My hubby and the allergist discussed some experimental testing going on around the country with EE. It essentially is an allergy test specifically for it. Patients would have a "typical" allergy test on his/her back, except that instead of a scratch, actual pieces of the allergen were placed on the back and left there for 48 hours. After that time, the bandages were removed and "read" for an allergy. The doc explained how this would probably become common practice around the nation in several years once the FDA approved. That was all we needed to hear and that night, we got to work.
Over the next week, we had cycles of food "tests" all over our little guy's back. Each time was the same: we gave him a bath, got out the foods, placed the bandages over them and labeled each item. We started with the list of most common allergens, but no results. We moved onto his favorite foods that we had often, and still nothing. Just as he was about to complete his 2nd round of inhaler treatment, we tried one more round. As we removed the bandages that final time, we were shocked to find the spot where a single cooked kernel of frozen corn had been was red and irritated. We had a winner...
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