[dminor]

I asked our allergist about oral immunotherapy for my daughter and he cited a study that found that avoidance was more effective in preventing severe reactions.

[justinclift]

Seems like a problem when avoidance goes even a bit wrong though. :(

[munchbunny]

So there’s one factor that doesn’t get discussed much: adherence to a fairly draconian treatment regimen for “forever”. Our allergist screened us for whether they thought that as parents we had the resolve and diligence to figure out a way to get a baby/toddler to eat a full teaspoon of peanut and cashew every single day. And as any parent can tell you getting them to eat a specific thing every single day is non-trivial.

Oral immunotherapy seems to be very effective but sticking with it is nontrivially hard.

[mrmetanoia]

We asked about swim lessons and were told avoidance is the best way to prevent drowning.

[dminor]

Swim lessons don't require you to swim every day for the rest of your life

[mensetmanusman]

This type of advice makes sense in an absolutely litigious risk free training context.

[zoky]

I mean, avoidance is more effective than vaccination in preventing you from getting the flu, but that’s not the point of getting vaccinated.

[dminor]

How does one practically avoid flu exposure?