: Date:    Tue, 16 Dec 1997 18:01:01 -0500
: From:    Robyn Kozierok <[log in to unmask]>
: Subject: Re: allergy testing
:
: No one should follow medical advice received on the Internet without
: thoroughly checking it out, which is why I requested additional
: references.
:

Robyn -

I want to say that I understand completely your skepticism, because I have
it too!  My daughter's allergiest also says that many (not all...) infants
with dairy allergy outgrow it completely.  I'd love to see some long-term
studies of allergic infants - what symptoms do they still have as adults,
whether typical allergy, or more subtle chronic health problems (compared to
non-allergic infants, of course).  If anyone knows of such studies, I'd
love to read them.

I'm sure there are some adults who would fall into both groups (still allergic,
or not).  We can't know for sure which our kids might end up in, but it
would be helpful to know some percentages/risks.

Laurie

p.s. Alyssa also shows signs of outgrowing her dairy allergy, at age 3.