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Maria

posted 05/17/2008, comments (0)

Testing for Allergies

My best friend was tested for allergies recently. The doctor had her hold a vial, marked "dairy", with some sort of liquid in it, to her chest. He told her to raise her other arm shoulder level and that if he could push her arm down she was allergic to dairy products. Sure enough, he pushed her arm down. She told me she held up another... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/22/2008, comments (3)

Alternative Therapies For Allergies

Neti pot (nasal irrigation), Acupuncture, ayurveda and many herbs have been proven to work on allergies. Check this site out http://www.rvita.com/conditions/allergies.html

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posted 12/14/2007, comments (2)

severe egg allergy?

I have a friend whos son has a 4++ with egg allergies. He had scrammbled eggs, french toast, muffins etc. before they found out. He recently snuck into the kitchen, got an egg and broke it all over himself at his grandms house. He had no reaction. How can he be a 4++? He is also allergic to peanuts. I just dont understand. Hes had so many run-ins... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/28/2007, comments (5)

Egg Allergy, Flu Shot, and Thimerosal

This is my first shared post. I've been doing some research regarding egg allergy and the flu shot and in the process, I came across some articles that were disturbing to me. Specifically, the flu shot is one of the few vaccines that still has thimerosal, the preservative that has been cited as one of the root causes of the rise in regressive... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/07/2007, comment (1)

What were your very first signs of anaphylaxis?

I was wondering what other people's experiences were with the very first time they had any kind of reaction to a food they were subsequently anaphylactic to? Is there usually a tingling tongue or do people have a variety of first signs or symptoms? My daughter has had a red face upon eating some things, a runny nose to others. We know she is... Read more Chevron

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