Allergy tests are not reliable!

Tests for allergies are not the only true method of diagnosis of this disorder is believed to American experts. Therefore, doctors should not diagnose allergies, based solely on these analyzes.

" Tests for allergies can help the doctor in the diagnosis, but by themselves they are not the only sure method of diagnosis and should not be the main tool for the prediction of the clinical course of the disease - said Dr. Robert Wood of Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in Baltimore. - Many children with positive tests there are no allergy symptoms And some children with negative tests just there all allergy symptoms ".

Undiagnosed allergies can pose a serious threat to children's health and even life. But doctors do not blindly trust allergy tests , Including blood tests and skin reactions. This can lead to misdiagnosis, unnecessary restrictions in food or useless (and sometimes traumatic childhood psyche) bans on various external allergens like pets.

Tests for allergies Including blood tests and skin reactions, and can only be carried out as additional ways to confirm the diagnosis, but not as the only true methods of diagnosis. With the help of these tests can not diagnose allergic patients have no symptoms of the disorder.

For example, if a patient is suspected allergy to certain foods, then it is necessary to give the sample a small dose of the allergen under strict medical supervision. One blood analysis in this case is insufficient.

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