Please help

[myson]

quite possibly it is the PB but not the actually nuts... have you considered the preservatives/additives in the PB?

my dd reacts to some highly processed foods.(that colourful party popcorn is the worst) it is not immediate and it does not affect her mouth or breathing but it is definately from foods. she gets hives and itchyness and rashes.

in her case its not an allergy its an intolerance. so sometimes its ok if her body is not too overloaded a the time, but once she is eating processed food too much it starts to creep up on us again.

just a thought.... hth.

[Spring Angel]

Thanks so much Myson, you make a good point, given that the skin p*rick test 3 months ago was clear for nut allergy it seems very weird.

I'll bring that up with my GP tomorrow, I really hope it isn't nuts because from what I have read it seems to be a nasty allergy to have.

I'll report back once I know more.

[Willow]

Spring - I tend to agree that it is unlikely to be the PB. I have nut allergies in my family and all the little ones affected have had almost instant reactions and almost always swelling of at least the face/mouth, if not throat and affected breathing.

I hope for your sake it's not a nut allergy, I'm finding it hard enough with L's suspected dairy intolerance!

[squidipa]

i would investigate further... my son twice had peanuts and it took some time but both times he had runny stool and spewing. his breathing was fine so there ya go !!!

[Spring Angel]

Thanks Willow, that is what the GP said but he isn't my usual GP and I felt like he thought I was overreacting, hey I've got a 13 month old covered in huge hives that are appearing before my eyes, of course I'm bloody overreacting....you stupid condescending fool I'm going to ask for another skin p*rick test, I don't want to find out by trial and error IYKWIM.

Squidipa: No runny stools or vomiting, in fact he has been really happy all day, including when he was covered in hives.

It's all very confusing and I'm probably making myself more worried by consulting Dr. Google

[Willow]

Spring - I agree, definitely investigate it further and talk to your usual GP or paed.

And leave Dr Google out of it! You know how evil he can be!!!

[Spring Angel]

Thanks Willow, I know I should ignore Dr Google but you know what it's like, one thing leads to another and before you know it you've self diagnosed 20 different aliments (lol).

I just can't wait for my 9.40am appointment with a GP who has young kids and will take the time with me.

[Nai]

Investigate further! DD has a peanut allergy and came out in hives all over her torso a few hours after eating however this was combined with red hives on her face. She had no breathing problems at all.

She has been tested at the RCH Allergy Unit and she definitely has a peanut allergy. They said that even though it didn't come up until she was over 2 peanut allergies can get worse with each subsequent exposure. It may be because your DS only had a tiny bit that he didn't have a massive immediate reaction.

[myson]

[QUOTE=Spring Angel;1466092]Thanks Willow, that is what the GP said but he isn't my usual GP and I felt like he thought I was overreacting, hey I've got a 13 month old covered in huge hives that are appearing before my eyes, of course I'm bloody overreacting....you stupid condescending fool [QUOTE]

yep! i had a doc say to me "oh i wouldnt worry about it too much..."

of course YOU wouldnt!!!! its not YOUR child whose face has swelled as is almost unrecognizable!!!! dumb doc!!

[Willow]

They said that even though it didn't come up until she was over 2 peanut allergies can get worse with each subsequent exposure. It may be because your DS only had a tiny bit that he didn't have a massive immediate reaction.

Actually Spring, that's a really good point, I hadn't considered that. Definitely get it checked out, it's a nasty allergy, better to know than to find out the hard way.

[Willow]

Sorry, double post

[krisp]

The same thing happened with our DS except he didn't have any PB so we couldn't trace the cause.

We took him to several Dr's and one asked us if we had recently started daycare or playgroup or if our DS had recently started having contact with other children. And the answer was yes we had just started playgroup. Apparently some children react to coming in contact with viruses by getting hives. He told us that eventually it would stop as DS immune system developed a bit more resistance to things and he was right. A few months after starting playgroup no more hives. They weren't itchy, didn't seem to bother him just looked awful and were very red. They'd come out of know where and then fade away. It was one of lifes little mysteries!