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What to expect from allergy testing: Before, during, and after

"What to expect from allergy testing: Before, during, and after" Disclaimer: None of the information provided in these posts should be taken as medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before trying recommendations or if you have concern Some posts may contain affiliate or third-party links. When you and your immunologist determine allergy testing is necessary, here are some things you can expect. In all of them, they will record your detailed medical history, including family history, and may perform a physical examination to look for clues regarding your reactions. Trigger warning: We’re going to be talking about needles very soon, so please proceed with that in mind. If you need to stop reading, that’s okay. Tune in for my next post instead. As I mentioned in the last post, I didn’t get allergy tested until later in life. And, while I’m not afraid of needles, oof, there’s a lot of needles involved in allergy testing (well, in most of the tests).

How to prepare for a food allergy test

Regardless of the test type, your doctor may have you stop taking over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription antihistamines, and they will let you know how long you have to forego them before testing. However, do continue taking any antibiotics, asthma inhalers, or nose sprays. Scratch, Intradermal, and Patch tests - You can bathe beforehand, but avoid using lotions or body sprays, because those can affect the tests. - Do not shower, swim, or participate in any activity that induces sweating for several days after a patch test. Blood test - Your immunologist may have you fast beforehand (usually similar to other fasting blood tests). Oral challenge test - Avoid any known allergens for at least 1-2 weeks before testing. - Do not eat or drink before the test, unless you need to for another health reason; if so, eat as little as possible. - Make sure you are not sick (if so, cancel and reschedule, especially if your asthma is acting up). - Bring your (or your child’s) epinephrine pen with you in case of a reaction after you leave the office.

What happens during testing

Scratch test Your doctor usually performs this one on the back, so you usually lie face-down on a table. A tech draws a grid on your back and uses individual needles to place a small amount of allergen to the squares; there is a different allergen in each square. Once all of the allergens are under the skin, this test takes about 15 minutes to create raised, red, itchy bumps called “wheals.” After the wait, they measure the wheals to see if the bumps are large enough to qualify as an allergic reaction. Afterwards, the technician administers a steroid to the back to stop itching, and the doctor can give you an antihistamine if the itching continues. Intradermal test A tech has you sit in a chair, and the doctor or tech administers the allergen dose (again, it’s small) under the skin This one involves injecting a small dose of allergen under the skin in the arm and waiting 15 minutes to see if any reactions occur. Patch test Here we have no needles (yay!). Instead, your doctor applies the allergen to your skin and covers it with a bandage, which you wear for 48 hours. Remember, you have to avoid bathing or activities that cause heavy sweating (that’s right, time to skip leg or arm day at the gym). Back at the doctor’s office, they remove the bandages and record any reactions that occur and determine whether they are allergic reactions. Blood (IgE) test Yeah, we’re back to needles (total sarcasm there). This is simply a blood draw (like you would get for standard bloodwork). Your doctor follows up with you once the test results are in. Oral challenge Your doctor has you bring in the food for your challenge and prescribes three to seven graded doses of the food you’re testing. Once you eat it, you wait about 15 minutes between doses, and your doctor monitors your reactions. If no reaction occurs after a dose, they administer a higher dose and continue monitoring. Expect to stay an hour after the last dose so see if you have a delayed reaction.

“False Positives”

No test is foolproof, and that includes allergy testing. Skin and blood tests can show what is known as a “false positive,” where the test shows a reaction that isn’t a reaction. Your body can produce antibodies to an allergen but never cause a reaction despite showing up on a test. This can cause the wheals to show up, but those wheals may be smaller and considered “borderline” allergens. Frustrating? Yes. I remember talking to my immunologist about this, and he explained that, sometimes, the overall across-the-board skin prick test can overload the system, causing reactions that aren’t necessarily reactions. For the false positive results, he had me avoid those foods for about 2-3 weeks and then reintroduce them one at a time and see if I reacted to any of them. If I reacted, I was allergic; if I did not react, I was in the clear. Talk with your immunologist about how they want to further test any possible false positives.

What next?

Once you have your results, your immunologist works with you to create a treatment plan. It might involve changing OTC or adding prescription antihistamines. They also advise you on how to identify and avoid any food allergens either themselves or through a trained nutritionist. Following this plan will help keep you as healthy as possible and, more importantly, safe. That’s all for today. Tune in next week to learn about the elimination diet and how doctors use it to conduct allergy testing. I might also throw in a recipe or two you can use while on the diet. If you have an allergy testing story to tell, go ahead and share it in the comments if you’re comfortable doing so. Everyone reacts differently, and I to hear your story. Be safe. Eat safe. And savor life! Want to receive posts in your email? Subscribe below. Read the full article

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What to expect from allergy testing: Common allergy tests

"What to expect from allergy testing" Disclaimer: None of the information provided in these posts should be taken as medical advice. Please consult with your doctor before trying recommendations or if you have concern Some posts may contain affiliate or third-party links. Note: This is the first of two posts on what to expect from allergy testing. The original draft got rather long, so I decided to split it up so as not to inundate you, gentle readers. (This is what happens when I listen to television show soundtracks while writing.) I was never “tested” for allergies as a child. Most of my diagnoses in the 1970s and 1980s came more from guessing games made by a family doctor. Though, in his defense, allergy testing had been around for only roughly 100 years when I came into this world.

A little history

While allergic disorders appeared in Egyptian hieroglyphics for over 2000 years, the term “allergy” didn’t come into being until Von Pirquet coined the term around the beginning of the 20th century. The first known “test” for allergies occurred in 1869, when Dr. Charles Blakely used pollen on a wound to document the reaction and results. But it wasn’t until the 1950s, after scientists discovered mast cells and how they helped cause immune responses to allergens. The concept of the body releasing histamines in response to allergic reactions was discovered in 1963. Hmm…that’s less than 20 years before I was born. Maybe I should cut my old doctor some slack. Mind you, those discoveries and tests were for environmental allergies. On the food allergy side, Carl Prausnitz and Heinz Küstner developed the Prausnitz-Küstner test in the 1921. This was the basis for the modern under-the-skin allergy testing we have today. Testing has continued to improve over the years, and now we have several different types of allergy tests.

Common allergy tests

Trigger warning: We’re going to be talking about needles very soon, so please proceed with that in mind. If you need to stop reading, that’s okay. Tune in for a future post instead (because, unfortunately, the next post will talk about needles, too). Skin and blood tests are more effective than the elimination diet at determining which common food allergies you have. Several of these tests take around 15 minutes after administration to receive results, while one of them can take 2-3 days to show results. Let’s take a look at these tests. Scratch test Also known as a “prick test” or “percutaneous test,” the scratch test involves pricking or scratching the skin and exposing it to a small drop of an allergen. This test can check for up to 50 different substances at once. There are versions for both food and environmental allergies, though most immunologists recommend not testing both types of allergies on the same day to prevent overloading the body’s immune system. I went through both versions of this test. They weren’t fun, and I’m glad I did, because it finally answered questions I had been asking for years. However, one of my back prick tests caused enough of a reaction that the doctor gave me two different antihistamines and prescribed me an Epi-pen. I believe that was for the environmental allergy test, though, and it isn’t an experience I would wish on anyone else. Intradermal test The intradermal test is administered in the arm, instead of the back; doctors use this test when scratch tests are inconclusive. While immunologists commonly use this test to check for penicillin and insect venom reactions, my immunologist used it to confirm my milk and wheat allergies. This one was even less fun than the previous one, and it was also worth it. Patch test While the scratch and intradermal tests check for internal allergic reactions (despite the fact that they show up on the skin, hives are considered an internal allergy), patch tests check for contact dermatitis, which is a skin inflammation reaction to allergens. Normally this is used to detect delayed allergic reactions and can be great for determining what causes your special brand of eczema. There are about 20-30 substances that can cause contact dermatitis, and, while most of them are environmental, some substances like food preservatives and certain foods (like wheat) can also be culprits. Blood (IgE) test Blood (IgE) tests happen in a lab instead of the doctor’s office. Your doctor sends your blood sample to the lab, where technicians add allergens to the blood and record the immunoglobulin levels that develop. There are two types of Blood (IgE) tests: a total IgE test measures the IgE antibodies for all allergens, while a specific IgE test looks for the immunoglobulin response for one specific allergen. Skin tests are more reliable than blood tests, but not everyone qualify for the skin tests, especially if they are taking antihistamines or have rashes or hives, which will affect the tests. In those cases, a blood test is necessary. Oral challenge test If skin and blood tests don’t product conclusive results, immunologists sometimes resort to the oral challenge test. Here they give the patient 4-6 doses of an allergen and wait about 15 minutes between each dose. The patient has an allergy if a reaction occurs and doesn't if they take the full dosage and have no reaction. Doctors perform oral challenge tests in three different ways: - Double-blind – neither you nor your doctor know which dose is an allergen or placebo - Single-blind – your doctor knows which dose is which - Open-food – both of you know what you’re taking Real talk time: This test requires medical supervision. Do not ever try to do this on your own or anywhere outside of a doctor’s office. That’s all for today. Tune in next week for how to prepare, what to expect during, and how to incorporate the results from testing. If you have an allergy testing story to tell, go ahead and share it in the comments if you’re comfortable doing so. Everyone reacts differently, and I to hear your story. Be safe. Eat safe. And savor life! Want to receive posts in your email? Subscribe below. Read the full article

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