Allergy Testing Results for Jase

In late March I took Jase into the doctor because his poor allergies were acting up super bad. He was constantly scratching his eyes, sneezing, runny nose...something was not right. Our doctor wanted to have blood drawn for allergy testing. This would test for food and outdoor element allergies. Well yesterday we had his results appointment.

When did this kid get so big?!? 8 years old!

Here are his results: He is allergic to dairy, wheat {gluten}, a few grasses {including Bermuda, which is everywhere up here} and is deficient in Vitamin D. Did you get all of that? So, the game plan is to keep him completely off of dairy and gluten {to get it out of his system} for 2 months and see how does with that. We also got some liquid Vitamin D from our doctor's office and he is on a pretty high dosage to increase his level. Our doctor said by doing that it should dramatically clear up his allergies.

Right when we moved up here last fall his allergies started flaring up, sneezing a ton and rubbing his eyes. I initially thought it was having Hank inside, so we put him outside for a while, but his allergies continued. It seems like over the holidays they subsided some, but starting around February they were in full swing again. Some days are fine and some are unbearable for him. He is currently snotty; it just will not go away.

As I understand it, when he is eating dairy and gluten, his body is working hard to get rid of those items and thus lowering his immune system and he is unable to handle/fight the outdoor allergies {grasses}. We sat down with him last night and explained it all. He seemed to understand and wasn't all too bummed with the news. We are very thankful to have had these tests ran and not have the doctor put him on some allergy medicine and mask the root issues.

Let's be real, while cutting out dairy and gluten will be difficult at times, it will be well worth it to have him at 100% again. And if I'm being honest with you, I truly feel like the Lord has been preparing me for this. We have completed 3 rounds of Whole30, which includes removing dairy and gluten, so we've done it before and know how to survive without them. And there are substitutes we will look into like coconut milk yogurt and gluten free bread.

After the 2 months is up, the doctor said we can add in raw cheeses and milk {not pasteurized; bought from certain health food stores or farms} and see how he does. Wait at least a week and then introduce ancient grains if we want to. She said he may be fine with having dairy and gluten once a week. We shall just see. We are not going to look at this as a bad thing or something that he is missing out on, but rather be thankful that we know and do the best we can to accommodate.

After his appointment, we picked up the three kids from a friends' house, so thankful they watched them for me. Then we rushed to baseball practice and me and the 3 littles entertained ourselves in the car while Jase practiced.