Surely an allergy would come up quicker than that...?

[Lolli]

Thanks girls Special thanks to em- I try not to Google because I usually end up scaring myself, so it's nice to have someone filter in the useful info without the scary stuff

I was just on the phone to my mum and had a brainwave- ds spent most of yesterday afternoon rolling around on the buffalo grass in our front lawn, something he hasn't had a lot of contact with before. So it's possible it was the grass as well (i noticed a few little spots on him last night an put it down to the grass). But probably better to keep allergic to pencillin on his record- better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks again

[Mumma2three]

My DD is very sensitive to grass, and always comes out in a rash. I think you've found the culprit! xo

[kawazuki]

possibly could be a mix of both.

this may sound weird but in my time as a nurse i have found many people allergic to grass things are also sensitive to penicilline.

i myself am allergic to grass ( paspalam) and penicillinand a doctor once told my mum they were linked.

a good wash with a ph balanced soap will help if he is itchy at all

[Marlene]

The rash could actually be a residual part of the virus he had and may not be an allergy at all. It's not uncommon for a viral rash to appear after other symptoms have gone (or it could be a whole new virus)...but it would be a bit strange for an allergy to come out that long after the antibiotics are finished.

[Liz]

Yeah I was thinking along the lines of the rash being related to the virus. Why was he on antibiotics for a viral cold? *confused*