Allergy testing, need to stop enzymes?

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

My son will be seeing a regular allergy dr next week. I do not know

exactly what type of allergy testing he'll have (skin prick, ImmunoCAP,

IgG). I am expecting a mixture of food and environmental allergy

testing. He's been taking HNI AFP-Peptizyde, Zyme Prime, and just

started NO-Fenol. Do I need to halt the enzymes? I called HNI and

they said I do not need to stop, but I think I recall someone on this

board saying they stopped enzymes for allergy testing. I don't want to

stop them, but don't want to mess up the tests either.

Thanks,

Maura

[Guest guest]

Hi Maura and all,

I would listen to Dr. Houston's advice about enzyme dosing and its affect on

testing outcomes.

I don't know if this subject has been brought up on this list before

regarding allergy testing choices, but I'd like to know about experiences with

IgG

ELISA testing vs typical allergist tests.

I just ordered test kits for a comprehensive food panel called IgG ELISA and

another panel for Candida from a company near Boston called Alletess Medical

Laboratory. Their web site is _www.foodallergy.com_

(http://www.foodallergy.com) . I saw their Comprehensive Food Panel reports

this week from another

Mom with two kids on the spectrum and the results were highly informative,

giving specific percentages of sensitivity for a large number of foods in a

highly readable format. It was interesting because the results varied greatly

for these two children and now their caregivers have really good clues about

food issues. I envision hanging ours on the fridge.

Alletess told me that I do not need to stop giving antihistamines, that the

test requires only one vial of blood and that overnight fasting is not

required. They explained that they are looking for food sensitivities vs. a

true

food allergy and that they will keep our unused blood for several months so

that we can get more information if necessary without drawing more blood

samples. I have not asked them about enzymes, but the instructions are

supposed to

be in the kit which should arrive within two business days.

We are learning that the RAST allergy testing that has been done for us in

the past has been piecemeal to say the least and that the allergists we've met

so far want to do their skin pricks and allergen injections rather than try

to help us find out if delayed reactions could be causing some of my son's

rash, swollen and watering eyes along with some new behavior issues we have not

had in the recent past with attention and focus. My son is very sensitive

to pain and quite emotional at needles, so pricking and repeated injections

are just not an option for us at this time.

I am giving our allergist an opportunity to assist us with this testing, but

if she doesn't do it, there are MD's in our area who have and do work with

this laboratory and who will help us!

If anyone has comments about their experiences with Aletess, please advise!

Thanks,

Joni Caldwell

In a message dated 5/11/2007 7:16:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

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Allergy testing, need to stop enzymes?

Posted by: " maurasullivan22 " qsutpzu02@... maurasullivan22

Date: Thu May 10, 2007 8:48 am ((PDT))

Hello all,

My son will be seeing a regular allergy dr next week. I do not know

exactly what type of allergy testing he'll have (skin prick, ImmunoCAP,

IgG). I am expecting a mixture of food and environmental allergy

testing. He's been taking HNI AFP-Peptizyde, Zyme Prime, and just

started NO-Fenol. Do I need to halt the enzymes? I called HNI and

they said I do not need to stop, but I think I recall someone on this

board saying they stopped enzymes for allergy testing. I don't want to

stop them, but don't want to mess up the tests either.

Thanks,

Maura

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[Guest guest]

I’ll tell you up front I don’t. But when I get my sons blood work done for

his allergy testing, his allergist works with Mayo or Hopkins for

sending in his blood work. We’ve used some other labs that two other

allergists have used, one from Texas and one from California, sorry, been

years, and they’ve been ok.

As far as checking for delayed reactions. Honestly, I found the testing to

be pretty accurate always for his but…..A class 1, the lowest, could be what

I thought was an asthma attack when it was a 24 hour delay to let’s say a

banana. It is just plan hard sometimes figuring out why this asthma attack,

air quality, cold coming on. For him what I thought maybe was even a cold,

was a delayed reaction to a food. So often it I had any doubt, a does of

Benadryl and amazing, no more what I thought maybe was a cold. Strange and

very difficult. At 4 ½, still trying to figure him out.

Remember, foods can react with seasonal pollens, called the oral allergy

syndrome. I’ve seen my kid eat watermelon no problem and last year in the

middle of the summer, hives. Cross reactive to what, I give up!

Tammy

Re: Allergy testing, need to stop enzymes?

Hi Maura and all,

I would listen to Dr. Houston's advice about enzyme dosing and its affect on

testing outcomes.

I don't know if this subject has been brought up on this list before

regarding allergy testing choices, but I'd like to know about experiences

with IgG

ELISA testing vs typical allergist tests.

I just ordered test kits for a comprehensive food panel called IgG ELISA and

another panel for Candida from a company near Boston called Alletess Medical

Laboratory. Their web site is _www.foodallergy.com_

(http://www.foodalle <http://www.foodallergy.com> rgy.com) . I saw their

Comprehensive Food Panel reports this week from another

Mom with two kids on the spectrum and the results were highly informative,

giving specific percentages of sensitivity for a large number of foods in a

highly readable format. It was interesting because the results varied

greatly

for these two children and now their caregivers have really good clues about

food issues. I envision hanging ours on the fridge.

Alletess told me that I do not need to stop giving antihistamines, that the

test requires only one vial of blood and that overnight fasting is not

required. They explained that they are looking for food sensitivities vs. a

true

food allergy and that they will keep our unused blood for several months so

that we can get more information if necessary without drawing more blood

samples. I have not asked them about enzymes, but the instructions are

supposed to

be in the kit which should arrive within two business days.

We are learning that the RAST allergy testing that has been done for us in

the past has been piecemeal to say the least and that the allergists we've

met

so far want to do their skin pricks and allergen injections rather than try

to help us find out if delayed reactions could be causing some of my son's

rash, swollen and watering eyes along with some new behavior issues we have

not

had in the recent past with attention and focus. My son is very sensitive

to pain and quite emotional at needles, so pricking and repeated injections

are just not an option for us at this time.

I am giving our allergist an opportunity to assist us with this testing, but

if she doesn't do it, there are MD's in our area who have and do work with

this laboratory and who will help us!

If anyone has comments about their experiences with Aletess, please advise!

Thanks,

Joni Caldwell

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Date: Thu May 10, 2007 8:48 am ((PDT))

Hello all,

My son will be seeing a regular allergy dr next week. I do not know

exactly what type of allergy testing he'll have (skin prick, ImmunoCAP,

IgG). I am expecting a mixture of food and environmental allergy

testing. He's been taking HNI AFP-Peptizyde, Zyme Prime, and just

started NO-Fenol. Do I need to halt the enzymes? I called HNI and

they said I do not need to stop, but I think I recall someone on this

board saying they stopped enzymes for allergy testing. I don't want to

stop them, but don't want to mess up the tests either.

Thanks,

Maura

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