This is my granddaughter Stella. Stella is about to celebrate her first birthday this week. Her dad took this picture (I found it on his flickr site) and it is precious. It made me think of how avoidance of foods by those allergic to them may be somewhat difficult especially for curious and mobile toddlers.
Cheerfully submitted,
Fred Leickly
Leickly Stories 
This is Stella’s mom–she was supervised the entire time and did not try to eat anything! I don’t think she realizes that the fridge is filled with food! (yet)
Thanks for posting, Dad!
I assumed as much. The picture is great though.
Love,
Dad
My son was recently diagnosed with a milk (and peanut) allergy. Prior to the diagnosis he was able to tolerate certain foods with milk such as saltine crackers, white bread, and glazed donut holes. Now that he has been diagnosed, do we still need to avoid ALL foods with milk?
This is a common concern. Why was the test for allergy done? Does the child’s medical history support the result? Did exposure to these foods lead to symptoms?
Remember that the test makes no one allergic- the test only shows that IgE antibodies are being made (sidebar- make sure it was an IgE test and not an IgG test). The importance of the test results is related to the history. Food allergy ‘tests’ can be falsely positive.
Some of the children with milk allergy can tolerate milk when it is baked into things. The higher temperatures and the longer baking process changes the allergen.
Tolerance is a very interesting concept- allergy test results can be positive in children who tolerate the food. The key is what happens with exposure.
I hope this quick note was of help.
FEL
The test for the allergy was done because within an hour and a half after eating a half of container of yogurt he began coughing which was followed by vomitting, swelling of the eyes and ears, and hives all over his body. Therefore, we believe the history is there to support the test results. I’ve been told that if we want him to outgrow the milk allergy, he needs to avoid all dairy products – even if he has tolerated them in the past. I just don’t want to expose him to the dairy products he can tolerate if it is going to lessen his chances of outgrowing the allergy all together. Thank you for your insight.