Food Allergies

Other Treatment

New treatment options under investigation for food allergies include:3

  • Injecting antibodies against immunoglobulin E (IgE). These antibodies are able to reduce allergic reactions.
  • Immunotherapy (allergy shots or desensitization therapy), which helps your body become less sensitive to substances that you are allergic to.

Experimental therapies such as neutralization, ingesting dilute forms of the food allergen to "neutralize" allergic reactions, and cromolyn, a medicine commonly used for allergic rhinitis, have not proven effective.


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Author: Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MSLast Updated: April 5, 2007
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Harold S. Nelson, MD - Allergy and Immunology

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