Hi everyone. It's been such a long time since I last posted. I was really active on this board for a couple of years, but I ran into a crummy year and sort of fell off.
However, I just wanted to pop in because my dd who was allergic to corn, soy and dairy and a few other things has officially outgrown her food allergies.
We worked on gut-healing for 3 1/2 years and then reintroduced foods slowly (she was never ana, though she was IgE). To be sure, I had her blood tested and it was clear, too. She's been eating without limitation for 6 or so months and it's been wonderful.
My ds who showed some random food reactions as an infant is also in the clear. We never did any official testing with him, but I knew what to look for, so I could see the skin reactions from things I was eating (much less severe than with dd, so I knew that at least *my* gut had healed somewhat during all that time).
My only reservation with him is that I've noticed some redness around the mouth when he was mouthing a balloon a few weeks ago, so of course, I'm on high-alert to a latex allergy. He doesn't seem to react to any of the usual cross-reactive fruits though, so here's hoping!
I can't really point to anything special we did. We tried NAET with a couple different practitioners and it wasn't successful. We did however work hard on gut-healing doing all the things I learned here and studied about, like probiotics, fish oil, etc. And we avoided the foods strictly (since they were IgE, I just felt better about that route). And we let time pass and tried not to obsess too much about it (part of the reason I had to step away from the board was to relax more about it all).
We still don't do uncultured dairy. And we use almond or rice milk still most of the time, though it's nice to have cheese
I don't think I could drink a glass of milk if I tried! All those years of avoidance caused a real aversion, lol. We're still doing what we can to support our guts and strengthen our immune systems because dd is quite allergic to animal dander and mildly so to some pollens and grasses.
Anyway, it's so nice to scan the board and see the names of so many amazing, wonderful people who educated and supported me during some of the most trying times of my life as a mother. You guys are WONDERFUL
And I won't name names because I'll undoubtedly forget someone, but you know who you are. They are good number of you, lol!
(((HUGS)))
However, I just wanted to pop in because my dd who was allergic to corn, soy and dairy and a few other things has officially outgrown her food allergies.
We worked on gut-healing for 3 1/2 years and then reintroduced foods slowly (she was never ana, though she was IgE). To be sure, I had her blood tested and it was clear, too. She's been eating without limitation for 6 or so months and it's been wonderful.My ds who showed some random food reactions as an infant is also in the clear. We never did any official testing with him, but I knew what to look for, so I could see the skin reactions from things I was eating (much less severe than with dd, so I knew that at least *my* gut had healed somewhat during all that time).
My only reservation with him is that I've noticed some redness around the mouth when he was mouthing a balloon a few weeks ago, so of course, I'm on high-alert to a latex allergy. He doesn't seem to react to any of the usual cross-reactive fruits though, so here's hoping!
I can't really point to anything special we did. We tried NAET with a couple different practitioners and it wasn't successful. We did however work hard on gut-healing doing all the things I learned here and studied about, like probiotics, fish oil, etc. And we avoided the foods strictly (since they were IgE, I just felt better about that route). And we let time pass and tried not to obsess too much about it (part of the reason I had to step away from the board was to relax more about it all).
We still don't do uncultured dairy. And we use almond or rice milk still most of the time, though it's nice to have cheese
I don't think I could drink a glass of milk if I tried! All those years of avoidance caused a real aversion, lol. We're still doing what we can to support our guts and strengthen our immune systems because dd is quite allergic to animal dander and mildly so to some pollens and grasses.Anyway, it's so nice to scan the board and see the names of so many amazing, wonderful people who educated and supported me during some of the most trying times of my life as a mother. You guys are WONDERFUL
And I won't name names because I'll undoubtedly forget someone, but you know who you are. They are good number of you, lol!(((HUGS)))
Glad to hear things are going so well for you guys!!
SO good to hear from you! This is awesome news! 
