Symptoms and Levels

Food Allergies are confusing. There is so much information out there and I still don't fully understand everything.  There are so many symptoms out there and no magic pill to cure it, yet.  Aiden will get a diaper rash from Soy.  He'll break out in hives from Dairy and he'll go into an anaphylaxis shock from Peanuts and Eggs. 


Food Allergy symptoms: 
-Hives
-Itchiness 
-Skin Rash
-Sneezing
-Runny Nose
-Itchy Watery Eyes
-Nasal Congestion
-Asthma or shortness of breath
-Swelling of the Mouth, Toungue or throat
-Vomiting
-Diarrhea 
-Mucus in BM
-Diaper rash

I learned that if your total IgE levels are high, the RAST test is almost always inconclusive.  Also, the skin test has many false positives and false negatives.

Many people don't even know they have food allergies and live their entire lives eating foods that can possibly kill them.  My allergist told me that if I (or anyone) got tested for food allergies, there might be some foods that I am allergic to but my body knows how to handle them every time I consume that food and therefore I never see a reaction.  It would be interesting to get tested and see for myself, but I'd rather not know.

IgE    kU/L        Level of Allergen
0      <0.35          Absent/Undetectable
1      0.35-0.70    Low Level
2      0.71-3.50    Moderate Level
3      3.51-17.5    HighLevel
4      17.6-50       Very High Level
5      51-100        Very High Level
6      >100           Very High Level

Aiden will be tested again in February.  The anxiety is beginning to build.

I love him

October/November babies = Allergies

My co-worker sent me this link. It pretty much says that there is a new study that links children's allergies to when they were conceived and the first three months of the mothers pregnancy.

Babies who are born in October-November are more sensitive to allergies because their mothers were exposed to a higher concentration of birch and alder pollen in the first three months of development which is the most crucial time and can affect the development of the babies immune system.

Aiden's birthday is late October which puts him in that category. Let's just say if i ever get pregnant again i will avoid an October/November birth day with all my power.