Informative Essay: Food Challenge Test, Pediatric
Food Challenge Test, Pediatric
A food challenge test helps determine what, if any, foods your child may be allergic to. Your child's health care provider may suggest this test if your child has symptoms that may be caused by a food allergy. During this test, your child will get small amounts of foods in a supervised place to see if he or she has an allergic reaction.
WHY IS MY CHILD HAVING THIS TEST?
Your child is having a food challenge test because he or she has had symptoms of a food allergy. These may include hives, itching, and an upset stomach. Serious reactions can cause trouble breathing. Other tests are sometimes done, such as blood or skin prick tests. However, these tests do not always provide clear results for certain foods. …show more content…
Your child’s health care provider will:
• Feed your child a very small amount of a food that your child may be allergic to. Soy and peanuts are common examples.
• Wait to see if there is any reaction.
• Look for any symptoms of food allergy, such as hives or red skin.
• Gradually feed your child larger amounts of the food if there is no reaction.
• Give medicines to stop an allergic reaction if it occurs.
Your child may stay in your health care provider’s office for a few hours after the test to make sure there are no delayed symptoms. The test and wait time may take several hours.
WILL WE NEED TO COLLECT SAMPLES AT HOME?
To keep your child safe, your child should only have this test in a health care provider’s office. If there is a serious allergic reaction, your health care providers are prepared with emergency medicine to stop the reaction. A serious allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can stop breathing. This can be fatal without medicines to stop it.
HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR THE TEST?
Start preparing your child about two weeks before the date of the test or as told by your child's health care provider. You
A food challenge test helps determine what, if any, foods your child may be allergic to. Your child's health care provider may suggest this test if your child has symptoms that may be caused by a food allergy. During this test, your child will get small amounts of foods in a supervised place to see if he or she has an allergic reaction.
WHY IS MY CHILD HAVING THIS TEST?
Your child is having a food challenge test because he or she has had symptoms of a food allergy. These may include hives, itching, and an upset stomach. Serious reactions can cause trouble breathing. Other tests are sometimes done, such as blood or skin prick tests. However, these tests do not always provide clear results for certain foods. …show more content…
Your child’s health care provider will:
• Feed your child a very small amount of a food that your child may be allergic to. Soy and peanuts are common examples.
• Wait to see if there is any reaction.
• Look for any symptoms of food allergy, such as hives or red skin.
• Gradually feed your child larger amounts of the food if there is no reaction.
• Give medicines to stop an allergic reaction if it occurs.
Your child may stay in your health care provider’s office for a few hours after the test to make sure there are no delayed symptoms. The test and wait time may take several hours.
WILL WE NEED TO COLLECT SAMPLES AT HOME?
To keep your child safe, your child should only have this test in a health care provider’s office. If there is a serious allergic reaction, your health care providers are prepared with emergency medicine to stop the reaction. A serious allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis can stop breathing. This can be fatal without medicines to stop it.
HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR THE TEST?
Start preparing your child about two weeks before the date of the test or as told by your child's health care provider. You