Skin test or Rast?

by dej1327
Thursday, December 27, 2007

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I had a rast test done and found I have allergies to peanuts and corn. Then another doctor did a skin test and said it didn't show an allergy to corn and just a little for peanuts. But the rast showed a very high number for peanuts. So I'm wondering if one test is more reliable than the ...

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Vicki M
Thursday, December 27, 2007 at 12:30 PM

Hi dej1327,

I was just reading a post that has some great information about allergy testing and what the test results mean. Kathleen McNaughton is one of the resident experts here and she answered a question similar to yours in a posting here. She also recommends looking at the allergy testing methods and results information at the link below. http://www.foodallergy.org/downloads/FoodAllergyTesting.pdf

Good luck and stay in touch, let us know how you're doing!

Vicki M

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