Re: xolair and food testing

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat:

That's kind of true, except that the body doesn't squirrel away the food

protein in fat cells, the body marshalls its fighting forces to ward off the

threat from the offending food, which it recognizes as an enemy. Then those

fighting cells retain the memory of the offending food and immediately go into

attack the next time any of it enters the body. That's why even the whiff of an

offending food or microscopic particle can cause anaphylaxis. As you say, some

people may have different levels of reaction. A child can become deathly ill if

a classmate brings a PBJ sandwich to school, but my husband is OK with a little

shellfish, as long as it's not more than a bite or two.

The trouble with food allergies is that it's so difficult to test for. You

obviously recognize hives, throat swelling, etc., but you might not think of a

little GI upset a couple of days later, or a feeling of malaise or fatigue.

I used to go to an allergist who did drops under the tongue for food

allergies and he gave me a list of things I am allergic to, including milk. My

current allergist did skin pricks and said I'm not allergic to any foods. He

said my husband was allergic to only lettuce, yet he gets major hives if he eats

crab, scallops or lobster.

Carol

Pat wrote:

Food allergies are different from environmental allergies in that our body

sqirrels away the food protein in our fat cells when we have a food allergy.

When the concentration of the food protein gets high enough in your system, then

you start to have reactions.

[Guest guest]

Today at work i ate some green beans.. raw ones. About 5min after

eating them my mouth was soo itchy... i've never had an itchy mouth.

After about 5 min of being totally confused of what was going on i

took a benadryl and the itchyness went away. My throat didn't close

up, it felt like it was going to start to but has anyone had an itchy

mouth? Usally my throat feels like it has an expanding marble in it

then i take an antihistimine. Anyways just wondering, Nicki and Tena

> Food allergies are different from environmental allergies in that

our body sqirrels away the food protein in our fat cells when we have

a food allergy. When the concentration of the food protein gets high

enough in your system, then you start to have reactions.

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[Guest guest]

I showed up positive on my allergy test to legumes ( beans, peanuts,

exc) I've eatin them cooked before, i think are green peas the same as

green beans? anyways i have reactions to pinto, black, lima, kidney,

and red beans, along with peanuts. The green beans were thoughly

washed before i ate them, i just thought my mouth being itchy was

different. Nicki and Tena (SD)

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> Niki & Tena

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> If the green beans were truly fresh, it might have been whatever

was sprayed on the beans by the grower or the grocery store. With all

fruits and vegetables, please scrub them before eating or even cooking

them. There are fruit and vegetable scrubs available commercially.

With Broccoli & Cauliflower soak in warm salt water before eating or

cooking.

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> Pat

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[Guest guest]

Green bean allergy is different from a green pea allergy. It looks as if the

peas are what you tested positive for, BUT I would stay away from green beans

now too. Peanuts are truely a vegetable, having said that, they are a nut too.

In this holiday season with fruit cake & nut cookies & holiday pastries, please

be very careful. The tree nuts people use during this holiday in their recipes

still could give you a problem.

Pat

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