What Is a Total IGE Blood Test for Allergies??

Your son sounds a lot like mine. He started showing similar symptoms almost 2 years ago. We went in because he could barely breathe and would cough every night to the point of throwing up. They took chest xrays and found nothing. It took 3 breathing treatment in one day to get him to brethe ok again. Over the next year, he was put on Zyrtek syrup. That stopped working, so they added flonase nose spray. That stopped working after a while, so my ped sent me to an allergist who added a daily inhaler to the mix. At one point, he was on 4 daily medications daily and still coughing is his sleep. The way we cured it was by accident. We went on a super strict diet with him because a friend of a friend looked at hima nd said he looked "puffy". This guy is super knowledgable about this stuff and the diet is really healthy, so we said we would try it for 2 weeks. We saw improvements in every aspect of his life. His mascle tone got better, he started speaking better, his stools are healthier. After about 4 months of the diet we were able to slowly wean him off all of the meds. He has not had any allergy meds for 6 months. My ped was amazed and was trying to figure it out, so she did tests for wheat,dairy, corn, and soy. They all came back negative, but that doesn't really mean anything. Igg adn ige test can only show if your blood has an immediate reaction to the food. If it is a delayed reaction, it won't show. I test negative for a dairy allergy, but I definitely have one. It just takes my system about 3o minutes to react.

L.

Oh M.,
My heart goes out to you. I can't imagine what your family must be going through. I'm sorry to say I don't know anything about IGE test. But, I just wanted to tell you that you and your son will be in my prayers.
Does he gag with jarred baby food? If not, I would stick with those types of foods. You didn't say how old he was. I would also go forward with allergy tests. A few pin pricks to your son will help eliminate any concerns of allergies. Hey, you never know how a body reacts to foods. Better be safe then sorry.
My niece just went through a series of allergy tests (she's 3), and she survived.
Have faith that your baby boy will overcome these illnesses and his future will be brighter.
My sister-in-law is actually going through a period of confusion regarding her daughter. She had had a cough for 6 months and was misdiagnosed by many doctors. She went to different specialist and they all said she had completely different illnesses. Who do you believe??? She was told she had a lung infection, then allergies, then scar tissue in her lungs......It's such a difficult thing to go through when it is your child who is sick.
Again, I am thinking of you and your family, good luck in your quest to find out what is wrong with your son. Follow your heart, and do what you feel is best. If you want to see another doctor to get second oppinions, then by all means, do so.
Please take care,
M.

If you still want to do specific testing, go to an allergist and get it done. We recently tested my husband. He had to be off ALL antihistamines for 5 days and they tested him in one office visit. My husband is extremely allergic to dust mites, so he will be starting allergy shots in a few weeks. He will have to go get a shot once a week for three years to eliminate his allergies. I think in his case its totally worth it.

I've done a lot of reading on sleep apnea over the last few years. Children who are not sleeping well are often misdiagnosed for ADD and ADHD. Sleep deprivation can do a lot of damage. Removing your son's adnoids is a fairly simple procedure that could improve the quality of his life. I've seen quite a few kids have allergic reactions to different foods and they have never choked on the food they are allergic to. Removing the adnoids makes sense. I wonder why they are not removing the tonsils as well? In my readings they always talk about removing both. Do the doctors see a specific problem with his adnoids?

Good Luck and Get Well Soon!
~N.

Hi M.,

My son had reoccuring ear infections from 7-12 months. Finally his ped. wanted to put him on maintenance antibiotics and put tubes in his ears. I had a friend suggest trying soy formula, as I had put in on regular formula, (I had breastfed until 7 mo), and the ear infections went away. The Ped. never acknowledged that it could have been the milk (and needless to say, I switched doctors). Anyway, my point is, it's an easy thing to try for 2-3 weeks before doing other medical procedures, especially if he consumes a lot of dairy. (Ok, it won't be easy dealing with your little cutie, but if it is the dairy, oh so much easier than surgery!)
Good luck,

M.

Before resorting to surgery, I would STRONGLY recommend seeing a Practitioner of Oriental Medicine to see if there is a non-invasive way to deal with the problems and find their real source. We have used Joe McSweyn and Pari at the offices of MM Van Benschoten in Reseda for over two decades and have found them to be remarkably helpful at dealing with conditions that western medicine has problems diagnosing and treating. The heavily dairy diet may be a significant factor. They can be reached at ###-###-####.

Dear M.,

If you are interested I know a Naturpathic Dr. that does testing to determine what is happening in the body. If you are interested I can put you in touch with him.

Blessings & Good Health
M. German
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