Peanut allergy cure found :)

[Lord Pikey]

Shame, i was always fond of peanuts.

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On a serious note, A nine-year-old is one of four children helped by doctors to beat a potentially deadly allergy to peanuts. They did it by slowly feeding them the very food that put their lives at risk.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/02/2...


Ps. I dont read this bog roll normally, it just had some interesting articles this morning

LP

[off_again]

Oh bloody hell, not acclimatisation therapy....

Has been rubbished in the past and to bring it up with something that is potentially life threatening is stupid. Sorry, but I had acclimatisation therapy for various intollerances and allergic reactions when I was a kid. Had 4 injections a week for 12 months for this and as a result I have no hair on my upper arms, have no fear of needles but absolutely NO difference.

It might last for a short period of time, but the whole acclimatisation therapy thing died out years ago and was proven to be a bit of a hoax. Hopefully this is something more than that, but I suspect not.

[The Tea Boy]

Lord Pikey said:

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[Lord Pikey]

I do try

[UncappedTag]

I thought the cure was found years ago err don't eat peanuts.

[Don]

UncappedTag said:

I thought the cure was found years ago err don't eat peanuts.

Very limiting, though, as you find peanuts in virtually everything - i.e. trace amounts as peantus were processed in the same factory.

So it would appear the cure is to expose yourself to tiny quantities of peanuts building up to a few whole ones. That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger and all that.

[camgear]

Awesome, I'm gonna go try this with plutonium rods, back later!

[AUDIHenry]

Try ALMOND butter. Much better!

[Jasandjules]

UncappedTag said:

I thought the cure was found years ago err don't eat peanuts.

You'd be amazed at what things contain peanuts and derivatives.. A bit like anything which you find you need to omit from a diet......

But this is a good start, my understanding is that quite a few people die a year from this... Building up a gentle immunity seems logical and good news that it is working. I feel sorry for anyone who can't eat honey roasted peanuts...