We have a DD with allergies and only from my experience, I have found most reactions get better over time, not worse.(what i mean is that I haven't seen a rash keep growing over time if it's allergy. But that is not saying it doesn't happen). STrawberries do cause a rash for alot, and if there's egg in the custard it could be that. My DD has severe egg allergies. Her rash comes up very quickly (along with alot of other things) but does disappear. Of course all reactions can be different, but I'd look into the egg.
Also DD reacts to a pin***** of egg.
Hope the rash improves. If it is allergy, polaramine is good (oral liquid) or any antihistamine for baby (check wiht Doc first anyway, but I found the first time I rang an allergy line with a reaction they suggested this). Also a mild quarterzone cream. Sigmacourt is good applied sparingly xoxo
If you push it down and it fades when you do- its a viral rash
If its an allergy rash it will respond to an antihistime- so best to get one from the chemist. my kids are older and i give them dimetapp and it calms down any allegy rash. You can sooth an allergy rash with a pinetarsal bath as well
Its funny but I found with Ash that if she ate any sort of flavoured yoghurt she used to break out in horrible red spotty rash, it did take me awhile to figure out what it was. Never happened with vanilla only the flavoured ones. So maybe it is a similar reaction?
Well it got worse again last night so we rang health nurse hotline. She suggested anti-histamine too (don't know why doc didn't) and then said nah just go straight to hospital in case cause she couldn't see the rash. They said def allergic reaction - pssible to yoghurt or custard (even though she has had that kind before) but we will have to see allergy specialist before we give her anymore.
We had a shoking night - up every hour cause she was itchy and overtired but today nurofen and antihistamine have made her feel better as well as creams (simgmacort and others). The rash is stll soooo red and pronounced though - i thought it would have started going down by now.
Poor Mackenzie - and poor you!!! I hope she is feeling better soon and that you got some sleep. At least you know it is an allergy - when do you see the specialist?
I hope it gets better soon. Maybe it's something she's having all the time and that's why its' not getting better? Maybe it's an excma reaction? that doesn't just disappear? Anyway, hope you get your answers soon. xo
A bout of urticaria (hives) can last for weeks. I broke out in hives over most of my body from some antibiotics in the middle of July and I still have them. Although they aren't as itchy now and seem to be slowly fading.
It may have been a preservative in the yoghurt, or a flavouring. If you still have the yoghurt, or know what brand it was, try to find and ingredient list and see exactly what was in it. Then check out this website alladditives and see if it is a known allergen. Trouble with allergies is it may not be the first time they eat something or even the 10th time, but it might be the 11th time they react kwim? Sometimes they slowly build up a resistance till they have an all out reaction.
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