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...can be a life-threatening allergic reaction to specific triggers, such as food proteins and medication. This results in hives or swelling of the throat or tongue, which can lead to constricted airways and/or a dramatic drop in blood pressure. Epinerphine is imperative when anaphylactic shock occurs and can save a person’s life. An epinephrine auto-injector contains a pre-measured dose of epinephrine. It’s injected into someone’s body during a severe allergic reaction to avoid or treat...

...example, someone with milk allergy should have symptoms after eating cheese, yogurt, or ice cream. What are the foods that you are concerned about? Many parents want to have their child ‘tested for everything’ and request allergy testing for as many foods as possible. Unfortunately, food allergy skin and blood tests are not good screening tools due to high rates of false positive results. This creates confusion about relevance and need for avoidance. Having a...

...You might have heard that eczema can be a sign of a food allergy or sensitivity in infants. But before we review potential links between food allergies and eczema, let’s go over some basics. What is eczema? It is most often characterized by dry, red, extremely itchy patches on the skin. Eczema is sometimes referred to as “the itch that rashes,” since the itch, when scratched, results in the appearance of the rash. Who...

...long, exhausting days in the hospital. Multiple doctors came to see us trying to determine the cause of the fever. We had test-after-test-after-test done with no answers and a fever that just wouldn’t resolve. By process of elimination it was determined that he simply had a virus that he had to fight through. However, through test results, a GI doctor believed that his virus was possibly causing his liver to malfunction. The GI doctor told...

...pediatrician Karisse was switched to a soy-based formula, but her ailments continued. Nutritional Management and Outcome When Karisse didn’t improve on the soy-based formula her pediatrician suggested she see an allergist who administered a skin test. The results revealed that she was allergic to milk and soy. The doctor suggested a formula change, this time to a hydrolysate formula composed of partially broken down proteins. Finally, after the hydrolysate formula failed to alleviate her symtpoms,...