Food Allargy?

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Do you or your child have food allergies? Although food allergies are on the rise-about 6 percent of children under age 4 have them-experts say that many kids are being diagnosed in error. Pediatricians often give kids allergy blood tests but may not know exactly how to interpret the results correctly and might err on the side of overcaution. Blood test measure levels of lgE antibodies, which indicate a potential allergy. "Many children who aren't allergic still have some antibodies to certain foods". There is some crossover between certain allergenic foods like soy, lentils, green peas, chick peas, and peanuts, so if you or your child test positive for one, there may be low levels of antibodies for another even though your not actually allergic. Haven a allergy to more than two foods is rare. If you been told you or your child does see a specialist.