Food Allergies--Chicken and Turkey

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I have just taken a second food allergy test--the last one being

quite extensive. I know that these blood tests are not 100%

accurate. I had my first test done, and one of my major " reactive "

foods was chicken, but not turkey. I took the second test, which was

more extensive, expensive, and supposedly better. That one said I

was reactive to turkey, but not chicken. Both indicated that I was

reactive to eggs. So, if anyone out there is up on food allergies,

what would the difference be between turkey and chicken? Should I

just avoid both of them? They are both poultry, so I would think that

there would be a similarity.

I have been staying off the chicken (something that before I ate a

lot of), and I have been feeling so much better. Not as many achey

muscles. I also found out on the tests that I do not have a reaction

to gluten or wheat products. Thank goodness!!

I definitely believe that diet affects my PA. I did quite a few

things at the same time. I started Enbrel last May, and I finally

stopped my medrol (weaning process) in September. I started on a

major diet in Sep, using the elimination diet. When I started back

on " food " , I started eating lots of salads, and then adding

chicken!! I was so achey all over, and I was so disappointed that

getting off the Medrol (prednisone) left me in so much discomfort. I

just ached all over. Then, I got the results of my test, only to

discover that chicken was one of my main problems (according to that

test). I stopped eating chicken, and started feeling really good--

well, actually, it is all relative to what " feeling good " is to

someone with PA!!

Help!!