We take our son to an allergist, and our Pediatrician recommended it.  I
like to get as many opinions about the allergies as I can.  We also go to
a Dermatologist for his Eczema.  Every little bit helps.

Sandy

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:36:50 -0700 Arizona <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> I took my 10 yo. son to the doctor because of skin irritations ( he
> broke
> out in hives? anytime his skin was scratched or rubbed).  The doctor
> said it
> was "Dermographism" and did a blood test to see if he was allergic
> to any
> foods.  MILK is what he is allergic to.  I always wondered why his
> eyes were
> dark underneath!
>
> Cheese has been the hardest item to do without!  What has your
> experience
> been with Goat cheese?  Do you find there are reactions to it as
> well?
>
> I found a cream cheese alternative called "Better than cream cheese"
> made by
> Tuffuti.  It's made with soy.  They also have a sour cream that is
> okay.
>
> Is everyone with a milk allergy seeing an allergist or just a
> regular
> doctor?  Our regular doctor is taking care of it, but I feel like I
> need
> more information such as what are the proteins to watch out for
> (besides
> casein and whey) etc...what else can he eat?  Should we be taking
> vitamins
> since we are not on dairy?
>
> Just curious as to what your experiences were.
>
> Laurie
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Feblowitz" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Allergy, not Intolerance
>
>
> > >The doctor asks what her symptoms are and I say bad stomach
> cramps,
> > >dark circles under the eyes, poor
> > >sleeping, and she gets emotional.
> >
> > Amazing, eh? Allergic shiners? Irritability due to sleep
> > disturbances, probably due to breathing issues stemming from a
> > lower-grade allergic response to dairy? Why is it so familiar to
> us
> > and yet so foreign to some GPs?
> >
> > I'd tell the same story to our sons' very capable allergist and
> she'd
> > say "Yes, these are indeed, manifestations of allergic response"
> > (probably using terminology that's a bit more "medically
> correct").
> >
> > The challenge is to find the child comfort, while meeting
> nutritional
> > needs. Not easy, since a child with allergic manifestations to
> dairy
> > might also be allergic to other things - other foods, airborne
> and
> > other environmental allergens, etc. And also might have low-grade
> asthma.
> Etc.
> >
> > It's up to us to learn what we can, find very good medical
> support,
> > prevent preventable exposures, treat unpreventable exposures, and
> > hope that nothing gets any worse.
> >
> > G' Luck
> >
> > Mark
>
>


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