Food allergy: all art to reintroduce the allergen

Food allergy: all art to reintroduce the allergen

The assumption of responsibility of a food allergy implies a mode of ousting. But when the tests of provocation become negative, the accused food can be reintroduced. However a quarter of allergic tend to draw aside the allergen longer than necessary.

Strategy of avoidance in the event of food allergy

The food allergy touches 3 to 5% of the population. She requires the ousting of food or accused food. A more or less constraining mode is essential then. Associated with the fear of an accidental reaction, the quality of life of allergic and their entourage can be strongly decreased about it.
The allergies not being immutable, of the tests known as of provocation (put in contact under medical supervision with low dose of allergen) are regularly carried out. If they become negative, the food in question can be reintroduced, initially in minor amount, before a return to a normal food.
But reality always does not follow the theory and it seems that many allergic continue a long time with évincer the allergen, even after the disappearance of the allergy indicated by the tests.

The reintroduction of the allergen generally delays

This study related to more than one about sixty older children on average 4 years, whose tests of provocation were negative. Their food allergy had been diagnosed on average to the age of 1 year.
The parents filled out a bearing questionnaire on the clinical symptoms during the diagnosis of the allergy, the duration of the mode, fears of a new accident, the effects on quality of life, the reintroduction of accused food, etc

A quarter of allergic continue their food mode

In 25% of the cases, the food continues to be avoided. It should be noted that this behavior appeared a little more frequent in the girls than among boys.
It would seem that the fear of a persistence of the allergy is the cause of the continuation of the mode.
However, an improvement of quality of life at the subjects which reintroduced the allergen is clearly noted.

In practice, the tests of provocation are very useful and must be repeated, even if they are negative, in order to reassure on the absence of allergy and to encourage the resumption of a normal food. It is useless to continue a constraining mode if it does not take place any more to be