Crazy Chaos of the Nelson's Zoo: The World of Allergies

Recently we found that Aralynn has a pretty good list of allergies (blood tests revealed). We're not anaphylaxis status, but it's bad enough that we've been in the ER already. She's allergic to:

Pigweed (aka amaranth)

Firebush

House Dust (who isn't?!)

June Grass

Goosefoot (where quinoa comes from)

Mugwort (in many teas and herbal fusions)

Russian Thistle (aka tumbleweeds)

Rye Grass (I guess its a good thing we don't have a lawn out here)

Scale (it took some digging to figure out this one, but it's Lenscale or saltbush)

Western Ragweed

Milk

Eggs

Cats

Dogs

We have most, if not all, of these things here on the farm. Yayness...*sarcasm*

I've been doing some basic research ever since we got these results in and this is what I've found so far (it seems like a lot, but there is so much more to learn):

Good info about allergies: https://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/food-allergy-test-diagnosis-skin-prick-blood.aspx

Pigweed (amaranth)

Firebush (also known as Hamelia patens)

House Dust (self explanatory)

June Grass (a form of algae when near bodies of water, aka Prairie Junegrass and Koeleria cristata)

Goosefoot (quinoa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenopodium )

Mugwort ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugwort )

Russian Thistle (tumble weeds)

Rye Grass (grass, lawns)

Scale (or Lenscale (saltbush) pollen):

Western Ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)

Milk ( https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/milk-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20375101 )

Watch the ingredients lists for milk. It will show up as the obvious things:

Milk — acidophilus milk, buttermilk, buttermilk blend, buttermilk solids, cultured milk, condensed milk, dried milk, dry milk solids (DMS), evaporated milk, fat‐free milk, fully cream milk powder, goat’s milk, Lactaid® milk, lactose free milk, low fat milk, malted milk, milk derivative, milk powder, milk protein, milk solids, milk solid pastes, nonfat dry milk, nonfat milk, nonfat milk solids, pasteurized milk, powdered milk, sheep’s milk, skim milk, skim milk powder, sour milk, sour milk solids, sweet cream buttermilk powder, sweetened condensed milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, whole milk, 1% milk, 2% milk
Butter — artificial butter, artificial butter flavor, butter, butter extract, butter fat, butter flavored oil, butter solids, dairy butter, natural butter, natural butter flavor, whipped butter
Cheese — cheese (all types), cheese flavor (artificial and natural), cheese food, cottage cheese, cream cheese, imitation cheese, vegetarian cheeses with casein
Creams (sour cream, ice cream/sherbet, nougat), Curds, Custards, Half & Half, Ghee, Dairy product solids, Pudding, Yogurt
Whey — acid whey, cured whey, delactosed whey, demineralized whey, hydrolyzed whey, powdered whey, reduced mineral whey, sweet dairy whey, whey, whey protein, whey protein concentrate, whey powder, whey solids

However, milk can hide under a variety of other names on ingredient lists:

Casein & caseinates (NON-DAIRY PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN THESE) — ammonium caseinate, calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed casein, iron caseinate magnesium caseinate, potassium caseinate, sodium caseinate, zinc caseinate
Hydrolysates — casein hydrolysate, milk protein hydrolysate, protein hydrolysate, whey hydrolysate, whey protein hydrolysate
Lactalbumin, lactalbumin phosphate Lactate solids Lactyc yeast Lactitol monohydrate Lactoglobulin Lactose Lactulose, Galactose
anhydrous milk fat, Nisin preparation
Quark, Recaldent, Rennet

Use caution while shopping for milk replacers. The following CAN contain milk products: