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Alex,
I am a Nurse Practitioner and a mom of an 18 month old with milk allergy.
In order to answer your question, I would need more information.
How old is your daughter?
How long ago was she diagnosed with her allergy?
Colleen Barrett, MSN, CRNP
>From: Alex Oren <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: To challenge?
>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:01:44 -0500
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>Hello people,
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>My daughter is allergic to dairy, raw eggs and tree nuts.
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>Although she used to react on touch, it was usually in the form of hives =
>or some swelling, nothing life threatening (the epipen is still unused).
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>The situation however seems to improving.
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>While the reaction to nuts is as strong is ever (the allergist suggests =
>that it's for life), she recently tested negative to milk and to eggs on =
>both a skin-prick test and a blood test.
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>The allergist currently suggests a set of two challenges, one week =
>apart, involving ingestion of 30ml (1 US fluid ounce) of milk and a =
>similar set for raw egg (yuck). If no reaction is observed he would =
>pronounce her allergy free for the tested substances.
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>Before we proceed, we would like to hear the opinions and suggestions of =
>other people who were in a similar situation.
>
>Best wishes,
>Alex.
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