Food Allergies - Oakland,CA

My son DID outgrow his shellfish and milk allergies, but not his peanut allergy, or his cat/dog/horse allergy. We had him tested when he was 4, then again earlier this year when he was 13. Tested positive for shellfish and milk at 4, but negative at 13 (we did skin test, blood test AND eating the actual food test in the doc's office).

Hi ~ My daughter will be 7 yrs old next month she was diagnosed between 6-7 months old w/anaphylaxis to dairy & dairy derivatives then around 12 months was diagnosed anaphylactic to eggs. She has been tested every year and the first 4 years her numbers were very high (w/skin tests she would get huge welts) then between 5-6 yrs old her numbers looked like they were beginning to come down. We had blood work done right before school her dairy & dairy derivatives came back less than 1 I broke down in tears on the phone w/the nurse & she said that's great news & in between sobs I said yes I know...I've been waiting for this day for so long. We milk challenged her in the allergist office the end of September (I was a horrible nervous wreck the day before & the morning of getting her ready I had to keep fighting back the tears and during the challenge each step made me a nervous wreck of course I couldn't let it show) she passed the milk challenge in the office (she had to drink lactaid milk) we've been doing a slow introduction now at home & she's been doing really good she did have some issues w/reflux but that has been resolved. Once we get past the milk introduction give her a chance to adjust our allergist thinks we may be able to do the egg challenge in the early part of next year. My son who turns 3 yrs old next month was diagnosed over the summer w/peanut....something has been said w/regard to the higher the number the less likely they are to outgrow and in regards to that our allergist told us that w/his number (I don't recall what it is) but she said w/him having a reaction at this point in his life as opposed to him having it earlier in life the less likely he is to outgrow at this point. I have a girlfriend who has a daughter that is the same age as my daughter that had a peanut allergy she was diagnosed around 12 months w/the peanut allergy that she has since out grown but she has not outgrown the nut allergy. Don't give up it is possible it can happen. The best thing is strict avoidance to prevent any accidential exposure. Good luck!

My daughter is now 4 and we found out at 6 months that she was allergic to egg, peanut and dog. Yes the numbers from the blood tests went down each year and now she is perfectly fine eating egg. She is still somewhat sensitive to peanut - just gets red around the mouth. But since she did not grow up eating eggs and peanuts she has little interest in them now. She eats things made with eggs but is not interested in scrambled eggs etc. She has no interest in peanut butter but will eat a candy bars with peanuts. Good luck, I know what a pain it is.

My son outgrew milk, egg, and peanut by the time he was 5. I did not have him tested until about 5 1/2 because I wanted to make sure I gave it enough time and I could not have him deal with multiple blood draws. Now, no more allergies and he is 7 1/2.

Yes my soon to be 5 yr old son was deemed allergic to every food possible, i.e., eggs, milk, soy, wheat, garlic, nuts. He had the rast tests which showed these and then recently had blood tests which confirmed the eggs and milk allergy. However, the others are still questionable until he actually shows a reaction. I just know that our family has allergy to milk and my mom says she stays away from whole wheat. I am allergic to garlic and milk so I stay away from those but everything else so long as it is in moderation seems to work okay still.
I have no clue why the doctors won't specifically say how severe the allergy is like they do with pollen, etc., but it seems if your body is willing to process what you eat even if it shows an allergy to it, you are okay.
My way of doing things - just for the time keep most of these out of his immediate diet but try every now and then to introduce a little to him and make sure there are no problems.
You will know what feels right as you have the peanut allergy.
Good luck!

Hi,

My daughter was diagnosed with soy, egg and milk allergies at 1 year old. We continued to do blood tests each year. She is out grew her allergies to soy and eggs by age 3, but her allergies to dairy continue to rise yearly on the blood tests. She is now a level 5 out of 6. The allergist had said that usually dairy allergies go away for most children by age 10 and our daughter's test scores should be lower this time around, but they rose again. We just hope that at some point she will not need to use an epi pen and have trips the emergency room, but rather will have more mild reactions.

I think in most cases, most children will out grow their allergies. Best of luck!

My son had a milk allergy, he out grew it, but now has a peanut allergy. Some kids do outgrow peanut allergies too, so I am hopefully. We will test every year.

My son is almost 2.