DS passed his milk challenge!!

Great news! You must be so excited. IMO dairy is one of the toughest to avoid.
Congratulations to you and your DS.
Just curious, does that mean you will start feeding him ice cream and cheese etc. right away or is there a more gradual way to introduce things into his diet? Thinking along those lines for when my DD outgrows her dairy allergy (hows that for positive thinking?) [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

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GREAT NEWS!!!!

SO glad to hear this and it does give us hope!

Enjoy.....

Mistey,

Yipee! Hooray! What a wonderful summer your family will have...

Take care,
Daisy

Yes, dairy was hard to avoid. Wheat/gluten was harder, though!

It's interesting. He did pass, but they advised us to go slow with introducing new foods with dairy. They said that he could become slightly lactose intolerant if we gave too much too quickly. This has been VERY difficult because he wants to try EVERYTHING and eat as much as he pleases. He has been caught sneeking dairy foods when we aren't looking. He also has started getting more phlem and coughing a little bit. But hey, it's worth it. It's been WONDEFUL watching him try his first bite of "real" pizza, Cheetoes, etc. It's been fun!

im raising a milk shake to you and cheering you and your family! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
i was so happy when my son passed his dairy challenge i cried!
i thought dairy was way harder to avoid than peanuts. plus other people just thought i ment lactosse intollerant!

congrats again
erin

Excellent! Thanks for sharing your great news!

YAY!
Melissa

Good to hear...I have 2 that hope to be there someday, we'll see!!! Have fun this summer [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

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Chanda(mother of 4)
Sidney-8 (beef and chocolate, grasses, molds, weeds, guinea pig & asthma)
Jake-6 (peanut, all tree nuts, eggs, trees, grasses, weeds, molds, cats, dogs, guinea pig & eczema & asthma)
Carson-3 1/2 (milk, soy, egg, beef and pork, cats, dog, guinea pig and EE)
Savannah-1 (milk and egg)

That is such good news, I can only dream that day might come for us. How old is he?

Congrats!! Terrific news!

Congratulations! I know that will make life much easier for all of you--and no doubt a bit more enjoyable for your DS with a world opening up for him.

My son is 5. We learned of his DA right after he was born because I could not breast feed and was put on dairy formula.

It's interesting, though, ever since he has started eating dairy he has had this intense, phlemy cough. And his excema (sp?) came back, which he hasn't had since he was a baby. So we actually stopped giving him dairy products until I can speak with his allergist (I have a call in).

Anyone heard of anything like this?

Hrmm... Sounds suspiciously like a mild reaction. I think you're doing the right thing to ask the allergist about it. It could just be a coincidence--sometimes my kids have an eczema flare up when they're getting a cold. I hope it's something like that!

Cathy

I called the allergist and she said that she does not feel these symptoms are reactions and to keep feeding him dairy.

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

mistey, I would agree with Momcat. It seems so strange for this flare up and phlegm to start now, if its not allergy related. Obviously [i]something[/i] is causing it. I have always gotten 'plegmy' after eating dairy...ice cream mostly. I have to clear my throat of mucus (gross, sorry) for about 45 minutes afterwards...strange. I have never had a food allergy though.

You could definitely halt the dairy for the next couple of weeks, try it again for a couple of weeks, and see if it returns....almost like your own mini-test. After all, your doctor is not afraid of giving him dairy. You are intelligent and educated about food allergy, go with your instincts.

But how frustrating....I hope things turn around, or at least you get some answers as to why its happening.

Hugs...

You could take the dairy away for a few days, see if he clears. Then start again and see if he flares again.

Just a coincidence? I am doubtful... (IMHO)!

Have a blessed day,
Bridget

Ian's eczema reacts to dairy. Our allergist said it is an allergic reaction but not ana. Ian's numbers are very low and we were told to let him have limited amounts of dairy. However that conflicts with everything I've read here.

I'm a little late to the coversation here... Congrats!

I'm curious. What was your allergist's reasoning to give a food challenge when he still tested out as class 2 on the blood test? My son's numbers have continued to dive for his dairy and peanut allergy blood tests. He is currently class 2 for both. I recently switched allergists and my new one thinks that my son has a good chance of outgrowing both, but never mentioned a food challenge.

Just curious!

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lilpig- that's EXACTLY what has been going on recently. We give him one serving of dairy every other day. This seems to be ok (doesn't flair the excema) but the MUCUS- OMG. He coughs for about a half hour to get the stuff up. I don't think now that it's a reaction, per se, but just phlemy.

Dark- from what I remember, the allergist said that different numbers mean different things for different allergens. My ds was allergic to wheat as well. But when his numbers fell below 15 for wheat, he challenged him successfully.

OH- this just totally triggered my memory!! When he was first being intorduced to wheat he did THE SAME THING!! The mucus-y cough. Not quite as much mucus, but he did do it. And he's fine with wheat now.

Maybe it's just getting the body to tolerate the new food?

I am so very happy for ALL of you! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]
How exciting!

Samber

Thanks. He still gets very phlemy ever time he eats dairy, though. We give him one serving a day. He also still has a patch of excema (sp?) as well. The excema he didn't get with the wheat, though.