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• Cat Diseases - Allergies .
• A cat with one allergy often has others. ...
• Cats' allergies fall into several categories, each with a parallel complaint among human allergy sufferers. ... Contact alllergies manifest themselves when the cat has prolonged contact with a substance that it just cannot tolerate. ...
• Flea allergy is the most common of all allergies. ...
• Between 5 & 10 percent of allergy cases are caused by food. Like contact allergies, food allergies will show up as dermatitis and severe itching but in some cases will also cause vomiting and diarrhea. Also, the cat may have excessively oily skin, ear inflammation, or hair loss (which can also be a sign of hormone imbalance). ...
• A food allergy doesn't show up overnight. It can take from a week to 10 years of exposure to show itself; more than 80 percent of cats with food allergies have been eating the allergen-containing food for more than two years. ...
• Studies are being done to determine possible connections between food allergies and FUS, with some success in eliminating foods and cutting down on FUS symptoms. ...
• Food allergies are treated with a bland, hypoallergenic diet -- rice with boiled chicken or lamb, and distilled water is commonly used. ...
• Each drug causes different symptoms, but the symptoms differ from cat to cat. There is no way to predict how a cat will react. ...
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• Allergy.
•     Signs of flea bite allergy result from the cat's hypersensitivity (allergy) to flea saliva. In an allergic cat, the bite of only one flea may cause a serious problem. Extensive skin damage may result from the cat's biting, licking and scratching. Though flea bite allergy can be treated, it often recurs since: a) flea eggs may hatch up to 1 year after being deposited in the environment; b) most of the flea's life cycle occurs off the cat; c) your cat's environment may be contaminated with fleas; and d) even an occasional flea bite can trigger the allergic reaction. ...
• In warm climates or in heated, flea-infested houses, flea allergy may occur throughout the year. ...
•   In cats, the main signs of flea allergy are excessive hair loss and small red papules with reddish-brown crusts. ...
• Occasionally desensitization of the cat is attempted. ...
• Desensitization ("allergy shots") to flea saliva is  controversial. ... The doctor will discuss the advisability of desensitization for your cat. ...
•   * Your cat damages its skin by biting and scratching. ...
•   * Your cat's skin becomes red, hot or puffy, or oozes fluid. ...
•   * Your cat's condition recurs after treatment. ...
•   * Your cat's general health changes. ...

• Subject: What Do Allergy Skin Tests Mean?.
• I had allergy skin prick tests at NJC 12/2000. This month (2/2002), I had allergy skin prick tests again, as well as some skin patch tests. ... Also, I've been getting allergy shots 2x/week for a year for dust mites, roaches, dogs, cats & rabbits, but all of these wheals were as large or larger than 12/2000, except the cat (which is now only trace from 5mm). ...
• For the 1st time, I was also tested for food allergies by the skin patch test on my back & I reacted to several foods I've never noticed any reaction to before (milk, wheat, rice, chocolate, clams and oysters), as well as several I've always been allergic to (shrimp, lobster, crab, scallops). The known food allergies always gave me hives if I ate them in "normal" quantities, so I've mostly avoided them. ...
• I've read several articles that indicate that there are numerous "false positives" for food allergy skin tests. Nonetheless, my allergist is concerned because I reacted to nearly everything I was tested against for the allergy skin tests & had I have allergic asthma & emphysema. ...
• There are certainly different opinions regarding the accuracy of different types of testing for food allergy. ...
• One source of information that you may want to pursue is the Food Allergy Network (800) 929-4040. They have high quality and reliable information regarding food allergy. ...

• Living With Allergies to Your Cat.
• Most of these people do not realize that there are ways of reducing or eliminating their allergy problems. ...
• Apply Allerpet/C to your cat’s coat once a week – Allerpet/C is a natural enzyme that breaks down the Fel d1 protein naturally. It has been clinically proven to reduce allergy problems for cat owners. ...
• Feed your cat a premium food, the proper balance of essential fatty acids and nutrients will keep skin and hair in optimal condition, reducing shedding and dander. ...
• Wash cat beds, cover slips and blankets that the cat sleeps on frequently. ...
• Brush your cat frequently and dispose of the dead hair. ...
• Wipe your cat frequently with a cloth dampened with lukewarm water. ...
• Close your cat out of your bedroom – if you breathe allergen-free air while you sleep your tolerance during the day will be better.

• Home Self Tests for Allergy.
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• Up to 10% of the population may be allergic to pet animals to some degree - for those with asthmas this rises to almost 30%. Up to 40% of children with asthma are allergic to cats. Cats are the most common cause of pet allergy. The cat allergen is present in the skin scales, saliva glands and tears of the cat but is distributed over the fur during grooming. The saliva dries on the cat hair and becomes airborne. .
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• Food allergies are suffered by a million people in the United Kingdom and can be discomforting to anyone unfortunate enough to suffer from one of them. It is important that once you confirm you have a food allergy you seek medical advice. You should not attempt to check your sensitivity by eating food you suspect may be causing the problem. Similarly avoidance of common foods such as wheat, eggs or milk should only take place after consultation with a dietician or your doctor as unnecessary avoidance of these foods can lead to nutritional deficiencies. .
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• Food allergies are suffered by a million people in the United Kingdom and can be discomforting to anyone unfortunate enough to suffer from one of them. It is important that once you confirm you have a food allergy you seek medical advice. You should not attempt to check your sensitivity by eating food you suspect may be causing the problem. Similarly avoidance of common foods such as wheat, eggs or milk should only take place after consultation with a dietician or your doctor as unnecessary avoidance of these foods can lead to nutritional deficiencies. .
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• Allergy & Asthma Advocate: Fall 2001.
• The studies summarized below appeared in the September 2001 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. ...
• Ruff, MD Food labeling and allergies.
• Twenty-eight percent of callers to a food allergy awareness organization reported experiencing allergic reactions to "safe foods" that were later found to contain unlabeled food allergens. Clear and accurate food processing and labeling practices are needed for industry to reduce the introduction of unintended allergens and to ensure accurate labeling information, according to a study described in the September Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
• Reported food labeling problems:.
• Food allergy affects more than 6 million Americans who must avoid potentially life-threatening allergens that are contained in commercial food products. To determine the impact of food labeling procedures (undeclared allergens, label terminology, etc. ) on food-allergic individuals and their families, a team of researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Jaffe Food Allergy Institute led by Aimee S. ... , along with colleagues from The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) analyzed unsolicited calls from consumers to the FAAN alerting them of allergic reactions from incorrectly labeled commercial products or providing notification of labeling issues.
• Normal laundering is a simple, inexpensive, and effective way of removing allergens such as dust mites and cat dander, according to a study in the September Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).
• and colleagues from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Austrailia and colleagues sought to determine what method of laundering would remove the most mite and cat allergen from bedding. ...
• The first study showed that detergents extracted more cat allergen and mite allergen than either soap or water alone and that almost all allergens were extracted within 5 minutes of washing at 25o C. However, washing at 60o C extracted slightly more cat allergen and reduced dust mite allergen, resulting in lower residual amounts of both allergens. ...
• Researchers concluded that using detergent solutions at 25o C (77o F) for at least 5 minutes was sufficient to extract most dust mite and cat allergen from bedding.
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• Food intolerance (food allergies) in dogs and cats .
• What are the most common food allergens?  .
• Clinical tests of IgE allergies in 313 cats and dogs at CRVC revealed the top food allergens to be: corn, wheat, soy, yeast, potato and beet. These common allergens are foods these patients should avoid during a 90-day food elimination trial. We suspect that food additives, colorings, and artificial preservatives also cause hypersensitivity. Dogs and cats can develop a food intolerance at an early age: from the maternal antibodies, when their immune system is depressed, following gastrointestinal illness, antigen overload (including vaccinations), or secondary to a parasite infection.
• How do you diagnose food intolerance (food allergy)?  .
• This helps to identify that a food was the source of the allergic signs. Chronic ear and skin problems are often associated with food allergies. If the patient is not making progress on a homemade diet we submit a blood sample for IgE allergy testing.
• Iams Response Formula FP (fish and potato), and some of the rabbit, turkey or duck foods are also useful for dogs with food intolerance. ...
• How do I start cooking for my dog or cat? .
• Hypoallergenic starches include barley, oatmeal, rice, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, tapioca, white or sweet potato depending on your dog or cat's exposure to these foods. ...

•   Chinese Medicine - An Approach To Food Allergy .
•   Some food allergies can also produce a severe reaction, called anaphylactic shock, or even cause death, but this is a rare occurrence.   Food allergies can produce a wide variety of symptoms, some acutely uncomfortable, others subtle and hard to pin down. ...   We say, “Oh, the ragweed must be in bloom,” or “Get that cat away from me. ”  But with food allergies, people often don’t know what is causing their discomfort.   They go along for years with headaches, fatigue, breathing problems or some other symptom, and are not aware that food allergies could be the source of their problem. ...
•      One reason that food allergies can be very hard to diagnose is because the symptoms are not just one thing, like hives or sneezing, but can be a systemic reaction. ...   Another difficulty with detecting food allergies is that there can be a lag time -- sometimes it takes several days or even several weeks for a reaction to develop. ...
•      People with food allergies quite often find that they have developed an allergic reaction to multiple foods. ...   Sometimes they have to bring their own food along to family occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. ...   One woman I saw only ate four kinds of food. ...
•   It focuses on diagnosing and treating the underlying imbalance that produces the symptoms of food allergy. ...
•      First, let’s describe the symptoms of food allergy. ...
•      Shellfish, dairy products, wheat, corn, sugar, certain nuts such as peanuts, strawberries, and food additives such as dyes, preservatives, MSG, sulfites, etc. ...
•      Of course, the easy and simple and solution for a food allergy is to avoid the food you’re allergic to.   But with multiple food allergies, it is almost impossible to eliminate whole categories of foods from the diet.   The answer is to rebuild the body’s capacity to respond normally to food. ...   Deficiencies or disharmonies in the organs or meridians can be the basis of multiple food allergies.   The two organ systems most involved with food allergies are the Lung and the Spleen. ...   The Spleen, with its partner the Stomach, is responsible for digestion, and for transforming food into Chi and blood. ...

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• Cat allergy .
• Ten per cent of medical students were found to be allergic to cats in a trial over 10 years 612 medical students who underwent skin prick tests for dog, cat, timothy grass and birch allergens. Overall allergy to pollen was reported by 17%, to cats 10%, dogs 5%, to house dust 10%, to molds by 2% and to foods by 15%. ...
• A study by the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in Amsterdam, Netherlands, reports that in a study of 150,000 subjects on the incidents of cat and dog allergy an increased relative risk was found from November to January, perhaps reflecting increased exposure to these pets during the winter. These data support the hypothesis of a "sensitive" period in the first months of life during which allergen exposure is more likely to prime for an allergy later in life. ... Children 1 to 17 year old who had respiratory tract allergy were skin prick tested for cat and dog hair extract. ... The prevalence of symptoms and positive skin test reactions to cat allergens increased with age, significantly more so than the reaction or symptoms after exposure to dog allergens. ... Two subgroups were examined to determine whether those with cat sensitivity who owned cats had more severe symptoms than those with dog sensitivity who owned dogs. Numbers were small and differences not statistically significant, but those in the cat subgroup more frequently had persistent allergic nasal symptoms and abnormally low spirometric measurements than did those in the dog subgroup. ...      Cat allergen may exist not only in homes containing cats but also in homes without cats. A study of house dust was done from the homes of 106 patients in Baltimore who were attending an allergy clinic. Animal allergens (cat and dog) were found in 100% of samples, although there were highly significant differences in antigen content between homes with and without a particular pet in residence, many homes without pets contained pet allergens at high concentrations. ... No correlation was demonstrated between antigen content and symptoms of allergy however. (2)      Cat fleas are considered to be a growing allergy problem for humans.
• Courtesy of The Allergy Centre 03 9874 4144 References: Aalberse RC. ... Clinical & Experimental Allergy. ... Etiologic role of unapparant exposure in cat allergy. Allergy 50(5):447-50, 1995 May. ... Clinical & Expermental Allergy. ... Allergy and allergy-like symptoms in 1,050 medical students. Allergy 46(1):20-6, 1991 Jan. ... The frequency and severity of cat allergy vs. dog allergy in atopic children. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. ... Detection of specific IgE antibodies towardss cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) in patients with suspected cat allergy.

• I worry about my dog having a food allergy. ...
•  I worry about my dog having a food allergy.
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• Home > Dog > Dog Food Allergy I worry about my dog having a food allergy.
• A food allergy manifests itself in the form of itchy, sensitive skin, and often a rash. ...
• It can be difficult to determine whether a dog's symptoms are due to food intolerance, because there are numerous other possible causes, including infestation with fleas or other parasites, and allergies to bedding. ...
• If these have been eliminated and a food allergy is suspected, it is necessary to discover which food is the culprit. The usual approach is to feed the dog a plain diet, such as chicken and rice, and to add other ingredients one by one over a period of time to try and determine which food provokes an adverse reaction. ... An alternative, provided all other possible causes of allergy have been eliminated, is to use a hypoallergenic diet. ...

• Food Allergy .
• Does your dog or cat suffer from chronic or persistent diarrhea? Does he seem to be itchy year-round, or frequently comes down with ear infections? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, your dog may be exhibiting symptoms of an allergy to what he's eating.
• What could be making your pet so miserable? The most common causes of food allergies in pets are the animal proteins and carbohydrates found in their regular diet. ...
• It can be difficult to determine exactly what your pet is allergic to-especially since an animal can develop an allergy quite suddenly, even if he has been eating a particular brand of food for years without any problems. ... by process of elimination, you just may find the one that's responsible for your pet's allergy.
• Your pet's doctor can recommend a new food that's free of possible allergy-causing ingredients, which you will feed exclusively until your dog or cat's symptoms go away. ... A lamb-and-rice diet, for example, is commonly used to test for food allergy. ...

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• Food Allergies in Cats.
•          It is well documented that allergies appear to be on the increase in humans, so should we be surprised if our animals experience similar problems?   They do, after all, share our environment, some of our stress and, given a chance, our food!   My own experience of owning a cat with what I now know to be a food allergy gave me nearly two years of frustration and heart-ache, struggling to find the right advice and guidance on managing his symptoms and finding the cause. ...    I hope that the following acccount and suggestions, based entirely on my own experience, will enable others to identify the problem more quickly and speed their cat's recovery.
•          The problems started in October 1997 when this young, friendly bouncy cat was just 9 months old. ...
•  He just got worse and I was tired of saying "this is not a flea allergy".
•           By August 1998 I was getting really desperate and nearly as depressed as my cat. ...   He was started on a very strict exclusion diet consisting of (human quality) rabbit meat and rice, which he had to stick to rigidly for 8 weeks, excluding all other food, drinks (except water), treats or supplements. ...    Gradually his skin healed and fur started to regrow and then he started to get his 'bounce' back!    The relief was enormous and I was overjoyed when, at the next AHT visit, it was comfirmed that he clearly had a food allergy. ...  Starting with plain cooked chicken, we progressed to a chicken-based dried food and then other fresh meats and fish.   As tinned food was the only food not yet re-introduced, I assumed this to be the culprit and avoided it completely.    He soon settled in to a diet of fresh cooked meat and the dried (biscuits) food. ...
•     I felt this could only be a short term solution as it was making him even more withdrawn but I started to wonder if this could all be related to the food allergy, or maybe he had developed a new allergy?   I put him back on the rabbit exclusion diet for a couple of weeks just to see and immediately wish I had made this connection before. ...
•             My cat is now fed on a diet of mainly fresh 'complete' food (from a well-known national supplier of frozen meat for pets) with the support of an enzyme supplement, a diet which seems to have benefitted my other 'normal' cats as well.    As time has gone on and he has 'stabilised' he seems to be able to tolerate the occasional stolen 'forbidden' food and a little dried food, which I save for 'emergencies' when I need to leave food down while out for a long time.  Although I have never discovered the actual allergen, I suspect that the problem may be gluten/cereal related, common ingredients in many cat foods. ...
•  Do not allow access to any other food/treat, drink (except water) for up to 8 weeks.

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• Food Allergy .
• Further information: Food allergies are caused by the body’s sensitivity to certain foods. ... The latter category is more accurately defined as a food sensitivity rather than allergy. ...
• Food allergies are common, food sensitivities even more so. ...
• Food allergies in children often turn into simple intolerances as the children grow older.
• There are no proven ways to avoid food allergies. However, breastfed infants appear to have fewer food allergies later in life than their formula-fed counterparts.
• The best way to determine if a food is causing either an allergic or sensitivity reaction is via an elimination diet. ...
• Some food allergies can be tested via a skin test. A small amount of the food allergen is injected under the skin, and watched. If the area swells and turns red, the food is one to which the patient is allergic. ...
• The following herbs and vitamins may be effective in the treatment of food allergies:.
• Enzyme therapy is the most effective way to naturally combat food allergies. ...
• The use of probiotics has recently been shown an effective way to combat food allergies. ...
• See the listings for eczema and Asthma for recommended treatments for food allergies which result in these problems.
• Probiotics: a novel approach in the management of food allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1997; 99(2):179-85. ...

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• Thus, for example, he completely misinterpreted and misunderstood my paragraph pointing out the various kinds of adverse reactions to foods (of which food allergy and food intolerance are two), the brief discussion of allergy in general as a prelude to food allergy in particular, and my attempt to describe the distinction between a true food allergy and a food intolerance. ... Regards Ralph ****************************************************************** J Ralph Blanchfield MBE Food Science, Food Technology & Food Law Consultant Chair, IFST External Affairs Web Editor, Institute of Food Science & Technology IFST Web address <www. ... com/6254687> ****************************************************************** On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 23:08:43 +0300, Ivan wrote: > >J Ralph Blanchfield wrote: > > >Hello Ivan and Everyone, > >>Even allowing for translation problems -- and Ivan's English is far >>better than my (non-existent) Russian -- his is not the >>generally-accepted explanation of food allergy, and his "blanket" food >>exclusion advice is a blunderbuss approach, when in fact each >>individual needs to identify and avoid the specific food(s) to which >>s(he) is allergic. ... > > >>First it should be recognised that other adverse reactions to food >>occur which are not immune responses. These include microbial or >>chemical food poisoning, and _intolerance_ of specific substances. The >>mechanisms of the latter adverse reactions are not fully understood >>but in the acute form tend to be essentially gastrointestinal upsets, >>usually dependent on the amount of the food consumed, and not normally >>life-threatening. > > >You write, that the mechanism of origin of a food allergy until now is >not clear to you. However begin to approve, that it is connected with >"microbial or chemical food poisoning". ... Therefore >long use high proteins and high fats, but low of carbohydrates food also >results in origin of a food allergy. > > > >>Contrary to his suggestion that food allergens are immunosuppressive, >>an allergy is recognised to be an immune _response_, leading to the >>formation of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies. ... Allergy requires an initial sensitisation which >>may often occur in childhood.

• Pollen from trees, weeds, and grasses, as well as dust mites and food can bother our furry friends. And just like humans can be allergic to cat or dog dander, it stands to reason it’s entirely possible that our pets can be allergic to us.
• Meg Smart at the University of Saskatchewan says to be sure it’s an allergy a laboratory would have to do an antigen test. ... ) And generally speaking, veterinarians will focus on more common allergens such as food and fleas. ...
• Cocker spaniels, Chinese Shar-Pei, German Shepards, and several terrier breeds seem more sensitive to environmental and food allergens. ...

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• There is no allergy involved in this mechanism. ...
• Those most likely to develop asthma will have a family history of asthma (especially if the mother has asthma) and will have positive skin or blood tests (RAST) for allergy. ...
• We recognise more and more the influence of inflammation in the allergy process. ...
• Being someone who suffers quite badly from cat allergies I was disappointed that there are no remedies or cures. ...
• There is no cure for cat allergy. There is no difference between allergy to long or short haired cats as it is the protein in the cat's saliva that you react to. It is important to wash your hands after touching the cat and then yourself. ... cat. ...
• What is the Oral Allergy Syndrome? (OAS).
• This presents with a burning sensation, itching and hoarseness within several minutes of oral food contact. ...
• What is food related Exercise induced Anaphylaxis.
• Up to 30% of food allergic adults may develop hives, runny nose, itching, flushing, shortness of breath and fainting following strenuous exercise - this food related Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis or "Runner's Anaphylaxis" can occur up to 24 hours after ingesting certain offending allergens (such as shellfish, wheat and celery). ...
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• Allergy is a common cause of skin disease causing itchiness in the dog.   Atopy is one common type of allergy and a reaction by an individual animal to airborne pollens from grasses, weeds, trees, mould spores and house dust mite.   A food allergy is a reaction by an individual to a particular food substance.   The most common causes of food allergy in the dog are caused by proteins such as beef, mutton, chicken, wheat, corn, soy, dairy foods and eggs and chemicals such as preservatives, additives or food dyes.   The most common causes of food allergy in the cat are fish, beef and dairy products.
•   What are the signs of allergy?.
• The most common clinical sign of allergy is itching, usually involving the muzzle, around the eyes, ear flaps, armpits, groin and paws in atopic and food allergy dogs. ...   Occasionally dogs and cats with food allergies will have loose stools or diarrhoea.
• The best way to identify a specific allergy to pollen, dust, mould or insects is to perform an allergy test. ...
•  Unfortunately skin and blood testing are not useful for the diagnosis of food allergy in the dog and cat. ...
•   How can allergy be treated?.
• There are several different ways allergy can be managed in order to keep your dog comfortable.   Hyposensitisation with an allergy vaccine is the preferred method of treatment for atopy and involves using a vaccine that is made specifically for your pet on the basis of the allergy test results.   It is important to remember that improvement with allergy vaccines is gradual with obvious benefit taking between two to six months to appear.   Dogs and cats with food allergies must receive a modifed special diet.

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• Dogs and cats, similarly to humans, may have allergies to food. Some of these pets have symptoms that are limited to the skin, usually showing itching and irritation when they eat the food. ...
• Pets can become allergic to any component of their food. ... But anything that the pet eats, from table scraps to treats, can cause an allergy. The development of the allergy is not contingent on the quality of the food that is fed, so the allergy is unlikely to resolve when the food is switched from one commercial product to another, even if the new food is of an exceptionally good quality. How is food allergy diagnosed? .
• Unfortunately, neither blood testing nor skin testing is accurate in the diagnosis of food allergy. The only way to make a diagnosis, at this time, is to change your pet's food to something completely "novel" for a period of 8 to 10 weeks. The "novel" food cannot contain the ingredients commonly found in pet foods and treats in even trace amounts. During this 8 to 10 week period, the food must be fed without the addition of table scraps, treats (including small amounts of cheese or hot dogs used for giving), or chewable supplements. The only way to successfully perform a food trial is to be very strict with what the pet is allowed to eat. ...
• The reason that the trial must be so long is that some pets will not show improvement until 9 to 10 weeks off their original food. ... Home cooked-diets, on the other hand, rule out the possibility that a stabilizer or preservative used in the production of the commercial food is causing the allergy. For this reason, if we strongly suspect a food allergy and cannot demonstrate it using a commercially prepared diet, we may then recommend a home-cooked diet instead. ...

• About the Allergy/Asthma Information Association.
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• We offer great resources to help you find the most effective ways to tackle your allergy and asthma problems. ...
• We have advocacy programs that advance the rights of allergy and asthma sufferers in Canada. ...
• The Allergy/Asthma Information Association is a Canadian registered charity. ...
• We are dedicated to helping allergic individuals and their families cope with everything from the sniffles and sneezes of hayfever to life-threatening food allergies and asthma. It was founded as a voluntary organization in 1964 by concerned parents of allergic children who set out to get labelling on food. Can you imagine living without food labelling today? .
• "According to statistics from the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, about 1 in 6 Canadians is treated each year for an allergic disorder, including seasonal hay fever, asthma, eczema, hives and cat, food, insect and drug allergies. " (from the Complete Allergy Book by June Engel). ...
• The AAIA exists to help you find the most effective ways to tackle your allergy and asthma problems. ...
• What we do offer is a sympathetic ear and accurate, up-to-date information to help you understand your allergy or asthma condition, and to show you how to prevent or reduce the severity of your symptoms. ...
• We have advocacy programs that advance the rights of allergy and asthma sufferers in Canada. ...
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•    Asthma & Food Allergy: Abstracts .
• Asthma is one of the 3 manifestations of a pattern of allergy, called atopy. ...
• Food allergy and asthma.
• Source Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl, 11:1995, 59-60   Abstract Food allergy (FA) is one of the causes of atopic dermatitis (AD), of acute urticaria, of reactions of the gastrointestinal tract, and of acute systemic anaphylaxis, but its role in asthma appears to be less clear. The prevalence and incidence of subjects with food-induced wheezing have not been well studied. In addition, the number of subjects with proven food-induced wheezing by double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenge (DBPCOFC) has been small. At the moment wheezing is considered unusual in food-hypersensitive subjects, and wheezing as the unique symptom of FA is rare. Furthermore, most cases of food-induced asthma have been observed in children. Food allergy may trigger allergic respiratory symptoms through two main routes: ingestion or inhalation. ... We have shown that a significant proportion of children with IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy experienced asthma following DBPCOFC with cow's milk.   Cow milk allergy within the spectrum of atopic disorders. ...
• Author Hill DJ; Bannister DG; Hosking CS; Kemp AS Address Department of Allergy, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia. Source Clin Exp Allergy, 24: 12, 1994 Dec, 1137-43 Abstract In order to examine the relationship between cow milk allergy (CMA) and atopic disorders in childhood, a consecutive group of 42 infants with IgE mediated CMA was followed for at least 2 years. The incidence of sensitization to common food and inhalant antigens and the development of eczema, asthma, and food allergies was examined for the cohort and compared between patients whose CMA remitted and those with persistent disease. In this cohort the prevalence of eczema was 57%, asthma 69%, egg allergy 67%, peanut allergy 55%, and 83% of infants demonstrated positive skin-prick tests to three or more allergens. ... Although there was no significant difference in the incidence of eczema or asthma during the study between these two patient groups, the incidence of allergy to egg and peanut butter was significantly greater for children with persistent CMA. ... Sensitization to the inhalant allergens Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, cat dander and rye grass was frequently seen in early infancy and increased during the study period. ...   Eosinophilic gastroenteritis associated with food allergy and bronchial asthma.

• Cat Allergies.
•   These are followed by food allergies.   There is no one food that is more likely to cause an allergic reaction than others. ...
•   Even when an animal is allergic to food, the symptoms will show up as a skin rash, as often—or more often—than they will as a gastrointestinal problem. ...
• What is the treatment for cat allergies? .
• Eliminating the  cat’s exposure to the cause of the allergy is the best treatment. ...   We can also build up the animal’s immunity to some allergies through injections of very small amounts of the antigen (allergy causing) body. ...
• Louis has shown that giving a cat a monthly bath with distilled water will dramatically reduce the levels of the antigen Sel D1 in the cat’s dander, which causes the allergic reaction.   Bathing your cat with distilled water will probably help anyone who is allergic to feline dander, whether it’s a person, or another animal such as the family dog. ...

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