Wednesday, May 14, 2008 missyattitude asks

Q: what testing can b done on kids at 18 months old

my daughter is 18 months old n has a nut allergy diagnosed at 6 months old, as had a anaphlatic reaction ,since then avoided all nut oil products ie foods, shampoos, perfumes. etc.. Done lots of research...

She has spent most of time poorly in last year as a result of allergy reactions eg hives. rashes, allergy asthma, dioreah, skin conditions, she suffers from the lot n still is i think she is allergic to many things not just nut oil, allergy clinic at chichester, UK are very unhelpful said ive gotta find out myself what she's intolerant and allergic 2.. Our lives are effected everyday in a major way as she is so sensitive, we are stuck at home for majority of time as she keeps reacting to ????? wen taken places.. there are certain shops she cant go in, lots of foods she cant ave, any suggestions plz as im unsure where to turn to for help

thanks

very worried mummy

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Kathi MacNaughton

5/15/08 1:52pm

Hi Missy Attitude,

I'm sorry to hear you've been having so many troubles with your daughter's health. I'm sure it's frustrating to see her so sick. This page from a pediatrician offers a lot of info about when to do allergy testing in kids:

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/0906_alrgy_test.htm

If your current healthcare professional is unwilling to work with you to your satisfaction, you DO have the right to get a second opinion. Every person with asthma or allergies should be able to achieve control, so if that's not happening with your daughter, I'd say some kind of change in strategy is in order.

Challenge testing is probably what they are encouraging you to do in terms of the food allergies. It can be a viable strategy, where you offer small amounts of a specific food type to try and pinpoint sensitivities, but it can also be dangerous, as it could set off an allergic shock (anaphylaxis) reaction. So you'd only want to do this under supervision.

Just remember, as your child's advocate you have both the right and responsibility to get health care that helps her.

Kathi

Mindy Rodriguez

5/16/08 10:47am

My son is 4 and is a severe asthmatic. Our family has found that a allergy test (scratch test in his case) was very helpful. We have an allergist, pulmonolist(asthma doctor), peditrican, and a Ear Nose and Throat doctor. All of them have had something helpful to offer my son. However I found the peditrican to be the most unhelpful. She is a wonderful doctor but is a generalist in the field of asthma and allergy with only basic knowledge, and often misdiagnosed and/or gave insuffient medication. We made 4 emergency rooms visits before we finally recieved the asthma diagnosis from her. My opinion, stick with the specialists, the pulmonolist,allergist, and ENT. I am not an expert. I'm just a worried mom of a child with asthma. I'm so sorry you and your daughter are forced to spend to much time indoors. We've been there and it's difinitely no way to live. My prayers are with you.

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