By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Aug. 3, HealthDay News)--Children with a food allergy, a serious violation of the food, but usually have to methods currently in the process of development can change the common scenario.
More than 3 million young American,--approximately one of every 25--have an allergy of a particular type, usually for milk, eggs or peanuts, according to U.S. Government statistics. For them, "avoiding was the mainstay of treatment for a long time," said Dr. William Silvers, an allergist in private practice in Vail, Colorado, Idaho and spokesman, the American College of Allergy, asthma and Immunology.
"Now what we see is the increased interest in oral Immunotherapy," silvers said. "This means giving oral small and slowly increased doses of the food, which children are allergic to and building of the amount ingested food at time to desensitize the child so they sabotage."
That does not come from a string of slow, though. Dr. Carla Davis, allergist in the Texas children's Hospital in Houston, noted that after the children have been desensitized to certain foods, must continue to eat them regularly or they will again, allergic to food.
"No maintenance of tolerance If you avoid the food," she explained.
Together with the Desensitization of another potential new treatment for food allergies is omalizumab (Xolair) drug named. Silvers said that works by blocking the activity of substances that cause allergies known as immunoglobulin E (IgE) Allergic reactions, so will never be started.
However, the Allergy would come again if the person stop using the drug, which is currently only available in the form of inject and have not been previously approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in children younger than 12.
Some scholars, however, believe that the combination of the two treatments may be better than either alone. The first test reports were very small, said that nine of the 11 children who were given Xolair and then desensitized to milk could exploit to 12 ounces of dairy per day without reaction.
Davis said that researchers are also testing herbal preparations and this one a combination of nine herbs was able to prevent serious allergic reactions known as Anaphylaxis, in mice. "Is another treatment, which may be their", she said, although as yet there is evidence in humans.
What was true, however, that many children simply expanded their food allergies, even some of the most deadly of these. Davis said that one in five of the discounts they can overcome the allergic to peanuts, but no longer meet the requirements that allergies to eggs, milk, soy and wheat are the most common enterprise. The tree generally peanuts, nuts and seafood allergies usually stay with the children, as they grow, said.
To know whether a child has a firm no longer complies with the requirements of the food allergies requires repeated skin and blood tests, silvers said. "If the IgE levels in the blood decrease in time, or if the skin comes back negative or very small response, child or adult may be given food challenge to see if you respond," he said.
To be certain, though the study "must be done under the supervision of a physician," Davis said, because of serious reaction can occur if the House Bunny is not no longer complies with the requirements of companies of allergies.
For children with food allergies lingering silver medals recommended that the child or parent will always have the antihistamine Benadryl and Epinephrine injection Pen. If it is suspected that the child inadvertently ingested food that causes allergies, House Bunny should be taken immediately antihistamine. If it worsens, administer epinephrine and allergic reactions for the emergency room as soon as possible.
It is important to go to the hospital after a serious allergic reactions, Davis said, because it may be the second wave reaction approximately four to six hours later.
Many children have their own pen, Epinephrine in the Office of their school nurse. In the Chicago public school system recently decided to take the next step and keep the supply of Epinephrine pens in each school and train school staff in their use, so that it is prepared to any serious allergic reactions.
"This is a good idea, because their first serious response is approximately one in five children in school," Davis said.
For those living with food allergies Davis said, it is important to find the balance between being vigilant and overanxious. Parents should be "prepared to respond, but you should not expect one all the time," she said. "Some parents are extremely anxious to contact their child may have with food. Health vigilance is important, but so is the quality of life. "
Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved. SOURCE: Carla Davis, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology section, Department of Pediatrics, Texas children's Hospital, Houston; William Silvers, M.D., an allergist, Allergy Asthma Colorado, Vail, Santiago.
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