Has anyone here been to an allergist?
#302966 - 03/23/07 10:59 AM
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AndrewIBSC
Reged: 03/23/07
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Loc: PHiladelphia, PA
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If so do they help? I wanted to see if I should go to one. Thanks. Andrew
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I've never been to one but it couldn't hurt to go and find out what you need to steer clear of.
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I just had a complete food panel and seasonal test (ingestants and inhalants) last week and came up negative on everything. Can't figure that one out, as I've had allergy problems for years.
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Yup, I wanted to rule out any possibility of food allergies. The only thing I'm allergic to is tree pollen! I would definitely recommend doing it.
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I've had the allergy "poke tests," though not as part of an IBS workup. When I had to see a GE later about my intestinal symptoms, I advised him that I'd been allergy tested previously and was negative for any major food allergies. It was definitely helpful for the process of elimination (pardon the pun...  I mean on the way to my IBS diagnosis, which as you know is a diagnosis of exclusion.)
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