32,000 milligrams- oral food challenge. OIT with xolair/omalizumab part 11. multi food allergy desensitization at stanford.

OFC day- 8000 milligrams wheat- down the hatch!  Last week the gluten free boy successfully graduated from the first part of the phase 1 OIT multi allergy study at Stanford– under the watchful eyes of Dr. Kari Nadeau and her … Continue reading

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16,000 milligrams- a whole new world with wheat, rye, barley and oat. OIT with Xolair/Omalizumab part 10. Multi food allergy desensitization at Stanford.

rye/barley flatbread  Matthew has reached the protocol goal of 4000 milligrams per each allergen! Last week he successfully up dosed to 2 whole granola bars (oat), 1 whole piece matzo plus 3 oreos for wheat and 7 huge cookies made … Continue reading

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14,000 milligrams- wheat, rye, barley and oat. OIT with Xolair/Omalizumab part 9. Multi food allergy desensitization at Stanford.

2 weeks of doses- 3500 milligrams each! Back from Stanford with an up dose to 3500 milligrams per allergen. Currently Matthew eats 1- ¾ nature valley granola bars for oat, 6 rye/ barley cookies and 1 piece ” real” matzo … Continue reading

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12,000 milligrams- wheat, rye, barley, oat- 27 mini oreos. OIT with Xolair/Omalizumab part 8. Multi food allergy desensitization at Stanford.

yep. thats an oreo, a real oreo- 1 of 9 to make daily wheat dose.  Back from Stanford with another successful up dose this time to 12000 milligrams combined all four allergens- 3000 milligrams of each rye, barley, oat and … Continue reading

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I am not a renegade. OIT at Stanford part 7.

Reading thru the 360 comments to last weeks Allergy Buster article in the New York Times I was reminded of a conversation I had last summer shortly after we heard about Dr. Kari Nadeau. It was July 4th—we were leaving … Continue reading

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OIT with Xolair part 6-desensitizing kids with multiple food allergy- and New York Times article link.

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NYtimes cover photo by Art Streiber Exciting article about Matthew’s doctor, Kari Nadeau/Safar in this Sunday’s New York Times magazine–cover story! The article is thoughtfully written by Melanie Thernstrom–she nailed it! Melanie writes a detailed and informative piece detailing Dr. … Continue reading

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23.5 Mini Oreos. OIT with Xolair/Omalizumab 9400 total milligrams- wheat, rye, barley, oat. Part 5.

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                               2350 mg rye/barley dose 4 cookies per day. . 75 156. 312.50. 587.50. 1000. 1450. 1950. 2350– These are not the combination to a vault … Continue reading

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19 mini oreos–OIT with Xolair/Omalizumab part 4.

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  Sneeze #1. Hold my breath. Sneeze #2. Are you ok? Eyes are red. Eyes are itchy. Sneeze #3. Lets call the doctor.That was the scene three weeks ago an hour after Matthew ate the wheat portion of his current … Continue reading

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Gluten free chocolate chip cookies and gluten free Pancake House- Chicago.

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    Each day brings a new treat for the (still) gluten free guy. Nestlee’s crunch bars, Bugle’s, Mc Donald’s fries and mini Oreos are favorites. Over the past fourteen years I have baked hundreds, maybe thousands of gluten free … Continue reading

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9 mini oreos- 1/4 of the way to the end! OIT with Xolair/Omalizumab part 3.

                                                                                … Continue reading

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