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What is Eosinophilic Esophagitis?

I had found this information on EE and wanted to share it with you so that you can maybe understand what Lillie has a bit when I talk about it!Its crazy because when I was reading it I was thinking WOW!!they should just have put Lillies name at the top of the article!Lillie is allergic to all of the foods they listed and she is on the meds for acid reflux and the Flovent for the(EE).All the test they mention have been done on her as well ext.I actually was excited because reading this article answered a few of the questions I had in my mind.

What is Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EE)?Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a disease characterized by swelling of the esophagus (the part of the body connecting the throat and the stomach) caused by an allergic white blood cell, the eosinophil. Symptoms of EE can range from severe heartburn, difficulty swallowing, food impaction in the esophagus, nausea, vomiting and weight loss. There appears to be some age-related differences in symptoms, with younger children having more symptoms of weight loss, and older children and adults having food impaction and difficulty swallowing.
It is not exactly clear what causes EE, although this disease may be related to other allergic diseases, particularly asthma. People with EE frequently have a personal or family history of other allergic diseases such as hay fever, food allergy and asthma. Recently, there have been studies showing an association between food and environmental allergies and EE.
What Allergic Triggers Commonly Cause EE?Various studies have shown that patients with EE have positive allergy tests to various foods, and that avoidance of these foods led to the resolution of...

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