Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 How old is your son? The skin prick test gets more accurate as you get older. When I was doing research the blood IgE isn't as accurate as skin prick. If you take him to an allergist they'll do the skin prick test in the office. Doing both will probably give you more foods that he might be reacting to. Blood IgE can be ordered through Great Plains Lab and a few other ones (I think Direct Labs also). You can start eliminating the top allergens and food colorings. Food colorings are notorious for causing hyperactivity. Oh, and MSG is nasty too if he's reactive. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:51 AM, helpingjon <babyjjmama@...> wrote: > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do think > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN (IgG). > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after > having some foods. > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see if > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show immediate > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was > extremely elevated. > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a bit > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have read > about it. > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he is > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the IgG, > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate the > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet > showed as having no allergies. > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help point me > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my > son). Thanks so much. > > Michele > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 My son with autism is five. I wonder how hard it will be to get him to do the skin test. Perhaps this is an issue and why the immunologist did not suggest it??? Michele > > > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do think > > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a > > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN (IgG). > > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty > > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that > > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after > > having some foods. > > > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see if > > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show immediate > > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was > > extremely elevated. > > > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to > > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a bit > > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have read > > about it. > > > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he is > > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the IgG, > > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is > > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate the > > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet > > showed as having no allergies. > > > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help point me > > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my > > son). Thanks so much. > > > > Michele > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 It involves laying on your stomach and having the test done on your back, and you have to keep him there for 15-20 min. That's the hardest part, and that's why I haven't done it with my son (he's 4.5 and only has inhalant allergies, so it's not like I can completely eliminate the source anyway). With food, elimination and re-introduction is really the only 100% way to make sure. Eliminate suspected food(s) for at least 2 weeks, gluten longer like 3 mths, and reintroduce it. First day give a little, second day a bit more, etc., and do it for 4 days straight so you can note any delayed reactions. You can give a bunch on day 4 because sometimes the protein has to build up in your body to see obvious reactions. There's always NAET to eliminate sensitivities and allergies. It's been talked about a few times recently, so you can check the message board. I went through it, and my son is now going through it. NAET successfully eliminated my IgE allergies (I had a skin prick test done), and I'm sure a lot of sensitivities that I never knew I had. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:32 PM, helpingjon <babyjjmama@...> wrote: > My son with autism is five. I wonder how hard it will be to get him > to do the skin test. Perhaps this is an issue and why the > immunologist did not suggest it??? > > Michele > > > > > > > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do > think > > > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a > > > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > > > > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN > (IgG). > > > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty > > > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that > > > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after > > > having some foods. > > > > > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see > if > > > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show > immediate > > > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > > > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was > > > extremely elevated. > > > > > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > > > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to > > > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a > bit > > > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have > read > > > about it. > > > > > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he > is > > > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the > IgG, > > > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is > > > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate > the > > > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > > > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet > > > showed as having no allergies. > > > > > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help > point me > > > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my > > > son). Thanks so much. > > > > > > Michele > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Our son was older when we had him tested for allergies (16). Although we had an IgG test done, there were foods on the positive list that definitely gave him an pretty quick reaction. My experience is limited to my son, so I'm not sure if this is true of others, that IgG identifies quick response allergens also. If anyone is interested, we used York Nutritional Laboratories for the test and it only required a prick to the side of a finger to soak a cotton swab. We did this ourselves and mailed it in to York. I was happy with the results. We got a book back with the results, some good explanations of IgG and IgE reactions, and other useful info. York is now Optimum Health Resource Labs: http://www.optimumhealthresource.com/ Some good explanations of what they do and why (including IgG vs.IgE) are on the site. Hope you find what best helps your son. B [ ] IgE allegies I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do think it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN (IgG). However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after having some foods. A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see if my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show immediate food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was extremely elevated. The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a bit worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have read about it. To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he is allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the IgG, but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate the skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet showed as having no allergies. If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help point me in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my son). Thanks so much. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Have you considered NAET? www.naet.com S S IgE allegies Posted by: " helpingjon " babyjjmama@... helpingjon Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:51 am (PST) I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do think it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN (IgG). However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after having some foods. A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see if my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show immediate food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was extremely elevated. The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a bit worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have read about it. To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he is allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the IgG, but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate the skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet showed as having no allergies. If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help point me in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my son). Thanks so much. Michele ------------------------------------------------------------ Start a $10K Franchise Start your own franchise - hundreds under $10K. Start now! http://tagline.excite.com/fc/FgElN1gzGVZpHt0tDmSOzGNGuyXK4WhiXdKwUUX9bSeCRpxhZco\ 8ytvJvgV/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I try to figure out what the ingredients are that he reacts to; it is hard sometimes because if it is store bought their might be quite a few ingredients listed. It seems to me thought that the things he craves like an addict are the things that cause the issues. He goes between acting too happy and drunken to irritable depending on the food. It is amazing how much food effects his behavior. I will look into NAET. Thank you for suggesting that. Michele > > > > > > > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do > > think > > > > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a > > > > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > > > > > > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN > > (IgG). > > > > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty > > > > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that > > > > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after > > > > having some foods. > > > > > > > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see > > if > > > > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show > > immediate > > > > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > > > > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was > > > > extremely elevated. > > > > > > > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > > > > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to > > > > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a > > bit > > > > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have > > read > > > > about it. > > > > > > > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he > > is > > > > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the > > IgG, > > > > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is > > > > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate > > the > > > > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > > > > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet > > > > showed as having no allergies. > > > > > > > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help > > point me > > > > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my > > > > son). Thanks so much. > > > > > > > > Michele > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 My son has an IgE allergy to egg whites. This was confirmed by a blood test. He has not had the skin prick test (he is only 3). We had this testing done before we knew anything about autism. When we tried to introduce eggs after he turned 1, he immediately broke out in hives. I could be wrong, but I thought IgE allergies were normally characterized by hives, trouble breathing, anaphylaxis. I've never heard of an IgE allergy causing hyperactivity. I could be wrong though. I would try cutting out all additives - artificial colors/flavors/preservatives - if you haven't already and see how he reacts. > > Have you considered NAET? www.naet.com > S S > > IgE allegies > Posted by: " helpingjon " babyjjmama@... helpingjon > Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:51 am (PST) > > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do think > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN (IgG). > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after > having some foods. > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see if > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show immediate > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was > extremely elevated. > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a bit > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have read > about it. > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he is > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the IgG, > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate the > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet > showed as having no allergies. > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help point me > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my > son). Thanks so much. > > Michele > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Start a $10K Franchise > Start your own franchise - hundreds under $10K. Start now! > http://tagline.excite.com/fc/FgElN1gzGVZpHt0tDmSOzGNGuyXK4WhiXdKwUUX9b SeCRpxhZco8ytvJvgV/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 You might need to just prepare all the foods for a while instead of buying store-bought stuff. I have read that if you're allergic to a food you crave that food (something like a opiate-type reaction). It was definitely true in my case. Once I eliminated the offending foods the cravings stopped. Oh, my NAET practitioner recently got a new laser treatment for alleriges, very similar to NAET but takes a lot shorter. Locations here: http://www.allergicare.com/locations.asp Just so you're not shocked at how much they charge, mine charges $95/treatment (around $200 for initial consultation) but gave me a really awesome package deal since I was doing NAET for $75/treatment. For my son I prepaid $1200 for 18 treatments. It's still worth it considering all the costs involved to treat symptoms and all the hard work and heartache that goes with eliminating offending foods. On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 8:40 AM, helpingjon <babyjjmama@...> wrote: > I try to figure out what the ingredients are that he reacts to; it is > hard sometimes because if it is store bought their might be quite a > few ingredients listed. It seems to me thought that the things he > craves like an addict are the things that cause the issues. He goes > between acting too happy and drunken to irritable depending on the > food. It is amazing how much food effects his behavior. > > I will look into NAET. Thank you for suggesting that. > > Michele > > > > > > > > > > > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I > do > > > think > > > > > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems > like a > > > > > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > > > > > > > > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN > > > (IgG). > > > > > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within > twenty > > > > > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment > that > > > > > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast > after > > > > > having some foods. > > > > > > > > > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to > see > > > if > > > > > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show > > > immediate > > > > > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > > > > > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his > histamine was > > > > > extremely elevated. > > > > > > > > > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > > > > > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get > him to > > > > > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I > am a > > > bit > > > > > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I > have > > > read > > > > > about it. > > > > > > > > > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is > he > > > is > > > > > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in > the > > > IgG, > > > > > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for > this? Is > > > > > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how > accurate > > > the > > > > > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > > > > > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, > irritation), yet > > > > > showed as having no allergies. > > > > > > > > > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help > > > point me > > > > > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as > would my > > > > > son). Thanks so much. > > > > > > > > > > Michele > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Well what is odd is that my older NT son gets hives, redness, itching, and rashes from foods, yet he tested as having no allergies on the skin test. My younger son with autism does not get these physical symptoms, yet he tested as having elevated IgE on a blood test performed by an immunologist. I wish things always just fell into place and made sense; it would make things a whole lot easier. If I can rid him of allergies, the cost sounds reasonable. He is already so restricted with diet, and restricting it even more is difficult. Plus, yes, he does crave the foods that he seems to react to like an addict. That should provide a strong clue of where to start. Thank you. Michele > > > > Have you considered NAET? www.naet.com > > S S > > > > IgE allegies > > Posted by: " helpingjon " babyjjmama@ helpingjon > > Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:51 am (PST) > > > > I am hoping someone can give me some insight into this, as I do > think > > it plays a BIG part in my son's autism symptoms. It seems like a > > basic thing that has never been investigated for some reason. > > > > My son has had blood testing for delayed allergies by his DAN > (IgG). > > However, his reactions to some foods seem immediate (within twenty > > minutes he acts wild and sensory). All his therapists comment that > > they have never seen a child go from calm to hyper so fast after > > having some foods. > > > > A few months ago I went to an immunologist who ran a test to see if > > my son had elevated IgE. I guess this is supposed to show immediate > > food allergy. The results came back elevated. I also had the > > pediatrician run a test to measure histmine, and his histamine was > > extremely elevated. > > > > The immunologist and DAN suggested trying Singulair and an > > antihistimine. I tried the antihistamine but could not get him to > > drink the liquid (I thought he would love it but no go). I am a bit > > worried to try the singulair because of some scary things I have > read > > about it. > > > > To me, it seems to make the most sense to find out what it is he is > > allergic to and avoid it. The DAN just seems interested in the IgG, > > but I want to know IgE. Is there a test you can do for this? Is > > this just the skin test with the needles? I wonder how accurate the > > skin test is because my older son had it done, clearly has an > > immediate reaction to some foods (hives, redness, irritation), yet > > showed as having no allergies. > > > > If anyone has had experience with IgE allergies and can help point > me > > in the right direction, I would surely appreciate it (as would my > > son). Thanks so much. > > > > Michele > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Start a $10K Franchise > > Start your own franchise - hundreds under $10K. Start now! > > > http://tagline.excite.com/fc/FgElN1gzGVZpHt0tDmSOzGNGuyXK4WhiXdKwUUX9b > SeCRpxhZco8ytvJvgV/ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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