tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272905162914577099.post6310429062612329010..comments2023-06-24T07:01:51.675-07:00Comments on Food Allergy Bitch: Component Testing (Pt. 1) - The ScienceFood Allergy Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10243380102426383939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272905162914577099.post-14126080396620605382013-03-12T16:40:19.760-07:002013-03-12T16:40:19.760-07:00Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272905162914577099.post-78379121052019863322012-06-01T07:57:51.500-07:002012-06-01T07:57:51.500-07:00Our allergist indicated that the more specific tes...Our allergist indicated that the more specific test would be helpful for those who score high on RAST but don't react--they could better deduce whether reactions are ever likely to occur by using a test like this. But for a child like mine who has so many anaphylactic reactions under her belt, he didn't feel there was much of a point to it--although we don't know with 100% certainty that any of those reactions were due to peanuts, he says her general reactivity coupled with high RAST numbers makes it a no-brainer (not his words, but mine). I think it would be best for people to have a bit more certainty about whether they are truly reactive. It's like there is a spectrum of peanut reactivity, but currently everyone assumes the worst when there are any positive test results. I really wish that "mild peanut allergy" could become an accurate description for some people, and maybe that's what will happen with these tests.lauramacfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216043018036904265noreply@blogger.com