Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 -ELISA does not test for type 1 immediate type allergy reactions, skin test do. this is a very long read but goes into allergys, testing, food allergies,immune problems basically starting with the adrenal glands and touches on environmental exposures and chemical sensativitys. I almost didn't read it at first but glad I did. http://www.richardsfamilyhealth.com/navpages/healthconditions/allergie s.html - - In , Lori Baur <lori@...> wrote: > > I had the ELISA blood test done and the results came back today. I was very surprised to find out that nothing on the test showed any reaction at all. When I was younger I had allergies to absolutely everything. Maybe I outgrew them? I haven't had allergy testing in a long time, but I always thought I still had it. > > I do have Samters syndrome which may be autoimmune and has genetic factors. > > My general IgE counts were relatively high, but I just did not show any IgEs to anything specific. > > Any thoughts on the ELISA? > > They tested for several molds on the test. > > Lori > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I am reading that article now and from what I understand the blood tests DO test for the immediate type 1 allergy reactions. On the site it says when they are testing for immediate reactions that they USE an IgE blood test ... In any case all my immunoglobulins that would mediate the other types of allergies were within low normal range EXCEPT IgE, but the IgE did not show levels for any of the specific allergens they tested for. I do find the article you sent helpful and will read it again in more depth. Thanks Lori [] Re: ELISA results -ELISA does not test for type 1 immediate type allergy reactions, skin test do. this is a very long read but goes into allergys, testing, food allergies,immune problems basically starting with the adrenal glands and touches on environmental exposures and chemical sensativitys. I almost didn't read it at first but glad I did. http://www.richardsfamilyhealth.com/navpages/healthconditions/allergie s.html - - In , Lori Baur <lori@...> wrote: > > I had the ELISA blood test done and the results came back today. I was very surprised to find out that nothing on the test showed any reaction at all. When I was younger I had allergies to absolutely everything. Maybe I outgrew them? I haven't had allergy testing in a long time, but I always thought I still had it. > > I do have Samters syndrome which may be autoimmune and has genetic factors. > > My general IgE counts were relatively high, but I just did not show any IgEs to anything specific. > > Any thoughts on the ELISA? > > They tested for several molds on the test. > > Lori > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 -yes, sorry, your right and the IgE blood testing is more accurate than the skin prick tests. one thing I dont like about the article is that when they talk about chronic fatique being caused by stress they should go into more detail about the stress on your body from chronic exposure to irratants, and how it that plays a role in the break down of immune system, but they are also stateing that chemical exposure is a type of allergic reaction, it is a reaction but I dont know if it is allergic in nature. is a mcs a allergic reaction or are allergic reations type 2,3 and 4 really a toxin reaction, I guess this is where the problem is. the fact that all of my 'allergies' could also be a toxin reaction makes me wonder, and the fact that I surely was exposed to these same irratants many times in my life but never got allergies until I was exposed to these irratants along with mold/myco's really makes me wonder and also the same with my food allergies, I ate those foods my whole life so why did I get allergys to them only while eating them and liveing in a moldy home. -- In , Lori Baur <lori@...> wrote: > > I am reading that article now and from what I understand the blood tests DO test for the immediate type 1 allergy reactions. On the site it says when they are testing for immediate reactions that they USE an IgE blood test ... > > In any case all my immunoglobulins that would mediate the other types of allergies were within low normal range EXCEPT IgE, but the IgE did not show levels for any of the specific allergens they tested for. > > I do find the article you sent helpful and will read it again in more depth. Thanks > > Lori > > > [] Re: ELISA results > > > -ELISA does not test for type 1 immediate type allergy reactions, > skin test do. this is a very long read but goes into allergys, > testing, food allergies,immune problems basically starting with the > adrenal glands and touches on environmental exposures and chemical > sensativitys. I almost didn't read it at first but glad I did. > http://www.richardsfamilyhealth.com/navpages/healthconditions/allergie > s.html > > - > - In , Lori Baur <lori@> wrote: > > > > I had the ELISA blood test done and the results came back today. I > was very surprised to find out that nothing on the test showed any > reaction at all. When I was younger I had allergies to absolutely > everything. Maybe I outgrew them? I haven't had allergy testing in > a long time, but I always thought I still had it. > > > > I do have Samters syndrome which may be autoimmune and has genetic > factors. > > > > My general IgE counts were relatively high, but I just did not show > any IgEs to anything specific. > > > > Any thoughts on the ELISA? > > > > They tested for several molds on the test. > > > > Lori > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 -Lori, theres something called non-medicaided IgE you might want to do a search on, Im not real sure, but I think its something to do with atopic or not and poeple still can be ill from mold even if theri testing is negative. thats what I was going to do when this article sidetracted me. theres a few things with this article that bother me, some of the info. is good but Im going to round up something (hopefully) that needs to be pointed out. I think theres a big problem with how some allergest are veiwing our illness or not veiwing it at all. when you think about it, how can they not know, or maybe they do but admittence may mean that theri treatment is basically covering up the problem and/or just not dealing with it at all. -- In , " who " <jeaninem660@...> wrote: > > -yes, sorry, your right and the IgE blood testing is more accurate > than the skin prick tests. one thing I dont like about the article is > that when they talk about chronic fatique being caused by stress they > should go into more detail about the stress on your body from chronic > exposure to irratants, and how it that plays a role in the break down > of immune system, but they are also stateing that chemical exposure > is a type of allergic reaction, it is a reaction but I dont know if > it is allergic in nature. is a mcs a allergic reaction or are > allergic reations type 2,3 and 4 really a toxin reaction, I guess > this is where the problem is. the fact that all of my 'allergies' > could also be a toxin reaction makes me wonder, and the fact that I > surely was exposed to these same irratants many times in my life but > never got allergies until I was exposed to these irratants along with > mold/myco's really makes me wonder and also the same with my food > allergies, I ate those foods my whole life so why did I get allergys > to them only while eating them and liveing in a moldy > home. > -- In , Lori Baur <lori@> > wrote: > > > > I am reading that article now and from what I understand the blood > tests DO test for the immediate type 1 allergy reactions. On the > site it says when they are testing for immediate reactions that they > USE an IgE blood test ... > > > > In any case all my immunoglobulins that would mediate the other > types of allergies were within low normal range EXCEPT IgE, but the > IgE did not show levels for any of the specific allergens they tested > for. > > > > I do find the article you sent helpful and will read it again in > more depth. Thanks > > > > Lori > > > > > > [] Re: ELISA results > > > > > > -ELISA does not test for type 1 immediate type allergy reactions, > > skin test do. this is a very long read but goes into allergys, > > testing, food allergies,immune problems basically starting with > the > > adrenal glands and touches on environmental exposures and > chemical > > sensativitys. I almost didn't read it at first but glad I did. > > > http://www.richardsfamilyhealth.com/navpages/healthconditions/allergie > > s.html > > > > - > > - In , Lori Baur <lori@> wrote: > > > > > > I had the ELISA blood test done and the results came back > today. I > > was very surprised to find out that nothing on the test showed > any > > reaction at all. When I was younger I had allergies to absolutely > > everything. Maybe I outgrew them? I haven't had allergy testing > in > > a long time, but I always thought I still had it. > > > > > > I do have Samters syndrome which may be autoimmune and has > genetic > > factors. > > > > > > My general IgE counts were relatively high, but I just did not > show > > any IgEs to anything specific. > > > > > > Any thoughts on the ELISA? > > > > > > They tested for several molds on the test. > > > > > > Lori > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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