There are over 50 OIT family blogs published in our “Research & Learn“ library. They contain the journey of that family in OIT–some are in clinical trials, and others are in private practice with board-certified allergists. All the blogs are fascinating to read, full of wisdom and knowledge unique to that family’s journey.
ONE EXCERPT FROM THE BLOG:
Girl Meets Peanuts
I found out I had a peanut allergy when I was 15 months old after eating the crust of a peanut butter sandwich. Within a few minutes I had broken out in hives. From that day on, I have had to watch what I eat and what others around me ate. Soon that will no longer be an issue. Join me on my adventure to eating peanuts through oral immunotherapy.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
12mg dose
A little reminder about how much 12 mg is… (photo)
On 12/10/15, I had a minor reaction. I got a little welt on my lip, but I remained calm and it went away. I haven’t had any reactions since and I think it was caused mostly by homework stress.
This time I mixed my peanut in…
- Apple Sauce
- A grape
- Cheese
- Ice Cream
- Fried Rice
- Marshmallow (I want to try to make it into a s’more soon)
- Cookie dough
The biggest trick is trying to find something that you can’t taste the peanut flour (it taste nasty)…So far I haven’t found anything that completely masks the taste.
Okay, I’m going to post this so I can go to bed. I have to be up in 6 hours to head to the new appointment. Hopefully they will (more than) double the dose to 25mg.
