This is a REPOST
from last March. I
wanted to share this
post since I finally
made his food
allergy treatment
plan chart.
I’ll share it
with you this
Wednesday!
“We
went to the
@socalfoodallergy
for our son’s food
allergy treatment.
This was our second
visit. The institute
runs tests and
analyzes what each
child’s exact
allergies are and
creates a treatment
plan. The plan
groups foods that
contain similar
kinds of allergens
(allergen proteins).
Basically, you
ingest “safer” foods
in the same food
group; you are not
directly ingesting
the allergen
initially but,
instead, are
ingesting related
proteins.
By doing so, in the end, your body will be able to tolerate the allergen of concern (e.g., ingesting the proteins in veal helps your body tolerate the proteins in cow milk – actually there are a lot more “food steps” in between since cow milk is complicated and a bit tougher than most foods). Eventually, you will be able to drink cow milk!
After we leaned of
their method, we
were convinced that
it would work. This
is the path for our
son to have complete
food freedom. Our
son’s test indicated
that he can tolerate
two food groups. One
is red fish. The
other is white fish.
Yes, only 2
groups!
We were
told that since our
son has a huge list
of allergens, so the
journey will be a
long one. But, we
are really hopeful
and grateful. We see
how the treatments
go.
Currently, we are
giving our son
sunflower seeds (1/2
tsp), pumpkin seeds
(1/2 tsp), and 20
pine nuts per day as
“maintenance”
foods.
At the
third visit, two
treatment foods were
added to our
treatment, veal (1/8
tsp) and pinto bean
(1/8 tsp). These
“treatment foods”
are higher risk
foods for food
reactions than
“maintenance foods.”
We will be feeding
the treatment foods
for 5 weeks and then
go back to the
clinic for a food
challenge. Our son
will ingest the
foods in larger
amounts and run
around. If he
doesn’t show a
reaction, these
foods will become
maintenance foods.
We will keep
updating our
treatment and food
allergy journey :).
Hope this helps
other allergy kids’
parents who are
seeking answers for
their
children.”