Paula wrote:

>To find a "non-God" doctor.  Ha ha just kidding.  Pedatricians and family
>doctors just don't specialize in food allergies enough to give you good
>advise.  So call this number to find the closest board certified allergist
> American Academy of Allergy & Immunology 800-822-ASMA  or American College
>of Allergy & Immunology 800-842-7777.  Please do this!!! You need answers to
>your questions.

I am totally with Paula.  Pediatricians and non-allergist doctors just
don't have the knowledge of allergies.  We have been misguided numerous
times and I finally just started to read a lot on my own to figure out what
was going on.  I learned early on from a great library book on allergies
and asthma that if a child is allergic to a food totally keep them off it
and depending on the child the allergy can improve.  The has been the case
with our son and milk allergy

He is now 5 1/2 and only if a little milk is cooked into something (we only
found out by accident, as we still don't allow any milk) he has no reaction
at all.  This is a far cry from when he was a baby and was covered head to
toe with hives from an accidental ingestion of dairy.

I feel that if you need a doctor's help find a specialist and it may take
more than one try for that right doctor.  Not all doctors are alike.

Rachele Shaw
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