Whats the link between milk and soya allergy? And whats ige allergy?

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I hear some who have milk allergy are allergic to soya because of same proteins. So if my son isnt allergic to soya does that mean its not the protein in milk that he's allergic to but something else?

Also I hear about ige allergic or not. What does this mean?

My son had a blood test 2 weeks after his anaphylaxis during a time he was covered in hives - urticaria so still reacting and it was '80'. The allergy specialist told me nothing. In fact I diagnosed hus 'eczema' as urticaria after weeks if research and after I called her to say she said "Oh yeah, we thought that.". So she, excuse my language, is absolutely shit for us. So despite my extensive research theres still some stuff im hazy on.

I asked to be referred to someone else only to get the appoinment through to see the exact same person. I cancelled it. A friend saw the same person recently and came away equally as flat, let down and none the wise to her daughters allergies.

I have another question.

Surely if hes never been exposed to peanuts a prick test will always come up negative? I mean, its from the second exposure right? Hes never had peanuts so the SPT would say negative, I could give it to him to prevent it, only to set him off?

Please don't panic. BB and I have children who are egg allergic but not peanut allergic. It doesn't always go hand in hand but the proteins are similar so that is why you sometimes find the two together. This is why you need to see a decent specialist. They will be able to answer all of your questions far better than any of us can.

My ds didn't even notice the SPT! He was not the least bit bothered, although he was only 6 months old at the time. No itching or anything. His face was a little bit red afterwards, but it was freezing outside so I don't know if it was that or the testing. The amount of allergen used is really tiny. Not sure if it was me you were asking, but he tested positive to egg, (which we knew about anyway) and cashew nut. Even one in ten-ish outgrow tree nut allergies, so I live in hope!

I thought he tested negative to peanuts and they said you need to feed your son peanuts to prevent it?

BB I had no idea, Im suddenly realising that Im still very much a novice of allergies.

Does the chance of them growing out if it have anything to do with the severity? For example my son was fairly bad with his anaphylactic shock but my friends daughter (same age) is less so. Skin reactions that go after 20 mins but same, egg and milk. Would it make sense that they have more chance of her daughter growing out of it?

Tbh I just want the severity to lessen. Hives I can cope with I'll fix that. Anaphylaxis Id like to go!

That's right, not sure where I've confused you?

I don't know if severity has any bearing, from what I've read/seen. As I said, I know of a girl who was anaphylactic to dairy who has now outgrown. There are certain other factors that make a child more likely to outgrow, ie no eczema or asthma, low number of allergies, complete avoidance of the allergen, but that is not a given' - there are people who have a lifelong single allergy, and some who outgrow multiple allergies. I think that all we can do is hope that ours are among the lucky ones.

I misread your previous post, I confused myself!

I wonder if I can just get my GP over the phone to do the referral our doctors is a nightmare for waiting times.

Thanks loads for being so helpful.

No problem! Might be worth starting a thread to see if anyone has experience of Southampton or anywhere else in your area. That might help you to make a choice you will be happy with for your referral. Good luck!

I called the doctot today, the receptionist is resending the letter of referral out to Eastbourne. Fingers crossed.