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Comment by Susan Weissman on March 31, 2009 at 1:32pm

There are two kinds of several kinds of allergic reactions but the two most obvious are IGE and IGG mediated. A good specialist should be able to explain the difference to you Cindy, but only the IGE mediated kind show up on blood tests. IGG reactions mainly occur in the gut (as you are describing) and care sometimes labeled as "intolerance" or "sensivity." You really need a doctor who can help you with a simple elimination diet for your son to sort out if foods are the cause of his discomfort or not. You could waste money and time making assumptions without a diagnosis, yes?

Comment by Sharla on March 31, 2009 at 9:50am

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Comment by JenniferB on March 31, 2009 at 8:17am

Could it be milk? Lactose intolerance or milk allergy? That could be. Maybe a doctor's visit to figure it out. It could very well be lactose intolerance based on a similar story of a friend...

Comment by Cindy on March 31, 2009 at 8:13am

I can't pinpoint any particular food. I really can't figure out if it may be a food allergy or an environmental allergy. With the tummy aches and diarrhea made me think food allergy but I may be thinking wrong.

Comment by JenniferB on March 30, 2009 at 6:50am

Cindy, have you noticed any of these problems occurring after any particular food? (The allergists we have seen test for foods to which they have reason to think there is an allergy, based on apparent reactions)

Comment by Cindy on March 30, 2009 at 6:42am

Hi. My son is 13 and I'm wondering if he has food allergies. He has been tested for allergies with negative results but wasn't tested for food allergies. He has acid reflux, headaches, tummy aches, diarrhea (periodically) and doesn't feel good a lot of the time. How do I find out if he has food allergies and also find out what he might be allergic to if anything? Thank you for any help. :)

Comment by Susan Weissman on March 28, 2009 at 11:16am

Wrote a post about the stress / allergy connection on www.peanutsineden.com. Might be helpful for moms to keep in mind...

Comment by ECHOage on March 26, 2009 at 6:24am

Hi all allergy moms- thought you might like to see this coverage we got on an Allergy Sense yesterday.
It is a great piece recognizing our effort to alert birthday party hosts of any food allergies the guests may have. Have a look:
http://allergysense.com/blog/
Cheers,
Roz
www.echoage.com

Comment by Tracy Osmer on March 21, 2009 at 11:49pm

Hi everyone. I have 4 kids, with various allergies. My 15 yr old son is allergic to anything with a stinger (anaphylactic reactions), my 11 year old is allergic to virtually every type of tree and molds, my 3 year old has multi-food protein allergy (soy esp.), and my 2 year old daughter is allergic to eggs (yolks & whites), peanuts, and all shellfish. So, as you can see, we have virtually all grounds covered......Looking forward to learning and sharing with all of you.............Tracy

Comment by JenniferB on March 20, 2009 at 6:52am

Good morning all!

I need your support! A few days ago, I entered Startup Nation's 2009 Leading Moms in Business Competition--I recently founded my own online store for snacks and other hard to find foods for those with food allergies and other restricted diets. Startup Nation ranks the top 200 entries by the number of votes received. You can vote once a day, every day till the end of March. Then, they choose some of the businesses in the top 200 to feature in articles, etc. It'd be a great way for me and FAB Snacks to gain some publicity and let food allergy families know we're here.

Here is the link to vote: http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009/contestant/5787/index.php , if you're interested.

Thanks for considering it! I'm a late entry so I have lots of catching up to do!

Take care,
Jennifer B

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