD so hes ALWAYS active) and his hair will be soaked with sweat. His face, feet and ears also turn red with VERY little exertion.

[Guest guest]

, we haven't tried, but I know some parents just choose something to

eliminate and see if they note a difference. Or choose to try the GFCF diet,

etc. Just eliminate one at a time (wheat or dairy or citrus or...) so you'll

know what any offending food is.

I did have one son get tested for allergies, years ago, but they didn't test for

everything, just some of the more common things. This was due to his extreme

allergic reaction to some " food " which turned out to be tree nuts. Some other

things turned up minor reactions (certain grasses, etc.).

Just a thought,

>

> My son (almost 4) was recently diagnosed with HFA. He doesnt have any outward

signs of allergies although he was allergic to milk as a toddler. We want to

have him tested for allergies just to make sure and so we know if there is

something upsetting his tummy. What have you all found to be the best way to

test for food allergies? The more I read the more confused I get.

>

> I found this info:

> Allergy induced Autism and Casein/Gluten

> In allergy induced Autism, the symptoms usually become apparent during the

first three years of life. Some children have autism that appears to have been

triggered by intolerance to many foods and/or chemicals, the main offenders

being wheat, cow's milk, corn, sugar and citrus fruits, although each child may

be affected by different substances. The children also have many almost

unnoticeable physical problems, namely ***excessive thirst, excessive sweating,

especially at night***, low blood sugar, diarrhea, bloating, rhinitis, inability

to control temperature, ***red face and/or ears*** and dark circles under the

eyes.

>

> ***Ethan is one super sweaty child. Always has been... its actually gross

because with very little activity (and hes ADHD so hes ALWAYS active) and his

hair will be soaked with sweat. His face, feet and ears also turn red with VERY

little exertion.

>

[Guest guest]

Having a lot of allergies myself, I went through the food elimination process in

middle school, and it was really hard to deal with. If it were me, I would

suggest getting a blood test first (not those horrible scratch tests, especially

if your son has sensory defensiveness!) and then try the elimination diet

targeted to foods to which he shows a strong reaction. I will say that for

myself, I saw no improvement in my health when I avoided the foods (milk, corn,

and something else I forget), and no decline in health when I resumed eating

them. However, I later realized I have a serious tree nut allergy, and now do

avoid those like the plague. It's funny that you should mention allergy testing,

because I am taking my 3 year old to the allergist for the first time next week.

Because of my allergy, he has never been exposed to nuts, so it looks like we

will have to do an oral food challenge at the doctor's office to test for that

allergy. It makes me shudder just to think of feeding him nuts, so I found a

hospital-based pediatric allergist, just in case.

Bridget

> >

> > My son (almost 4) was recently diagnosed with HFA. He doesnt have any

outward signs of allergies although he was allergic to milk as a toddler. We

want to have him tested for allergies just to make sure and so we know if there

is something upsetting his tummy. What have you all found to be the best way to

test for food allergies? The more I read the more confused I get.

> >

> > I found this info:

> > Allergy induced Autism and Casein/Gluten

> > In allergy induced Autism, the symptoms usually become apparent during the

first three years of life. Some children have autism that appears to have been

triggered by intolerance to many foods and/or chemicals, the main offenders

being wheat, cow's milk, corn, sugar and citrus fruits, although each child may

be affected by different substances. The children also have many almost

unnoticeable physical problems, namely ***excessive thirst, excessive sweating,

especially at night***, low blood sugar, diarrhea, bloating, rhinitis, inability

to control temperature, ***red face and/or ears*** and dark circles under the

eyes.

> >

> > ***Ethan is one super sweaty child. Always has been... its actually gross

because with very little activity (and hes ADHD so hes ALWAYS active) and his

hair will be soaked with sweat. His face, feet and ears also turn red with VERY

little exertion.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

For my son we just went to an allergist to have him tested at age 3.5. They did

a scratch test. My son handled it just fine. I also made sure that the doc

tested for any known allergies of the parents. Turns out my son has all my

allergies and then some. His allergies have gotten better as he has gotten older

but in preschool he had great difficulties with them.

>

> My son (almost 4) was recently diagnosed with HFA. He doesnt have any outward

signs of allergies although he was allergic to milk as a toddler. We want to

have him tested for allergies just to make sure and so we know if there is

something upsetting his tummy. What have you all found to be the best way to

test for food allergies? The more I read the more confused I get.

>

> I found this info:

> Allergy induced Autism and Casein/Gluten

> In allergy induced Autism, the symptoms usually become apparent during the

first three years of life. Some children have autism that appears to have been

triggered by intolerance to many foods and/or chemicals, the main offenders

being wheat, cow's milk, corn, sugar and citrus fruits, although each child may

be affected by different substances. The children also have many almost

unnoticeable physical problems, namely ***excessive thirst, excessive sweating,

especially at night***, low blood sugar, diarrhea, bloating, rhinitis, inability

to control temperature, ***red face and/or ears*** and dark circles under the

eyes.

>

> ***Ethan is one super sweaty child. Always has been... its actually gross

because with very little activity (and hes ADHD so hes ALWAYS active) and his

hair will be soaked with sweat. His face, feet and ears also turn red with VERY

little exertion.

>

[Guest guest]

We have done this type of testing and my son has IGG allergies and IGE sensitivities which do not show on the regular allergy panel done by an allergist, as a true allergy but even with minute amounts of gluten, my some becomes hyper, aggressive, paranoid, delusional, and has lots of tics like eye blinking and blurting. We did all our testing through a biomedical provider because they know how to check for both true allergies and sensitivites. It can take up to 6 months to get gluten out of your system, so the elimination diet is a good way to tell , but only if you know you will stick to it for at least 6 months. We eliminated food dyes, then dairy, then gluten in stages and later found her had a peanut allergy and egg allergy as well and eliminated those, but it was a process of about a year to eliminate everything that was causing issues.--- On

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From: <@...>Subject: ( ) Re: How to test for Allergies Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 7:20 PM

, we haven't tried, but I know some parents just choose something to eliminate and see if they note a difference. Or choose to try the GFCF diet, etc. Just eliminate one at a time (wheat or dairy or citrus or...) so you'll know what any offending food is. I did have one son get tested for allergies, years ago, but they didn't test for everything, just some of the more common things. This was due to his extreme allergic reaction to some "food" which turned out to be tree nuts. Some other things turned up minor reactions (certain grasses, etc.). Just a thought,>> My son (almost 4) was recently diagnosed with HFA. He doesnt have any outward signs

of allergies although he was allergic to milk as a toddler. We want to have him tested for allergies just to make sure and so we know if there is something upsetting his tummy. What have you all found to be the best way to test for food allergies? The more I read the more confused I get.> > I found this info:> Allergy induced Autism and Casein/Gluten> In allergy induced Autism, the symptoms usually become apparent during the first three years of life. Some children have autism that appears to have been triggered by intolerance to many foods and/or chemicals, the main offenders being wheat, cow's milk, corn, sugar and citrus fruits, although each child may be affected by different substances. The children also have many almost unnoticeable physical problems, namely ***excessive thirst, excessive sweating, especially at night***, low blood sugar, diarrhea, bloating, rhinitis, inability to control temperature, ***red face and/or

ears*** and dark circles under the eyes.> > ***Ethan is one super sweaty child. Always has been... its actually gross because with very little activity (and hes ADHD so hes ALWAYS active) and his hair will be soaked with sweat. His face, feet and ears also turn red with VERY little exertion.>