Oral immunotherapy, or OIT, helps desensitize patients to the very foods they are allergic to by giving them small quantities of the food allergen to ingest every day and gradually building their body’s resistance to the food. This treatment is now offered at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in partnership with the Food Allergy Center.

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) refers to feeding an allergic individual an increasing amount of an allergen with the goal of increasing the threshold that triggers a reaction. For example, a person allergic to peanuts may be given very small amounts of peanut protein that would not trigger a …

Food oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a method of allowing food allergic patients to become less reactive to specific allergenic food. OIT is done by giving small amounts of a food over time to try to make the body less reactive to it.

Food oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a food allergy treatment that retrains your child’s immune system to respond differently to food. OIT is not a cure for food allergies. But it may allow your child to eat foods with less stress and worry. Successful treatment of …

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) helps desensitize children to the foods they are allergic to by giving them small quantities of the allergen every day at home, and then gradually increasing the amount under medical supervision at the hospital. OIT has been shown to be effective in …

Oral immunotherapy (OIT), helps desensitize children to the foods they are allergic to — such as eggs, nuts and milk — by giving them small quantities of the allergen every day at home, and then gradually increasing the amount under medical supervision at the hospital. Prior to receiving OIT, your child must be healthy.

Food oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a food allergy treatment that retrains your child’s immune system to respond differently to food. OIT is not a cure for food allergies. But it may allow your child to eat foods with less stress and worry. While OIT is not a cure, successful treatment of OIT may provide “bite protection.” This means

Learn how oral immunotherapy works and how to do a daily dose of OIT. The Division of Allergy and Immunology has a specialized Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Clinic for patients with food allergies. A diagnosis of food allergy is determined by your child’s history of allergy symptoms, diagnostic tests and a discussion with your child’s allergist.

A few of the OIT allergists will start younger, at age 2 or 3. Dr. Chad Mayer says, “OIT has been very successful from ages 1 on up. I currently would prefer kids over 4 but have started 2- 3 yr olds.

Choosing to start a food allergy therapy like oral immunotherapy (OIT) for your child is a big decision. This overview should help you to talk with your allergist about the best options for your child.