Wombats and cents

Asynchronous challenges

We're getting to the tail end of the discovery stage of our diet to find the cause of my son's eczema.  Last week my son challenged bread preservative (three crumpets a day, whether he liked it or not; he liked it) and I challenged salicylates again.  We'll do a glutamate challenge later this week, and then we have the option of challenging additives, challenging salicylates again (this would be my son only, as I have just done this), or starting the salicylate reintroduction.

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Allergy tests reveal error in elimination diet

We finally met with the dermatologist this month, who performed skin prick tests on my son to determine whether he has allergies to a number of common allergens.  As it turns out, he is allergic to egg whites, dust mites, and peanuts.  The good news is that he is not allergic to soy.

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