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Patient Passes a Food Challenge for Pecans and Walnuts

Learn more about food allergies: http://bit.ly/2dtLblv Request and appointment: http://bit.ly/2d5yP5z Watch as Peter passes a food challenge to pecans and walnuts. His care team facilitated this challenge because they felt confident that his risk of reaction was very low, and that his likelihood of passing and being about to eat pecans and walnuts was very high. Nearly 6 million kids in the U.S. have food allergies, and this number has been on the rise in the last two decades.A variety of tests can be used, along with a good history of the allergic reaction, to aid in diagnosing food allergy. Commonly used tests include skin prick testing, specific IgE blood testing, and oral food challenges, which should only be performed by an experienced allergist at a medical facility.