hI there!
My DD has had an egg allergy that we've been aware of since she was 11 months, she is now 2.5yrs. Yesterday we went back for more testing and discovered she is also allergic to tree nuts. I am really stressing, as we've been told that although the test can't tell you if she's anapyhlactic, there's a chance she could be. We have to avoid nuts at all costs. I am wanting to speak with someone who's been through this, I have so many questions. At the time I had the Dr piling notes and leaflets on me and I couldnt think straight.
Any advice is greatly welcome!
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Hi Webbmeg! I will tell you a bit more tomorrow as we are going to get DD allergy tested at the Royal Children's after a peanut episode the other weekend. She had never had a reaction before and she came out in hives all over her body. She had a mild egg intolerance as well.
We had our consultation today and the results are as we expected - mild raw egg intolerance and allergic to peanuts.
We went to the desk and checked in. They weighed her and after a short wait we were in discussing each of the food intolerance/allergy incidents we had had (not many) and how we dealt with them. She also asked for history of asthma, allergies etc in all three of us, and our families.
They then did the skin tests. DD had some lines drawn on her back, and then was gently scratched with the two allergens we were testing for (egg and peanuts) as well as a histamine control (so they can compare the reactions of the other allergens with this one).
The results only took 10 minutes, and are done by measuring the size of the small welt that comes up. The size of the welt was an indication of how allergic she is so the egg welt was much smaller than the peanut welt. The peanut welt was only slightly smaller than the histamine control.
For egg, we just continue as we are. She's fine if it's cooked in something (cake etc), but she's likely to have a reaction if it's raw (soft-boiled eggs, choc mousse, pavlova, pasta carbonara etc). Her reaction isn't life-threatening, just uncomfortable and fingers crossed, she'll grow out of it.
For peanuts, the reaction was more severe. So, again, avoid peanuts in things. We will, however, be telling everyone that she is allergic to both peanuts and egg, so that we can control if and when she does have these.
We've got an action plan poster to give to childcare which they'll put up. We normally would not have been given an EpiPen, however we are going away soon so they thought it best to give us a script, as we may be away from doctors/hospital/etc. So that makes us feel more comfortable. We have the EpiPen, even though, in all likelihood, we'll never need it.
Hi Nai,
Thanks for the update, sorry to hear there's a peanut allergy. We are doing the same as you, avoiding egg and nut. I am currently trying to talk to my Dr (who is waiting results from the allergy clinic) as I'd like to have an epipen. I just want to know that if she ever comes into contact with something that she is anaphylactic too, Im not going to sit there going "I knew she was allergic, but wasnt' allowed the pen". Hopefully I'll get it.
What were her measurements for the egg and the peanuts? We were 8mm for egg and 4mm for the nuts.
Apparently though, after loads of research, I am finding that it doesn't mean alot..and they can be more or less allergic than the results say....why bother....
Anyway, we have been de-nutting the house and Im learning alot. It means no ice cream, lollies or chocolate, (which is only a prob around bday parties etc)but I have found out that aero bars are nut free and there is also an awesome website where I've ordered some egg/nut/peanut free things. I can give it to you if you'd like.
Talk soon ox
Hello your story sounds very similar to mine! My DD has always had an egg sensitivity from about 13 months so we have always avoided it. 2 weeks ago while at a friends house she got into some raw cake mix and had a severe reaction(anaphylactic). We went to the Dr's and had a blood test done for common allergies- peanuts, milk, soy, wheat and eggs and she too is allergic to peanuts as well as egg whites. Her levels for both on a scale of 1-5 where 3. My Dr says her levels are moderate but these should be avoided at all costs just incase. He also said her reaction appeared worse than what they'd expect from her level when she was tested iykwim. I am seeing a paediatric allergist on the 26th and cant wait as i have some other concerns. Even last night at dinner she came out in hives and i have no idea what it was from as there where def no eggs or nuts in the meal. My DD is also asthmatic I will be asking for an epi pen too as after her reaction 2 weeks ago i am petrified it will happen again. I am having trouble already getting through to family not to feed her anything without my permission.
DD was the opposite to yours Webbmeg, her histamine control was about 8x6mm and her peanut scratch was 7x5mm and her egg was 4x3mm. From that and her previous reactions they deducted that she was more allergic to peanut than egg. She is ok with cooked egg but not raw egg so it must be the proteins in the egg white that break down during cooking that are the issue for her.
Peanuts are more of a problem as her reaction was more severe and her scratch test was closer to her histamine scratch. So no peanuts at all. She doesn't have any other nut allergies though strangely enough. She has to have a re-test every 12 months to see if her reaction has changed.
We were only given an EpiPen as we are going to Thailand for 2 weeks and will be away from hospitals. They said in cases like ours we would only be prescribed one if she had a severe reaction or we were in a remote area. If they can't tell you if how bad her reaction would be, you don't want to discover by accident - I would push to have one just in case!
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I will be asking for an epi pen too as after her reaction 2 weeks ago i am petrified it will happen again. I am having trouble already getting through to family not to feed her anything without my permission.
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