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[quote=Anonymous]OIT — we started with Schreiber when son was 5. Did multiple nuts at a time. It took ten months, he is now at maintenance for walnut/pecan and cashew/pistachio/hazelnut. We still avoid foods that are made with these nuts but he can eat “may contain” or “cross contaminated.” He had no EoE or anaphylaxis during treatment, which I was concerned about. We did always make sure to coat his gut well with apple sauce (pectin) and rice porridge to make the doses less likely to inflame his system.

We are a pretty routine family in terms of bedtimes etc so it hasn’t been a big deal. We dose before bed. In a few years he will be able to cut down to a dose every few days. He may even get to free eating or be no longer allergic one day.

I think the allergy field is changing fast. We now know that allergies develop through skin and can resolve through the gut. He had eczema as a baby and I believe probably was exposed to this nut dust when his system was flaring, but didn’t have it in his gut to help mitigate that reaction. Schreiber had him do his doses with a specific probiotic. I think in the future we will find out how gut bacteria maybe help regulate these genes or affect protein synthesis. Very exciting times.

Good luck! [/quote]

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