21 lousy milligrams. That’s all the egg protein it took to induce an allergic reaction in my eldest son. It wasn’t anaphylactic at that level and was controlled with antihistamines, but I can’t help but shake the feeling that this is very allergic. 21 milligrams. That’s 3/1000ths of an egg, folks! Not many people know Read More …
Not long ago, we all heard about the landmark LEAP study, which found that if we introduce peanut products to at-risk babies early, we may be able to prevent peanut allergies in the majority of them. But far from celebrating this breakthrough, much of the response from the food allergy community has ranged from lukewarm Read More …
Zax and I participated in a food allergy research study last week! As studies go, it was quite simple. We gave some preliminary medical history over the phone so the doctor could decide if he wanted our blood. Once he decided that he did, we came in. From there, it was a simple questionnaire about Read More …
The food allergy community was rocked Monday when researchers at the AAAAI Annual Meeting revealed the results of a study stating that early introduction of peanut dramatically reduced the incidence of peanut allergy in children. You can read (one of many) accounts of the study and announcement here. The team identified 640 babies considered to Read More …
A study out of Australia was all over the internet a few weeks ago. Headlines were often exaggerated in the extreme, and many in the food allergy community felt the backlash from well-meaning friends and family. “Check it out! Probiotics will cure your allergy! Go get some yogurt now!!!!!” I think this study was great, Read More …
Last week, I heard of a nearby clinical study for egg allergies. It will be comparing regular OIT therapy with a different, potentially more “user friendly” version of OIT. I requested more information, and connected with them just a few short days later. In the time between hearing of the study and talking to someone Read More …
I honestly didn’t think I would be blogging about the science of food allergies this often, but the articles keep coming! This article is about a study by a prominent food allergy researcher, Dr. Kari Nadeau, and involves newer, more revealing food allergy blood tests: http://allergicliving.com/2014/12/04/new-blood-tests-aim-to-predict-food-allergies-and-severity/1/ There can be arguments in the food allergy community Read More …
Time to analyze another study on a potential cause of food allergies. These articles made the rounds on social media a few weeks ago: http://www.abc12.com/story/27421124/aaaai-study-shows-peanut-in-house-dust-linked-to-peanut-allergies-especially-for-children-prone-to-eczema http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(14)01476-6/abstract The gist is that they studied babies (3-15 months) who were already considered higher risk for developing a peanut allergy because they had milk and/or egg allergies or they Read More …
A few weeks ago, my mom sent me these articles: Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies identifiedReason Behind Increasing Food Allergies Discovered This is an interesting concept. If you don’t feel like reading the articles, the gist is that researchers have identified a class of gut bacteria, Clostridia, which, when absent from the bodies of Read More …