TRACK OIT DOSING LOG FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY
There are a few ways to track OIT dosing for food allergy treatment to keep everyone in synch even when the main person in charge of dosing is not available. A hardcopy spreadsheet, a digital spreadsheet (e.g., Excel or Google sheets), or a log book will all work.
In addition, a log is great to have on hand to bring with you to the doctor or to look back on in search of patterns for when reactions occur.
But first, if you don’t know what OIT is, read the OIT definition below in the teal titled box.
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Track OIT Dosing with a Spreadsheet
Some data to track on your spreadsheet are date, time, allergen type, amount, and reaction if any. Pre-dosing medication and food are also useful to note down if you have more space.
Keep a record of if there’s any illness or sports practices around dosing time as well, so you’ll know why you skipped or modified a dose.
Then, hang the sheet somewhere prominent in the kitchen (e.g., fridge).
Your allergist may give you a spreadsheet to log your OIT doses to be collected on the next updose appointment.
If your allergist didn’t provide a spreadsheet, download this FREE food allergy Monthly OIT Dose Log to keep track of your daily dosing. Print out one sheet per month. There is 1 row per day. Label the columns with your allergen(s). This sheet has enough space for 4 allergens. When the month is completed, add that sheet to a binder.
FOOD ALLERGY IMMUNOTHERAPY LOG BOOK
If you prefer a bound book and want to stay organized, try this Food Allergy Immunotherapy Daily Dose Log Book – 12 months, undated. Track OIT progress and treatment details. Record time and/or amount taken for each dose. Space for reaction and detailed notes. Keep track of dose escalations and reactions.
FOOD ALLERGY OIT DOSE TIPS AND TRICKS
Need suggestions on what to dose with? Head over to Food Allergy OIT Tips and Tricks for ideas.
OIT Support Group
Join an OIT Support Group on Facebook – it’s a safe place for you to ask questions and have discussions with other like-minded people who are going through a similar treatment.
Here’s the super long name of the group on Facebook. OIT Food Allergy Oral Immunotherapy Treatment Support Group
OIT CENTRAL
Want to read more about Oral Immunotherapy? Head over to OIT CENTRAL to browse more topics.
ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR FOOD ALLERGY
The goal of therapy is to raise the threshold that may trigger a reaction and provide the allergic individual protection against accidental ingestion of the allergen. OIT is not a curative therapy and involves a long-term commitment over several months to years and possibly indefinitely. Individuals who receive OIT will continue to carry epinephrine, read labels closely, etc., and it is not expected that OIT will lead to ingestion of the allergen without limitation. (Definition from AAAAI.)
Find out more about The Current State of Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) for the Treatment of Food Allergy from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology.
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