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Suggest Remedies For Peanut And Shellfish Allergy

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Posted on Fri, 30 Sep 2016
Question: Had a allergy question about my son , any allergy docs here
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Answered by Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
More information require

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome to HCM and thanks for query
I understand your concern

Please give me some more information:
from which allergen your son have allergy?
What are the symptoms of allergy?
What is the age of your son?
Does he has any other preexisting disease?

Waiting for your reply.
Best regards
Dr. Sagar

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal (18 minutes later)
He is seven years old, thank God he has never had a reaction to anything yet. My wife was always scared to give him peanut butter because one of her friends kids had a bad reaction. My mother gave him a Reesie's cup when he was about four and he had no reaction, and my friend XXXXXXX last year gave him peanut butter M&Ms he only had about two of them and then spit it out when he heard my wife say she don't want him to have peanut butter. We only found out about the peanut butter and shellfish allergy when we got him a dog this past Christmas, and when the dog would lick him he would break out in hives. so we went to have him checked and they did the skin test and said he came up positive for peanut butter and shellfish, now just last week we did the blood work that was six months after the skin test. his ige level was 6.09 for peanuts and 5.00 for shellfish.
Now obviously I'm more concerned about what he's eating, but after googling all week I came across where you have to watch out for cross contamination, now I'm concerned because he gets french fries once or twice a week and all the places he gets it from told me that they mix it in the same oil that they do with the shrimp, now in the last four years I've been given him the fries from these places he's never had a reaction, but I'm still concerned what should I do? And then same with milkshakes he gets one or two a week , now I'm concerned because what if someone ordered a Reesie's milkshake prior, I feel bad to take away these things that he's been eating without any problems but now that I know I'm more concerned
Thanks
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Answered by Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
peanut and shellfish allergy

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome back and thank you for providing information
I understand your concern

Your son have peanut allergy and shellfish allergy.
You have to keep the diet diary. Do not give the food that produce allergic reaction because peanut available in so may food product.

Please do not give the food item containing peanut and shellfish/seafood.
Avoid peanut butter, crushed nut sauce, nut roll cake, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and mixed nut items.
Avoid the food product that contain peanut trace, so check label before the buying the product.

Sorry to say, there is no permanent cure for the peanut butter allergy and shellfish allergy.
Better to avoid items that contain peanut and shellfish trace.
Early sensitization by oral immunotherapy with gradually increased doses of peanut containing food at this age may helpful.

If he has no any reaction with the french fries and milkshake, then you can give him.
When allergic symptoms occur after accidental taking of peanut and shellfish food, you can use oral levoctrizine/fexofenadine and steroids to relieve the symptoms.

Hope I have answered your query
If you have further query then I will be happy to help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal (3 hours later)
OK so just to clarify, you think it's OK to keep giving the fries and a milkshake, because he hasn't had any reactions in the last four years I have been doing that, even though they can have some traces of the allergen
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Answered by Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
As mentioned below

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear
Welcome back and thank you for follow up
I can understand your concern

You can give him fries.
But not the pure peanut butter milkshake.
You can give other milk shake like vanilla, chocolate..

Hope I have answered your question
Let me know if you have further query.

Stay healthy, best regards
Dr. Sagar
Note: For further information on diet changes to reduce allergy symptoms or to boost your immunity, Ask here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal

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Suggest Remedies For Peanut And Shellfish Allergy

Brief Answer: More information require Detailed Answer: Hello dear Welcome to HCM and thanks for query I understand your concern Please give me some more information: from which allergen your son have allergy? What are the symptoms of allergy? What is the age of your son? Does he has any other preexisting disease? Waiting for your reply. Best regards Dr. Sagar