J was diagnosed with an egg allergy at around 18 mths old. He reacted strongly to whites and a bit less but still strongly to yolk as well. At that point his reaction was hives on the face and mega swollen eyes but no anaphylaxis etc. He has always been able to tolerate egg in stuff, like cakes, muffins etc and the reactions he had were from "straight" egg - like scrambled and fried eggs.

So we have been pretty strict with not giving him anything obviously however, because he could tolerate it in things life was pretty easy as far as keeping him away from quiches or if DD was eating eggs.

About 6 mths ago he had a fried rice that MIL brought over and we realised the next day it had egg in it. Then I talk to mum and she goes, Ummmm yep he has eaten egg here in a sauce she makes (white sauce and cracks an egg in it right at the end!) and then also had a creamy eggy carbonara!! All with no reaction.

So I guess I can assume his allergy has passed!? The paed said to give it 18 mths and we can retest but the fact that he has had all this almost straight egg with no reaction makes me hesitant to pay $250 to have them say he has grown out of it which we thought he would anyway.

Arrghh - someone told me to rub egg on his lip and see what happened. He has never been anaphylactic and if he was to react again we were to give him Clarytyne but he never reacted again so it wasn't needed. Although he has had it 'accidentally" a few times I am hesitant to deliberately rub it on his face!!

Just would like a bit of WWDT and WWYD!! Thanks!