Polarbear, your post makes sense. Mine might have been kind of confusing since I have three different kids. My older DS, whom I am least worried about in terms of traditional food allergies, has actually been under the care of an allergist but the vomiting & sensitivity to certain foods (for lack of a better phrase) that were being addressed had other medical causes and the prescribing specialist was higher up on the totem pole of his medical team, if that makes sense.
In our past experience, the allergist hasn't been much help except to determine a list of "likely" allergies. We get the epi-pen script from the pediatrician. It is my younger DS who seem to be having sporadic minor allergic reactions. You are correct that the allergy can be to other things even though each time we can point to a specific likely source with some level of confidence. The problem is that even when the allergist weighs in, he usually can't be sure of the allergy source either. Of course, it is always safest to confer with the allergist and we might do that as well. I am just really sick of doctors and there are so many that I can't avoid so I try to limit them when I can.
