Do Patients With Fish or Shellfish Allergy Tolerate the Consumption of Fish Oil Supplements? A Clinical Study

The Basophil Histamine Release Assay is a test that indicates whether or not the immune cells of the participant reacts when it comes into contact with the fish oils. The skin-prick-test involves the participants having their skin exposed to the fish oils. This is done by first exposing a tiny needle to the given fish oil, and then pricking the needle into the skin on the forearm of the participant. In this way, the immune cells of the skin is exposed to the fish oils. If an allergic reaction occurs, the pricked skin will swell and turn reddish. During the oral provocation, the participant is asked to ingest small, but increasing, doses of the fish oils over a period of 2 hours. The provocation will end when either an allergic reaction occurs or the participant has ingested a total dose of 5 mL fish oil.