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LONG POST: 4 yr old with severe allergic reaction--Advice please!!!

Cindy

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Hello,

Never posted here before, but after today, I really wanted to reach out to
allergy sufferers.

My four year old son (born Aug 2, 2000), Andreas, had a severe allergic
reaction at pre-school today. First a red raised rash on his torso and face
(hives, I guess?) developed, then he had trouble breathing and swallowing.

The school called 911 and by the time paramedics arrived, Andreas was
already feeling better. I came to pick him up and rode with him in the
ambulance to the hospital. Once we arrived, and spoke to a doctor, I was not
happy with answers I got, of course. The doctor only raised my son's shirt
to see the rash. Didn't really ask questions (that there weren't already
evident answers to) and only said I should avoid the fabric softener I
bought four days ago and gave a long, rehearsed speech about how allergies
work. Then he vanished, never to be seen or heard from again!

About three to four weeks ago, I took Andreas to his pediatrician because he
was rubbing his eyes alot and had a chronic stuffy nose. Obviously, he was
suffering from allergy. They put him on Zyrtec and Patanol eye drops. The
drops seemed to help ease the irritation. Now they gave him Nasonex for the
stuffy nose, which I haven't given him yet.

I wanted to try another medication, so I took him off Zyrtec and put him on
Claritin. These meds seemed to be working okay. although I suspect the
allergens decreased at the same time. Then today happened!

We had a blood panel (usual allergens, like dander, mold, etc...) done last
year, and it came back negative for everything. I understand he can develop
an allergy rather abruptly, but today's reaction was unexpected, especially
since he'd already had only mild reactions recently.

We have two cats that are let outside and inside. We strongly suspect our
house is rotting because the former tenants destroyed the floors in the
bathrooms by letting their children flood them with water. We fixed one
bathroom, but not the other. My husband is *convinced* there is mold. Our
yard is a mess and full of weeds! We do have carpet. My husband has
allergies and is sensitive to bites and has eczema occasionally. I'm a goat.
Along with Keith Richards and cockroaches, I'll be the only other person to
survive a nuclear holocaust!

I noticed when we brought Andreas home today he started to get a rash on his
torso and face again. He began to cough and rub his eyes and nose, too. My
husband said, "Let's take him to the beach." (his answer to everything). We
get to the beach, the redness disappears, coughing and rubbing stops!
Miracle or? It's late, we need to go home. We get home, Andreas gets out of
the car and right there in the driveway, I see redness and spots on his face
and chin and his eyes are watery and red! Get inside and take his socks off
and his foot is red and itchy, too! He begins scratching his torso and
rubbing his eyes and ears...again.

I'm taking him to the doctor tomorrow. We got a prescription for Prednisone
at the hospital, but I hesitate to give it to him because the pharmacist
said it would make his stomach *very* upset. I'm tired of drugs. The more
shit he takes, the worse he seems to get. I thought Claritin and Zyrtec were
supposed to relieve all symptoms? Why the need for drops and sprays in
addition to these other drugs? Forgive my ignorance in these matters, but
I'm just starting to learn about caring for an allergic person.

I did read on this group that poor dietary habits can lead to allergies. I
never thought about that. Andreas doesn't eat vegetables very often (only
when I make homemade veg soup), he's four years old and a very picky eater.
*sigh* I have a lot to learn and think about, don't I? I can see our
lifestyle is going to require a dramatic change.

Anybody have advice? Anything! Thanks for reading. Sorry it was so long.

Cindy

Cindy

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Almost forgot, we live in Northern California on the coast. This is a humid
area. We even have a name for the year-round cough/cold thing that never
goes away: Humboldt Crud. Yes, we are a proud folk. *rolling eyes*

Cindy

"Cindy" <bugabooman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LE9Cc.562$Y_5.484@fed1read02...
> Hello,
>
> Never posted here before, but after today, I really wanted to reach out to
> allergy sufferers.
>
> My four year old son (born Aug 2, 2000), Andreas, had a severe allergic
> reaction at pre-school today. First a red raised rash on his torso and
face
> (hives, I guess?) developed, then he had trouble breathing and swallowing.
>
> The school called 911 and by the time paramedics arrived, Andreas was
> already feeling better. I came to pick him up and rode with him in the
> ambulance to the hospital. Once we arrived, and spoke to a doctor, I was
not
> happy with answers I got, of course. The doctor only raised my son's shirt
> to see the rash. Didn't really ask questions (that there weren't already
> evident answers to) and only said I should avoid the fabric softener I
> bought four days ago and gave a long, rehearsed speech about how allergies
> work. Then he vanished, never to be seen or heard from again!
>
> About three to four weeks ago, I took Andreas to his pediatrician because
he
> was rubbing his eyes alot and had a chronic stuffy nose. Obviously, he was
> suffering from allergy. They put him on Zyrtec and Patanol eye drops. The
> drops seemed to help ease the irritation. Now they gave him Nasonex for
the
> stuffy nose, which I haven't given him yet.
>
> I wanted to try another medication, so I took him off Zyrtec and put him
on
> Claritin. These meds seemed to be working okay. although I suspect the
> allergens decreased at the same time. Then today happened!
>
> We had a blood panel (usual allergens, like dander, mold, etc...) done
last
> year, and it came back negative for everything. I understand he can
develop
> an allergy rather abruptly, but today's reaction was unexpected,
especially
> since he'd already had only mild reactions recently.
>
> We have two cats that are let outside and inside. We strongly suspect our
> house is rotting because the former tenants destroyed the floors in the
> bathrooms by letting their children flood them with water. We fixed one
> bathroom, but not the other. My husband is *convinced* there is mold. Our
> yard is a mess and full of weeds! We do have carpet. My husband has
> allergies and is sensitive to bites and has eczema occasionally. I'm a
goat.
> Along with Keith Richards and cockroaches, I'll be the only other person
to
> survive a nuclear holocaust!
>
> I noticed when we brought Andreas home today he started to get a rash on
his
> torso and face again. He began to cough and rub his eyes and nose, too. My
> husband said, "Let's take him to the beach." (his answer to everything).
We
> get to the beach, the redness disappears, coughing and rubbing stops!
> Miracle or? It's late, we need to go home. We get home, Andreas gets out
of
> the car and right there in the driveway, I see redness and spots on his
face
> and chin and his eyes are watery and red! Get inside and take his socks
off
> and his foot is red and itchy, too! He begins scratching his torso and
> rubbing his eyes and ears...again.
>
> I'm taking him to the doctor tomorrow. We got a prescription for
Prednisone
> at the hospital, but I hesitate to give it to him because the pharmacist
> said it would make his stomach *very* upset. I'm tired of drugs. The more
> shit he takes, the worse he seems to get. I thought Claritin and Zyrtec
were
> supposed to relieve all symptoms? Why the need for drops and sprays in
> addition to these other drugs? Forgive my ignorance in these matters, but
> I'm just starting to learn about caring for an allergic person.
>
> I did read on this group that poor dietary habits can lead to allergies. I
> never thought about that. Andreas doesn't eat vegetables very often (only
> when I make homemade veg soup), he's four years old and a very picky
eater.
> *sigh* I have a lot to learn and think about, don't I? I can see our
> lifestyle is going to require a dramatic change.
>
> Anybody have advice? Anything! Thanks for reading. Sorry it was so long.
>
> Cindy
>
>

Joan Marie Verba

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

It sounds to me as if something in the home environment is the problem
(though I would recommend going to a pediatric allergic and having him
tested for allergies). Although it is possible to HAVE food allergies,
diet does not CAUSE food allergies (or any other allergies). Changing
his diet will not help your son UNLESS he has food allergies (which is
why it's important to get testing to see whether or not he has them).

If you can move to a more allergy-friendly home, that could help. In the
meantime, try going out and purchasing a HEPA filter. The Honeywell
Enviracaire works for me, and can be purchased at Target or Wal-Mart.

Best of luck,
Joan

Bettina Jordan

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Please have your home tested for mold. Some of those molds are deadly.
Have someone check your home immediately.

Type in deadly mold in google and read what it's all about.
Bettina

"Cindy" <bugabooman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LE9Cc.562$Y_5.484@fed1read02...
> Hello,
>
> Never posted here before, but after today, I really wanted to reach out to
> allergy sufferers.
>
> My four year old son (born Aug 2, 2000), Andreas, had a severe allergic
> reaction at pre-school today. First a red raised rash on his torso and
face
> (hives, I guess?) developed, then he had trouble breathing and swallowing.
>
> The school called 911 and by the time paramedics arrived, Andreas was
> already feeling better. I came to pick him up and rode with him in the
> ambulance to the hospital. Once we arrived, and spoke to a doctor, I was
not
> happy with answers I got, of course. The doctor only raised my son's shirt
> to see the rash. Didn't really ask questions (that there weren't already
> evident answers to) and only said I should avoid the fabric softener I
> bought four days ago and gave a long, rehearsed speech about how allergies
> work. Then he vanished, never to be seen or heard from again!
>
> About three to four weeks ago, I took Andreas to his pediatrician because
he
> was rubbing his eyes alot and had a chronic stuffy nose. Obviously, he was
> suffering from allergy. They put him on Zyrtec and Patanol eye drops. The
> drops seemed to help ease the irritation. Now they gave him Nasonex for
the
> stuffy nose, which I haven't given him yet.
>
> I wanted to try another medication, so I took him off Zyrtec and put him
on
> Claritin. These meds seemed to be working okay. although I suspect the
> allergens decreased at the same time. Then today happened!
>
> We had a blood panel (usual allergens, like dander, mold, etc...) done
last
> year, and it came back negative for everything. I understand he can
develop
> an allergy rather abruptly, but today's reaction was unexpected,
especially
> since he'd already had only mild reactions recently.
>
> We have two cats that are let outside and inside. We strongly suspect our
> house is rotting because the former tenants destroyed the floors in the
> bathrooms by letting their children flood them with water. We fixed one
> bathroom, but not the other. My husband is *convinced* there is mold. Our
> yard is a mess and full of weeds! We do have carpet. My husband has
> allergies and is sensitive to bites and has eczema occasionally. I'm a
goat.
> Along with Keith Richards and cockroaches, I'll be the only other person
to
> survive a nuclear holocaust!
>
> I noticed when we brought Andreas home today he started to get a rash on
his
> torso and face again. He began to cough and rub his eyes and nose, too. My
> husband said, "Let's take him to the beach." (his answer to everything).
We
> get to the beach, the redness disappears, coughing and rubbing stops!
> Miracle or? It's late, we need to go home. We get home, Andreas gets out
of
> the car and right there in the driveway, I see redness and spots on his
face
> and chin and his eyes are watery and red! Get inside and take his socks
off
> and his foot is red and itchy, too! He begins scratching his torso and
> rubbing his eyes and ears...again.
>
> I'm taking him to the doctor tomorrow. We got a prescription for
Prednisone
> at the hospital, but I hesitate to give it to him because the pharmacist
> said it would make his stomach *very* upset. I'm tired of drugs. The more
> shit he takes, the worse he seems to get. I thought Claritin and Zyrtec
were
> supposed to relieve all symptoms? Why the need for drops and sprays in
> addition to these other drugs? Forgive my ignorance in these matters, but
> I'm just starting to learn about caring for an allergic person.
>
> I did read on this group that poor dietary habits can lead to allergies. I
> never thought about that. Andreas doesn't eat vegetables very often (only
> when I make homemade veg soup), he's four years old and a very picky
eater.
> *sigh* I have a lot to learn and think about, don't I? I can see our
> lifestyle is going to require a dramatic change.
>
> Anybody have advice? Anything! Thanks for reading. Sorry it was so long.
>
> Cindy
>
>

Cindy

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Thanks. Yes, I am aware of molds. This is why we are so worried. We took our
son to the doctor today and the doctor tried to end the visit as soon as
possible. He basically told us to wait it out, it will probably pass soon.
If we wanted we could have a more thorough blood panel done in the future.

We are going to move, but we have to sell this house first. We had planned
on moving even before our son's problems. Now, we are nervous that we may
not be able to sell this house.

Who would we contact about testing for mold?

Thank you!

"Bettina Jordan" <bettinaj@att.net> wrote in message
news:ihiCc.20355$OB3.3294@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Please have your home tested for mold. Some of those molds are deadly.
> Have someone check your home immediately.
>
> Type in deadly mold in google and read what it's all about.
> Bettina
>
> "Cindy" <bugabooman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:LE9Cc.562$Y_5.484@fed1read02...
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Bettina Jordan

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Hi,

I found this. Maybe this will help.
http://www.moldinspector.com/stachy...information.htm

"Cindy" <bugabooman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HxkCc.848$Y_5.830@fed1read02...
> Thanks. Yes, I am aware of molds. This is why we are so worried. We took
our
> son to the doctor today and the doctor tried to end the visit as soon as
> possible. He basically told us to wait it out, it will probably pass soon.
> If we wanted we could have a more thorough blood panel done in the future.
>
> We are going to move, but we have to sell this house first. We had planned
> on moving even before our son's problems. Now, we are nervous that we may
> not be able to sell this house.
>
> Who would we contact about testing for mold?
>
> Thank you!
>
> "Bettina Jordan" <bettinaj@att.net> wrote in message
> news:ihiCc.20355$OB3.3294@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
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tundra9876@yahoo.com

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Hi Cindy,

You have to identify what is triggering the rashes.
Since you said he got the rashes as soon as he arrived home, I would
suspect that something in the garden is triggering it.
Do you use pesticides & other weed killers to manage the garden?

Watch his rashes - does it aggravate as soon as he goes to the garden?

Have him drink plenty of bottled spring water - one of the ways the
body cries out for severe water shortage inside the body.

I am not a doctor.

Read the book "You're not sick, you're thirsty - by Dr. F.
Batmanghelidj" ISBN - 0-446-69074-0.
It made a lot of sense to me.

Best wishes,
Tundra98

Cindy

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Hi Tundra,

<tundra9876@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Cindy,
>
> You have to identify what is triggering the rashes.
> Since you said he got the rashes as soon as he arrived home, I would

He actually got the rash at pre-school, along with difficulty breathing and
swallowing, but the rash would come and go at home.

> suspect that something in the garden is triggering it.
> Do you use pesticides & other weed killers to manage the garden?

Nothing used in the yard. In fact, it's overgrown with weeds.
>
> Watch his rashes - does it aggravate as soon as he goes to the garden?

Nope, and now the rash has disappeared completely, along with any symptoms
from that day at pre-school. He's been on Claritin for two weeks now. I'm
not going to give any to him tonight, and see if he shows any symtpoms of
allergy.
>
> Have him drink plenty of bottled spring water - one of the ways the
> body cries out for severe water shortage inside the body.
>
> I am not a doctor.
>
> Read the book "You're not sick, you're thirsty - by Dr. F.
> Batmanghelidj" ISBN - 0-446-69074-0.
> It made a lot of sense to me.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tundra98

For a child, he does drink more than average. But you may be on to
something, because the day this happened, he was dressed very warm while
napping, so perhaps he became dehydrated? I know he doesn't drink so much at
pre-school either.

Thanks for your advice. I'm not sure what to do at this point. We are
leaving the country next month for six weeks. My son has dual citizenship so
we're thinking of having him tested (for free!) for allergies while away. I
tried to get him tested here in California, but there was no appointment
before we have to leave.

Cindy
>

s_backes@comcast.net

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

It could be a number of allergies.....mold (the reactions at home),
food (the reaction at preschool), seasonal (the reaction as he got out
of the car)....etc.
Is there any chance that some of the medicine may be causing the
rashes? You said he had itchy eyes and nose then went to the Dr and got
some meds........did the rashes ever happen before you started meds?
I hate unknown allergies....hope you figure it out

Susan

tundra9876@yahoo.com

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Hi Cindy,

We live in a toxic world - every "processed" food is loaded with
chemicals. Did you know that to get "natural grape flavor" the
manufacturer uses more than 80 chemicals JUST to get an artificial
grape tasting flavor. NO ONE has ever done ANY studies on how these
chemicals - alone or together - affect the human body.

AVOID processed food.

AVOID food that has food colorings added to them. EVERY "processed
liquid" - sodas, processed fruit juices, etc fall in this category.

You HAVE to figure out WHAT is triggering the allergies.
Allergies are REMOVED only by ELIMINATION.

My child had rashes all over the body, he would scratch the inside
elbow joints of both his arms and behind the knees.
I went crazy figuring out what was causing his body to respond that
way.

I put him on an elimination diet --- absolutely NO processed food.
Only food that is cooked at home. Twice a day, I would give him
freshly squeezed lemon juice in warm water.

I would make him drink lots & lots of spring water. He has stopped
drinking the junk fluids that is out in the market - all sodas, fruit
juices --- read the label on these - & you will see how many chemicals
goes into creating them.

I did not give him crackers, cookies, candies, etc- for a few days -
result ---> all his scratching stopped.

None of the allergy medicines CURE .. they are designed to TREAT the
allergies but NOT CURE meaning remove it from his body.

Yes, there is way to get rid of his allergies permanently. Avoid
giving him processed food, go with organic whenever you can. Eliminate
all junk drinks. Give him freshly squeezed juices.

Eat lots of fresh fruits.

Have him eat freshly made yogurt. It is very easy to make yogurt at
home. Heat 3 or 4 cups of milk in a vessel for about 7 minutes till
the milk foams up. Then cool it for about 40 minutes till it is body
temperature. Add 1 tablespoon of previous batch of yogurt (to get you
started, use the store bought variety of plain yogurt).
Stir this with a spoon till it is mixed well. Then store it covered
inside the oven. Keep it next to the oven light. Turn the oven on at
350 for 3 minutes just to get the oven warmed up. Leave the oven lamp
on to keep it warm. After 3 to 4 hours you should have the best
tasting fresh yogurt.

Yogurt has a lot of active culture & lots of enzymes.
It is very good for the body, especially the intestines.

We make the yogurt out of skim milk, works with any type of milk. Once
you taste home made yogurt, you will never buy the processed yogurt in
the store.

Re: Claritin, etc --- It is a powerful medicine designed to SUPPRESS
the symptoms. It does NOT cure his allergies. It will remove his
symptoms temporarily.

The only way to help him get rid of allergies is to CURE him. You HAVE
to figure out what is triggering his allergies - by trial & error.
THIS step is very very important. That is why, one should go on an
elimination diet for a few weeks & then slowly introduce one new food
at a time & watch the child's reaction.

Anytime he gets a rash, review your previous steps to help you figure
out what all he did to get his rashes - what type of food he ate, what
drinks he consumed.

Some foods trigger an immediate allergic reaction. Others take more
than a few hours. The body takes about 3 to 16 hours to digest the
food you eat.

I would again suggest you read the book about "Water" in my previous
message & several allergy related books. If you can't buy them through
Amazon, borrow it from a local library.
You have to educate yourself on how allergies work -- what triggers
them, why an allergic person has a weakened immune system, how to
strengthen the immune system, etc.

So far, I have great success in curing my son of his allergies.

I am not a doctor, but a self-educated parent.

Hope the long message helps you & other parents reduce the learning
curve about allergies & how to eliminate them.

Best wishes,
tundra98

Cindy

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Thanks, Susan. No, the rash came after he started the meds, many weeks
after, in fact. He was on Zyrtec initially, but then a week after he started
Claritin, the allergic reaction happened at school.

It's strange. Last night, I didn't give him Claritin, he wakes this morning
and is sneezing, coughing and sinuses are a mess. I gave him a dose of
Claritin about an hour and a half ago, and he's fine!

Cindy

<s_backes@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> It could be a number of allergies.....mold (the reactions at home),
> food (the reaction at preschool), seasonal (the reaction as he got out
> of the car)....etc.
> Is there any chance that some of the medicine may be causing the
> rashes? You said he had itchy eyes and nose then went to the Dr and got
> some meds........did the rashes ever happen before you started meds?
> I hate unknown allergies....hope you figure it out

> Susan
>

Cindy

2004-08-03, 10:46 pm

Wow. Thanks, Tundra. I never think about my, or my son's, daily food intake.
I mean it never occurs how toxic the stuff that he eats is, unless it's
something obviously nasty and colorful. I think I'd die without Pepsi.

I sympathize with you about your son's allergies. I can't imagine having to
deal with it on a daily basis and on such a severe level.

I've been watching my son closely, and there are NO signs of what happened
to him two weeks ago. I'm left just as confused as the day his little body
reacted so violently. I'm guessing he was either bit or stung by something
at pre-school since we've noticed no other signs of allergy. What I find
interesting is that he began showing signs of the typical allergies, like
pollen, mold, etc... stuffy nose, rubbing of eyes and nose for three or four
weeks, and it got worse and worse before decreasing then WHAM, allergic
reaction! Afterwards, NO signs of allergy. It's like his body was building
up for the big finale. Could it be that his body just eventually reacted in
that way because of the prolonged exposure to a typical allergen, or do you
think it was something like an insect bite?

I still wonder if was a viral rash, like the doctors speculated. That seems
like a reasonable explanation, too.

It scares me. I wonder now, when will it happen again? We're leaving on
Saturday for Sweden, we'll be there for seven weeks, and there will be no
ambulance just five mins away, and the hospital closes at 4 p.m.! and even
if it was open all night, it's a twenty minute drive to get there! Yeah,
there are on call doctors somewhere locally, but what if they aren't
reachable!

God, I hate my husband for making us go with him! I'm never doing this
again...but, I guess that's a rant for another forum. ;-)

Oh, and thanks for the yogurt recipe! I never knew how it was made. I will
definitely try it, probably during our time away. :-)

Cindy

<tundra9876@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Cindy,
>
> We live in a toxic world - every "processed" food is loaded with
> chemicals. Did you know that to get "natural grape flavor" the
> manufacturer uses more than 80 chemicals JUST to get an artificial
> grape tasting flavor. NO ONE has ever done ANY studies on how these
> chemicals - alone or together - affect the human body.
>
> AVOID processed food.
>
> AVOID food that has food colorings added to them. EVERY "processed
> liquid" - sodas, processed fruit juices, etc fall in this category.
>
> You HAVE to figure out WHAT is triggering the allergies.
> Allergies are REMOVED only by ELIMINATION.
>
> My child had rashes all over the body, he would scratch the inside
> elbow joints of both his arms and behind the knees.
> I went crazy figuring out what was causing his body to respond that
> way.
>
> I put him on an elimination diet --- absolutely NO processed food.
> Only food that is cooked at home. Twice a day, I would give him
> freshly squeezed lemon juice in warm water.
>
> I would make him drink lots & lots of spring water. He has stopped
> drinking the junk fluids that is out in the market - all sodas, fruit
> juices --- read the label on these - & you will see how many chemicals
> goes into creating them.
>
> I did not give him crackers, cookies, candies, etc- for a few days -
> result ---> all his scratching stopped.
>
> None of the allergy medicines CURE .. they are designed to TREAT the
> allergies but NOT CURE meaning remove it from his body.
>
> Yes, there is way to get rid of his allergies permanently. Avoid
> giving him processed food, go with organic whenever you can. Eliminate
> all junk drinks. Give him freshly squeezed juices.
>
> Eat lots of fresh fruits.
>
> Have him eat freshly made yogurt. It is very easy to make yogurt at
> home. Heat 3 or 4 cups of milk in a vessel for about 7 minutes till
> the milk foams up. Then cool it for about 40 minutes till it is body
> temperature. Add 1 tablespoon of previous batch of yogurt (to get you
> started, use the store bought variety of plain yogurt).
> Stir this with a spoon till it is mixed well. Then store it covered
> inside the oven. Keep it next to the oven light. Turn the oven on at
> 350 for 3 minutes just to get the oven warmed up. Leave the oven lamp
> on to keep it warm. After 3 to 4 hours you should have the best
> tasting fresh yogurt.
>
> Yogurt has a lot of active culture & lots of enzymes.
> It is very good for the body, especially the intestines.
>
> We make the yogurt out of skim milk, works with any type of milk. Once
> you taste home made yogurt, you will never buy the processed yogurt in
> the store.
>
> Re: Claritin, etc --- It is a powerful medicine designed to SUPPRESS
> the symptoms. It does NOT cure his allergies. It will remove his
> symptoms temporarily.
>
> The only way to help him get rid of allergies is to CURE him. You HAVE
> to figure out what is triggering his allergies - by trial & error.
> THIS step is very very important. That is why, one should go on an
> elimination diet for a few weeks & then slowly introduce one new food
> at a time & watch the child's reaction.
>
> Anytime he gets a rash, review your previous steps to help you figure
> out what all he did to get his rashes - what type of food he ate, what
> drinks he consumed.
>
> Some foods trigger an immediate allergic reaction. Others take more
> than a few hours. The body takes about 3 to 16 hours to digest the
> food you eat.
>
> I would again suggest you read the book about "Water" in my previous
> message & several allergy related books. If you can't buy them through
> Amazon, borrow it from a local library.
> You have to educate yourself on how allergies work -- what triggers
> them, why an allergic person has a weakened immune system, how to
> strengthen the immune system, etc.
>
> So far, I have great success in curing my son of his allergies.
>
> I am not a doctor, but a self-educated parent.
>
> Hope the long message helps you & other parents reduce the learning
> curve about allergies & how to eliminate them.
>
> Best wishes,
> tundra98
>