I was looking for the ingredients of Little Caesars Crazy Bread, since my son had a bad reaction after eating it last night and Google brought me here. His testing is not complete so I have no idea what all he is allergic to and he has an allergist who acts like he really doesn't care.
Okay-- to offer immediate assistance to you as well as I can, having been (roughly) in your shoes:
1. What KIND of "bad reaction"? What did this involve? Was there a trip to the emergency room involved? How did they treat it?
2. What kind of testing has your allergist been doing?
The answers to those two questions will probably lead to the most useful assistance from members here. One more-- how old is your son? It
might be helpful to note what you've observed after actual ingestion of each food allergen or known large exposures to the environmental ones.
Do you know the most common food allergens? They are:
milk, eggs, fish, shellfish(crustaceans), soy, treenuts, peanuts, and wheat-- but milk, egg, and wheat are MUCH more common in young children, and fish/shellfish/treenuts seem much more common in adults.
Two other allergens to have on your radar: sesame and other seeds like sunflower or mustard. They are super-potent (like nuts, very tiny amounts of them can elicit reactions) and tend to elicit very severe reactions in those who are allergic to them.
Be aware that if your son's reactivity is very high (as it often is in the wake of a major reaction or two) testing may be unreliable because, as you observed-- EVERYTHING lights up. Even things that you
know your child consumes regularly without ill effect may show up as positives, even HIGHLY positive. I'm not saying that to discourage you-- but do know that getting a grip on things is
not a weekend project.
How I wish that it were. Just know that at this point you may have little idea which things on that list are really allergens and which are things that will be fine once you figure out which ARE the allergens and get them out of his life. That can, unfortunately, take a lot of sleuthing.
Luckily, you've come to the right place. We can't take the place of your allergist (and the others are right-- it sounds already as though your son's case is complex enough that you need better care than you've had from the current allergist!!) but we can sure help YOU to know what to ask of him/her to make the best use of that relationship.
Does that help?