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Specific Food Allergies => Peanut/Tree Nut Allergy => Topic started by: ajasfolks2 on March 08, 2016, 12:25:05 PM

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Title: Almond Challenge
Post by: ajasfolks2 on March 08, 2016, 12:25:05 PM
Some new reading for anyone working toward an almond challenge:

http://www.healio.com/allergy-immunology/drug-food-insect/news/online/%7Ba67a4685-4d87-4015-8471-8382ff462a9f%7D/almond-open-food-challenge-reactions-rare-mild
Title: Re: Almond Challenge
Post by: spacecanada on March 08, 2016, 02:03:06 PM
Though, with only 16 people in the study with a history of reaction to almond, were the others diagnosed as allergic by testing alone? Were they truly allergic in the first place? I was interested to see that only 7% of those with past reaction failed the challenge though.  I wonder if those who passed outgrew the almond allergy?