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A New Treatment Can Relieve Food Allergies, But Few Doctors Offer It
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 887" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/21/696658000/a-new-treatment-promises-relief-for-food-allergies-but-few-doctors-offer-it" target="_blank"><strong>A New Treatment Can Relieve Food Allergies, But Few Doctors Offer It - NPR</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Scouring ingredient lists. Carrying an EpiPen. Sitting at the special lunch table at school. These anxiety-ridden measures have become routine for families with severe food allergies, who know it takes only one wrong bite to end up in the emergency room.</p><p></p><p>Nearly 6 million U.S. children and teens — about 8 percent, or two per classroom — have food allergies. In children, allergy to peanuts, which can be life-threatening, has gone up more than 21 percent since 2010.</p><p></p><p>Some of these kids — as well as adults with severe food allergies — are trying a new treatment. And they're not waiting around for the Food and Drug Administration to approve it. The treatment, known as <a href="https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/allergy-library/oit" target="_blank">oral immunotherapy</a>, involves consuming tiny amounts of the trigger food, with gradual increases in dose. Over time, the immune system learns to react less vigorously to the allergen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 887, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/21/696658000/a-new-treatment-promises-relief-for-food-allergies-but-few-doctors-offer-it'][B]A New Treatment Can Relieve Food Allergies, But Few Doctors Offer It - NPR[/B][/URL] Scouring ingredient lists. Carrying an EpiPen. Sitting at the special lunch table at school. These anxiety-ridden measures have become routine for families with severe food allergies, who know it takes only one wrong bite to end up in the emergency room. Nearly 6 million U.S. children and teens — about 8 percent, or two per classroom — have food allergies. In children, allergy to peanuts, which can be life-threatening, has gone up more than 21 percent since 2010. Some of these kids — as well as adults with severe food allergies — are trying a new treatment. And they're not waiting around for the Food and Drug Administration to approve it. The treatment, known as [URL='https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/allergy-library/oit']oral immunotherapy[/URL], involves consuming tiny amounts of the trigger food, with gradual increases in dose. Over time, the immune system learns to react less vigorously to the allergen. [/QUOTE]
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