Peanut Allergy Treatment-OIT, $50 off Botox Special
Virtually all of us have been affected by peanut allergies through knowing someone with the allergy or having to avoid anything with peanuts at school or on planes. A fairly recent and controversial treatment involves desensitization through oral immunotherapy (OIT). OIT has been successful in about 80-85% of cases. With 80% of patients with peanut allergies never outgrowing the problem, OIT may offer promise.
How it works is by gradually giving patients small amounts of peanut protein orally and letting the body get used to it much like vaccinations. The amounts are gradually increased over a period of months. Once a certain threshold is reached, a maintenance dose of peanut M & M’s are eaten daily.
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Two main concerns are the reactions to ingesting peanut butter and the long term effects. At one center, less than 10% of patients had a system or anaphylactic reaction. Patients do carry an EpiPen in case of a reaction. Studies have followed patients for as long as nine years and found that up to 90% become desensitized some taking years. It is important to know that this treatment is not approved by the FDA nor endorsed by any professional organization of allergists.
By Sumathi Reddy, WSJ
Healthy living,
Peter McKenna, M.D.
513.793.5772
McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center . 10577 Montgomery Road . Cincinnati . OH . 45242
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