Re: Immunocap allergy test

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The Immunocap test is a blood test for IgE antibodies to a list of various foods and inhalants. It's done by his regular pediatrician (also known as the one that takes insurance )) Depending on the results, we may be referred to an allergist for treatment, also one that will take our insurance.

Dr. Tanner, who is great, does do allergy testing in her office and we've tried that. Problem is with the type of testing they do, there is a shot or skin prick for each allergen, one at a time. This was very difficult for us with Owen b/c at 3 1/2 he fights like crazy and the technician could not get the needle in accurately. So instead of the skin pricks, they put drops under his tongue and we had to wait 10 or 15 minutes after each drop to watch for behavior/physical changes. So, if he got really hyper or his ears turned red after the soy drops, he was allergic to soy, etc. Owen is always hyper and his ears are red alot, so it was really hard for us to get a true reading of the tests. I guess it just depends on your kid

We've also done the IgG testing as far as the delayed reactions to foods about a year ago. Owen, of course, had sensitivities to just about everything under the sun and an almost impossible rotation diet was recommended. But, right now we want to know what his IgE allergies are b/c lately he has been breaking out in itchy hives either from something he is eating or from something outside and has a runny nose every morning.

Dr. Tanner did say though that getting his beneficial gut bacteria up and healing his gut would help the food allergies to resolve. His CDSA test showed that his absorption and digestion were actually pretty good, bad bacteria levels fine, yeast mildly elevated but only 2+, no parasites, but that the beneficial bacteria were undetectable even though he's been on probiotics out the wazoo. She asked us to start him on Chisholm Labs Toueff immune factors and probiotics powder ($125) which we did about a week ago. After he's on this for a while, we're going to do another dmsa or dmps challenge (I forget which one she said, but I think dmps) and investigate some mild chelation for him.

In a message dated 8/30/2004 9:28:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, autism-georgia writes:

Message: 8 Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:29:44 -0400 Subject: Re: Re: Biomedical - Dr. Fried - Dr. Tanner,What is the Immunocap blood test and if you don't mind my asking, why do youfeel that you need to go to an allergist? Just asking because I am shoppingfor doctors but was hoping to find an "all purpose" one and my son hasallergies. I thought because Dr. Tanner was an environmental specialistthat would cover allergies. Thanks,

The Immunocap test is a blood test for IgE antibodies to a list of various foods and inhalants. It's done by his regular pediatrician (also known as the one that takes insurance )) Depending on the results, we may be referred to an allergist for treatment, also one that will take our insurance.

Dr. Tanner, who is great, does do allergy testing in her office and we've tried that. Problem is with the type of testing they do, there is a shot or skin prick for each allergen. This was very difficult for us with Owen b/c at 3 1/2 he fights like crazy and the technician could not get the needle in accurately. So instead of the skin pricks, they put drops under his tongue and we had to wait 10 or 15 minutes after each drop to watch for behavior/physical changes. So, if he got really hyper or his ears turned red after the soy drops, he was allergic to them. Owen is always hyper and his ears are always red, so it was really hard for us to get a true reading of the tests. I guess it just depends on your kid

We've also done the IgG testing as far as the delayed reactions to foods about a year ago. Owen, of course, had sensitivities to just about everything under the sun and an almost impossible rotation diet was recommended. But, right now we want to know what his IgE allergies are b/c lately he has been breaking out in itchy hives either from something he is eating or from something outside and has a runny nose every morning.

[Guest guest]

Thanks , for all the info. As you can probably tell, I am considering going to a doctor and looking for lots of details to help me make a decision. Hope I'm not being too nosey! I am getting all kinds of confusing signals from the things I am trying on my own. I hear you on " the dr known as the one who takes insurance " ! I have read on a list that someone thought the IgG tests were sensitive to too many things (like whatever the person had been eating lately!). It would be good to have a doctor to help with some testing but I'm not sure I would want to do ALL they would recommend. Thanks again and best of luck to you.

From: jkbradl@...

Reply-To: autism-georgia

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:15:15 EDT

To: autism-georgia

Subject: Re: Immunocap allergy test

The Immunocap test is a blood test for IgE antibodies to a list of various foods and inhalants. It's done by his regular pediatrician (also known as the one that takes insurance )) Depending on the results, we may be referred to an allergist for treatment, also one that will take our insurance.

Dr. Tanner, who is great, does do allergy testing in her office and we've tried that. Problem is with the type of testing they do, there is a shot or skin prick for each allergen, one at a time. This was very difficult for us with Owen b/c at 3 1/2 he fights like crazy and the technician could not get the needle in accurately. So instead of the skin pricks, they put drops under his tongue and we had to wait 10 or 15 minutes after each drop to watch for behavior/physical changes. So, if he got really hyper or his ears turned red after the soy drops, he was allergic to soy, etc. Owen is always hyper and his ears are red alot, so it was really hard for us to get a true reading of the tests. I guess it just depends on your kid

We've also done the IgG testing as far as the delayed reactions to foods about a year ago. Owen, of course, had sensitivities to just about everything under the sun and an almost impossible rotation diet was recommended. But, right now we want to know what his IgE allergies are b/c lately he has been breaking out in itchy hives either from something he is eating or from something outside and has a runny nose every morning.

Dr. Tanner did say though that getting his beneficial gut bacteria up and healing his gut would help the food allergies to resolve. His CDSA test showed that his absorption and digestion were actually pretty good, bad bacteria levels fine, yeast mildly elevated but only 2+, no parasites, but that the beneficial bacteria were undetectable even though he's been on probiotics out the wazoo. She asked us to start him on Chisholm Labs Toueff immune factors and probiotics powder ($125) which we did about a week ago. After he's on this for a while, we're going to do another dmsa or dmps challenge (I forget which one she said, but I think dmps) and investigate some mild chelation for him.

[Guest guest]

Thanks , for all the info. As you can probably tell, I am considering going to a doctor and looking for lots of details to help me make a decision. Hope I'm not being too nosey! I am getting all kinds of confusing signals from the things I am trying on my own. I hear you on " the dr known as the one who takes insurance " ! I have read on a list that someone thought the IgG tests were sensitive to too many things (like whatever the person had been eating lately!). It would be good to have a doctor to help with some testing but I'm not sure I would want to do ALL they would recommend. Thanks again and best of luck to you.

From: jkbradl@...

Reply-To: autism-georgia

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:15:15 EDT

To: autism-georgia

Subject: Re: Immunocap allergy test

The Immunocap test is a blood test for IgE antibodies to a list of various foods and inhalants. It's done by his regular pediatrician (also known as the one that takes insurance )) Depending on the results, we may be referred to an allergist for treatment, also one that will take our insurance.

Dr. Tanner, who is great, does do allergy testing in her office and we've tried that. Problem is with the type of testing they do, there is a shot or skin prick for each allergen, one at a time. This was very difficult for us with Owen b/c at 3 1/2 he fights like crazy and the technician could not get the needle in accurately. So instead of the skin pricks, they put drops under his tongue and we had to wait 10 or 15 minutes after each drop to watch for behavior/physical changes. So, if he got really hyper or his ears turned red after the soy drops, he was allergic to soy, etc. Owen is always hyper and his ears are red alot, so it was really hard for us to get a true reading of the tests. I guess it just depends on your kid

We've also done the IgG testing as far as the delayed reactions to foods about a year ago. Owen, of course, had sensitivities to just about everything under the sun and an almost impossible rotation diet was recommended. But, right now we want to know what his IgE allergies are b/c lately he has been breaking out in itchy hives either from something he is eating or from something outside and has a runny nose every morning.

Dr. Tanner did say though that getting his beneficial gut bacteria up and healing his gut would help the food allergies to resolve. His CDSA test showed that his absorption and digestion were actually pretty good, bad bacteria levels fine, yeast mildly elevated but only 2+, no parasites, but that the beneficial bacteria were undetectable even though he's been on probiotics out the wazoo. She asked us to start him on Chisholm Labs Toueff immune factors and probiotics powder ($125) which we did about a week ago. After he's on this for a while, we're going to do another dmsa or dmps challenge (I forget which one she said, but I think dmps) and investigate some mild chelation for him.

[Guest guest]

Thanks , for all the info. As you can probably tell, I am considering going to a doctor and looking for lots of details to help me make a decision. Hope I'm not being too nosey! I am getting all kinds of confusing signals from the things I am trying on my own. I hear you on " the dr known as the one who takes insurance " ! I have read on a list that someone thought the IgG tests were sensitive to too many things (like whatever the person had been eating lately!). It would be good to have a doctor to help with some testing but I'm not sure I would want to do ALL they would recommend. Thanks again and best of luck to you.

From: jkbradl@...

Reply-To: autism-georgia

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:15:15 EDT

To: autism-georgia

Subject: Re: Immunocap allergy test

The Immunocap test is a blood test for IgE antibodies to a list of various foods and inhalants. It's done by his regular pediatrician (also known as the one that takes insurance )) Depending on the results, we may be referred to an allergist for treatment, also one that will take our insurance.

Dr. Tanner, who is great, does do allergy testing in her office and we've tried that. Problem is with the type of testing they do, there is a shot or skin prick for each allergen, one at a time. This was very difficult for us with Owen b/c at 3 1/2 he fights like crazy and the technician could not get the needle in accurately. So instead of the skin pricks, they put drops under his tongue and we had to wait 10 or 15 minutes after each drop to watch for behavior/physical changes. So, if he got really hyper or his ears turned red after the soy drops, he was allergic to soy, etc. Owen is always hyper and his ears are red alot, so it was really hard for us to get a true reading of the tests. I guess it just depends on your kid

We've also done the IgG testing as far as the delayed reactions to foods about a year ago. Owen, of course, had sensitivities to just about everything under the sun and an almost impossible rotation diet was recommended. But, right now we want to know what his IgE allergies are b/c lately he has been breaking out in itchy hives either from something he is eating or from something outside and has a runny nose every morning.

Dr. Tanner did say though that getting his beneficial gut bacteria up and healing his gut would help the food allergies to resolve. His CDSA test showed that his absorption and digestion were actually pretty good, bad bacteria levels fine, yeast mildly elevated but only 2+, no parasites, but that the beneficial bacteria were undetectable even though he's been on probiotics out the wazoo. She asked us to start him on Chisholm Labs Toueff immune factors and probiotics powder ($125) which we did about a week ago. After he's on this for a while, we're going to do another dmsa or dmps challenge (I forget which one she said, but I think dmps) and investigate some mild chelation for him.