Hi, I was just in hopsital this morning getting DS's yearly allergy tests done. He had a good few food allergies when he was a baby (he is just gone 3 yrs old) and thankfully has outgrown most, the last being milk last year. That only left egg and peanut and possibly tree nuts - he had not previously been tetsted for tree nut but I was told to avoid.
Last year his SPT was 5mm for egg and 4mm for peanut, RAST was 47 for egg and 27 for peanut (this peanut was up from 17 the previous year).
This morning I met with the dietician before the tests and she said hopefully he would only need the SPT and it would be negative for egg and peanut and she suggested to test for tree nuts and hopefully that would be negative (ie under 3mm). She was confident that he was outgrowing them all and we could start challenges.
His results from the SPT today were
egg - 5mm - possibly 6mm
peanut - 7mm
cashew - 6mm
hazelnut and brazil - 7mm
almond - 8mm (it was actually 8.5 but she put down 8)
The nurse was very surprised and she rang the dietician who said she was shocked they were so high. So he was sent for RAST which ill get the results off in a couple of weeks and she will call me then.
I am very disappointed as the egg is the same or possibly worse, it had come down every year to date.
The peanut is really worrying me, it has gone from 4mm to 7mm in a year.
I spoke with the dietician during the year about epipens (ds doesnt have one) and she said because he didnt have issues with breathing and SPT were below 8mm he didnt need it.
Now his results are heading towards 8mm, almond is 8mm.
I know ill have to wait for the RAST to get the true picture but im starting to panic now.
My question is for those of you with LO with bad peanut or tree nut allergies is, is this normal to jump like this in a year. Im worried they will keep rising.
I was never concerned about his peanut allergy as no one else seemed to be. I dont give him foods with nuts in them but I have been giving foods which say "may contain traces" such as Cheerios breakfast cereal or chocolate and he is fine. The nurse today told me to stop that now.
I know many of you on here know a good deal about allergies so I was wondering if any of you know if reactions stay the same. DS's allergic reactions to milk and egg have been skin reactions - hives and eczema and blotching. Is it possible that he could have a respiratory reaction to nuts even if his other reactions have been skin based?
I do intend on asking the dietician all this when I talk to her but ill be worried sick for the next 2 weeks and I know if I ask her know she will just tell me to wait for the results - she wont want to commit to answers.
Many thanks.
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Peanut/nut allergies getting worse
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Lima1 · 11/02/2013 15:38
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