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Hives with various foods- need some advice please!
« on: June 19, 2010, 22:16:12 pm »
My son is 6mo, EBF apart from 2 bottles on day1 (with no problems noticed). Started weaning at 4mo with baby rice and mummy milk just before bed and this got him sleeping through again.
First proper food was one of my gluten free rusks (Im coeliac) and he got hives all round his face- possibly egg? so then just stuck to 'safe' fruits and veggies but now trying to extend his tastes a bit.
So far he's had hives with:
the rusk- ?egg
licking an almost clean spoon I has eaten roulade with - possibly egg/cream
GF pitta- ?egg
organix cheese&herb puffs- ?cheese
icecream (tiny bit on holiday)

and then a few days ago we had all eaten and he was covered in all kinds of food (baby-led weaning) so I took his t-shirt off and stuck another one on just to keep him warm for 20mins while we finished our meal before his bath was due. Got to the bathroom and he had almost perfect hand prints on his torso where I had held him for those moments between t-shirts. We had had eaten all kind of stuff, ham, olives, salad etc but I had been wiping up houmous with lettuce(lovely image I know!) and was covered in it. Checked the label, no egg or diary but sesame.  :-\ His mouth had a slight rash but nowhere near like normal.

He has pretty dry cheeks and started with excema on his knees and elbows and then up his back but that's all much better with various creams and bath emollient, just the cheeks are still rough but not broken or anything, just looks wind blown iykwim.
Um he was really refluxy as a baby and had colic. His nappies are variable but never proper diarrohea. He has frequent colds. He's often a whine but he IS spirited and gets bored easily, he expects to be entertained all the time. plus now he's teething.
My brother and my brother-in-law both have excema/asthma, my bro is allergic to lots (cats dust mites etc) but no foods. I have coeliac disease.

Went to see our GP at 4 months after the first reaction and he tried to say it was drool until I let him know I'm a neonatal nurse and know what hives looks like! ::) He said he couldnt do anything til 6 months. So he turned 6 months last week and I took him again and he's referred me to the paediatrician outpatients at hospital.

Although I'm paeds trained, I specialised in neonates straight away so I know everything you could ever want about really sick and/or extremely premature babies, but I have no clue about weaning and solid food allergies.

So, what do you think....what will the doc do....what shall I do next.....I would like to pre-empt the doc as much as poss to get things moving so will she ask for a food diary or to totally restrict him and start again or what? I remembered to take pics of him last time so we have proof!


Thanks so much for taking the time to read this, it's really helped me to get everything down anyway if you can't help. At least I have a record of things up til now!

Debs and Sid x

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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2010, 23:46:27 pm »
Hi Pinkism,

Drool -  ::), so glad you could put that to an end. 

Ok, so, you've done a really great job documenting the reactions, what they looked like, and what he ate right before that happened.  I would take that in.  It seems that egg and milk are an issue, possibly sesame.  Typically what they do is a history (any other symptoms, severity, etc), then maybe a blood test, scratch and/or patch testing.  while waiting for those results (days/weeks), it might be recommended that you stick to only very minimal, safe foods.  After the results come back they should identify the allergens (but know that there can be false positives/negatives, although w/hives as a symptom it's usually much easier to be accurate), and then put a plan in place for introducing foods.  They will probably want you to introduce one new food every week.  Also, milk and eggs most likely won't be challenged again until at least 12 months, probably closer to 18-24 months.

This is just based on my experience what I've gotten from other parents.  It of course can vary.  Be as specific as possible (as you are already doing) and have a list of questions with you.

Hope this helps a little.  When is his appointment? 

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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2010, 02:17:03 am »
Just wanted to drop off some (((hugs))) as we've been through it too - hives with milk, eggs, mustard (that was interesting to figure out), and a peanut allergy discovered when we did our scratch and blood tests. It can be so nerve racking to try and figure everything out, but I agree with Tari and it sounds like you've done a fantastic job pinpointing what your problem foods might be!

Eczema/asthma/allergies all seem to be generically linked - and children don't inherit specific allergies, but rather they inherit the tendancy to be allergic. Dylan's allergist explained that even though dh and I don't have any food allergies, our environmental allergies made it more likely that Dylan would be allergic to *something* (and helped to explain his eczema). Sorry if you already knew that, I just found it very helpful when the allergist explained that to me :)

definitely here for support and to hold your hand of needed :) :-*
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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2010, 02:28:14 am »

Eczema/asthma/allergies all seem to be generically linked - and children don't inherit specific allergies, but rather they inherit the tendancy to be allergic.

Because of this I fully expected that both of my kids would end up with at least one of these...so far both have had eczema, one has allergies. (DH suffers from asthma & allergies, I have a family history of alleriges & asthma)

We have had reactions to egg & milk so far and finally got a local Dr. to refer us to an allergist, but both scratch and blood tests were negative. We will be doing food challenges in office this summer and until then we are presuming allergic and avoiding milk, eggs, nuts and seafood (the latter just to be safe)

Your appointment is with a ped? will they then have to refer you to an allergist for the tests? 

{{{hugs}}} sounds like you are on the right track and I hope the appt goes well!
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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2010, 20:30:32 pm »
Thank so much for your replies, just good to have people that know what it's like!
his appt is 7th July and it's a general peads appt cos this particular GP is nice (and trusts me to know what hives are!) and said the allergy waiting list is 2 months :( so he's put me with the peadiatrician who he knows happens to takes the allergy clinic. From there I will see that same paed Doc and the dietician.
I put some cows milk on the inside of his elbow this morning and the reaction was within 30secs. did the same with houmous on the other side and there was no sign even after 15 mins but later in the day I noticed it was spotty rather than hives on that side.

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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2010, 01:41:30 am »
Dylan reacts like that too - if I so much as have a sip of milk and then give him a kiss without washing my face he breaks out into hives almost instantly.  Which is quite the nightmare in a daycare situation, with 9 other babies drinking their bottles and eating their yogourts, as you can imagine ::)  Same with his other allergies:  they just touch his skin and he welts up immediately.

Re: the waiting list for the allergist, are you able to get yourself on a cancellation list?  Our initial appointment was a couple of months away, but we got on the cancellation list and were able to see him within a week :)  Might be worth it if you have a flexible schedule and can get in quickly.  Glad that you have a quick appointment with the ped though, hopefully you'll be able to get some answers soon!
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2010, 18:32:04 pm »
Thanks Vikki, hadn't thought of that! x

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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2010, 09:02:19 am »
Updating for my own records!

Goats milk in elbow - hives few mins.
Soy milk/yoghurt/spread from 22nd July ?eczema worse on back

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« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2010, 19:44:53 pm »

Goats milk in elbow - hives few mins.


Yeah - cow's milk and goat's milk proteins are very similar and most people who have cm allergy can't do gm either.


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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2010, 19:49:24 pm »
Thankyou, saw both in the shop and was worth a try! He was covered again with lunch today, only thing I can think of is celery in the 'dairy free cheese sauce'.

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« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2010, 19:55:06 pm »
Oh no.

So interesting you mentioned celery - that is becoming one of the quicker growing allergens!

How is he handling all the rashes?? 


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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2010, 20:41:40 pm »
Sorry for not replying sooner SM, can check this on my phone but not log in.
He's doing ok, it's itchy and he gets quite upset by it but can be distracted most of the time, unless he's already tired too. A dip in the bath helps and I make sure he has loose cotton clothes so it's not making it worse. On the countdown for his appt and trying not to get my hopes up that we will get stuck into tests straight away.
Re the celery thing, wondering now if it was related to tomatoes, he's always been fine with them but is now getting a red 'drool rash', no clear hives as such, just red.

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« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2010, 22:38:38 pm »
Hi there,
Re. the tomatoes thing, my dp used to get really red cheeks when eating tomatoes as a child, and our dd reacts to raw tomatoes but is ok with cooked. She also reacts like that with some veg (wierd Chinese ones that I don't know what they are called!). It's almost as if something in them irritates her where they touch her mouth / chin area. But the redness goes away after we wash that area clean.
Bless him, he looks so cute!
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2010, 21:46:12 pm »
Thanks Irene, isn't it strange how it seems anything can create a reaction!

Tested egg on elbow- reaction
Tested cows milk - NO REACTION!! Trying not to get all my hopes up at once.... got to wait and see. Paeds appt is wed morning.

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« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2010, 21:17:27 pm »
Ohhh, good luck!
When we were tested for egg, they tested the yolk and the white separately (altho she reacted to both!)

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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2010, 19:55:08 pm »
Well we had our appt and I'm pretty disappointed.
He basically agreed that he is having allergic reactions to 'a variety of foods' and prescribed piriton for his reactions and hydrocortisone for his eczema. He advised to keep trying him with dairy and egg and keep a food diary, give piriton and carry on giving him all types of milk, yoghurt, cheese and egg until his next appt in 3 months. If he starts wheezing take him to hospital. If he is still getting reactions in 3 months he will have IgE bloods.
Hmph. He also said give him gluten as coeliac disease has no genetic link....he's obviously not reading the same stuff as me.
So basically I'm going to be dealing with a pukey, rashy boy for the next 3 months. Fab.

On the plus side, I DID give him a cheese spread sandwich and a little formula milk, so far no problem :)

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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2010, 20:07:13 pm »
Hmmmm, that kinda goes against the advice I was given and all the other posts regarding food allergies...
Can you get a referral to an allergist? Or was this Paed the allergist?
I thought that you were going to get tested for allergic reactions for specific foods?

But then again, if you aren't seeing any reaction to the cheese spread sandwich and formula milk, maybe these aren't the triggers!

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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2010, 11:08:51 am »
Tried whole milk in his cereal today. He was covered in hives, his whole body. It was obviously really irritating for him, he was so upset. Gave him piriton, water and had a cooling bath. Poor little boy. Can't beleive this is what I'm supposed to do for the next 3 months?!!
We don't have allergists really irenepcheung, it's just the paeds consultant. Apparently there are 6 allergists per million people in the Uk.

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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2010, 20:40:25 pm »
Wow, I wasn't aware about the ratio of allergists!
Did you have any actual tests yet (skin prick tests) to find out what LO is allergic to or did your paed just say he's allergic in general?
My LO is allergic to diary, eggs and soy and it manifested itself as really bad eczema when she was a couple of months old. Now if she comes into contact with these, she gets hives. But we have been told to completely eliminate them from her diet for now (and we have to see a dietician who checks her diet to make sure she is getting enough calcium etc).
I think you've been told to carry on with all those foods as for LO's, it's important for them to have all the food groups etc.
Maybe now that you have tried him with some milk and have seen how he reacts, if you are unhappy to give it to him again, then don't. At least you have done it this once and you can document it for your next appt. And you have a substitute as he is ok with formula.
He may eventually grow out of this all anyway, but I don't think that it will happen in 3 months. Mine is now 18mo and still allergic - and I was hoping she would grow out of it at a year old!
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« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2010, 01:41:47 am »
He advised to keep trying him with dairy and egg and keep a food diary, give piriton and carry on giving him all types of milk, yoghurt, cheese and egg until his next appt in 3 months.
:o :o :o :o :o
I am so shocked by this advice that I hardly know what to say.  If his throat was closing up at every exposure would his advice be the same?  >:(  I'm stunned.
Dylan had his first reaction to dairy at 5.5mo old - to a "just add water" rice cereal.  The Ped in the emergency room advised us to avoid all dairy in his diet until he was at least 1 year, and even then to attempt reintroduction under the advice of our regular doctor.  We didn't see an allergist until relatively recently, when Dylan began reacting to other things that we knew didn't contain milk.  The allergist did both scratch and blood tests (he explained that scratch tests aren't always reliable in people with eczema as their skin is overly sensitive anyway) and confirmed allergies to dairy, egg white, mustard, and peanuts.  He also advised complete avoidance of all of these until at least 3 years old, when we could repeat blood tests and possibly do an in-office food challenge the results suggested that he'd grown out of any of them.  To me, that is normal advice when dealing with allergies.  Not to continue to offer the offending food, cause an immune reaction, and give medication to try and deal with it >:(  >:(

And, FWIW, everything that I have read and researched suggested that children are MORE likely to outgrow their allergies if the offending food is completely avoided.

On the plus side, I DID give him a cheese spread sandwich and a little formula milk, so far no problem
Tried whole milk in his cereal today. He was covered in hives, his whole body.
It is possible that he is allergic to milk but is ok with cheese, that's not unheard of.  For example, Dylan gets hives and swelling on contact with egg white, but can tolerate egg is processed food (like pasta) - something to do with the processing makes it not react with his immune system.  The allergist wasn't that surprised, and said that Dylan was allergic to eggs "in their natural state" :P

I hate going against doctors, but TBH I wouldn't even think about feeding Dylan items that I knew he was allergic too.  I agree with the idea of keeping a food journal.  Especially since you're not really getting any support from your doctor, that may be the only way to track reactions.  I would continue to avoid foods that you *know* cause a reaction, and offer questionable foods with care.  If you're going to offer a questionable food (like the cheese for example) I would ensure that it is the only food you're unsure of for the entire day, so that if a reaction occurs it is easy to pinpoint what the offender was.  Just MHO, I hope that I haven't offended :)

Huge (((hugs))) for you and little man :-* :-*

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« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2010, 12:41:08 pm »
Big big (((hugs))))

I completely echo what Vikki said.  There is no way I'd trial the dairy for several months, as a matter of fact we still haven't given DD2 a cup of milk yet and she will be 2 next month!  Do what you feel is right, but it does seem somewhat irresponsible that you were given that advice.

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« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2010, 16:15:41 pm »
Oh my goodness thanks so much for all your replies!
I have been feeling so conflicted. I asked him over and over to clarify that is what he meant because it seemed like the opposite of what I've read everywhere else.
He hasn't had any tests, just what I see when he gets hives, plus the eczema and that he was really refluxy and colicky. The paed said he will do tests in 3 months.
I haven't given Sid anything else that I consider 'suspect' for him, although today he did taste a slice of lemon and got a small amount of hives around his mouth but they only lasted 10mins max.
Have written everything in his food diary to prove to myself- and others- that he does react to the same things.

Feel a bit lost really. Bought some baby rice pudding with milk in it and some fromage frais to give him a taste of sometime over the next week or so. Going to make sure it's when my husband is off work so it's not just me seeing it like normal.

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« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2010, 19:31:26 pm »
Is there anyone else that you can speak to about this?

I remember when dds eczema was really bad and I was asking all the drs if I should stop eating diary (I was bf-ing) but they all said no, I needed to eat all the food groups then along came the home visit nurse and she took one look at dd and said, cut dairy out, even trace elements.

Do you think you can try to see the paed again before 3 months to try to get the tests sooner?

I was given a list of foods ranked in order of potentially causing reactions which you may already have but if not, I hope it's useful;

Least likely to cause a problem: baby rice
potato, carrot
swedes, turnip, green beans
parsnips, cabbage, broccoli
cauliflower
apple, pear, banana
oats, wheat
chicken, turkey
beef, lamb, pork
fish

From here on, the reaction potentially worsens and the last items are potentially capable of causing a severe reaction;
tomatoes, citrus fruit
strawberries, raspberries
marmite, honey
cows milk, goats milk, cheese, yoghurt, eggs, shellfish, kiwi fruit, peanuts, tree nuts.



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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2010, 21:09:22 pm »
Hmm thanks for that, had come across a similar list in the past but didn't have it for reference.
He loves strawberries and has them quite often with no problems thankfully and I was really careful testing those on him because I remembered people are often allergic to them.
Raspberries ok too but he's not that keen and has only had a little taste twice.
He gets a red rash with tomatoes but not hives, and today hives with a taste of lemon but wasn't planning on giving him citrus really anyway.
Not tried marmite- too salty and honey isn't til <12m I think so not had that either.
So that leaves:
cows milk- reacts
goats milk- reacts
cheese- nothing so far but he's only had quite mild almost fakey cheese
yoghurt - not tried apart from soya version
eggs- reacted to egg ingredient in pitta bread and raw egg on inner elbow
shellfish, kiwi fruit, peanuts, tree nuts all avoided so far. I get tingly lips with kiwi though.

Thanks for the list, is useful to go through for meal ideas too!!

Am now thinking I will discuss with the health visitor next week and see what she thinks (have discussed with her before and she seems sensible!) and speak to the gp again if she thinks it worth follwing up. Maybe the GP can push things along quicker.
Thanks again xxx

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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2010, 21:28:35 pm »
Good luck!!!
I hope you get the results you want and soon :-)

And yes, speak to Health visitor too. You never know who will be able to point you to someone who will be able to give you the advice you need - it's all a bit hit and miss!

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« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2010, 20:01:06 pm »
I spoke to the HV today and showed her a pic of him after giving him milk. She was really annoyed at the advice I had been given and got me an appt with the GP and got her to refer me to a specialist :)
No appointments available at present but will hopefully hear soon and I can keep logging on to see if there are any cancellations. Thanks all, I would probably have just followed his advise and still be in the same situation (or God forbid worse) in 3 months time xxx

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« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2010, 21:49:44 pm »
Hurray! So glad for you :-)

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« Reply #27 on: July 16, 2010, 12:51:51 pm »
That's GREAT news!!!  ;D

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« Reply #28 on: July 16, 2010, 16:43:04 pm »
Fantastic!! So pleased for you and your little guy ;D
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« Reply #29 on: July 18, 2010, 01:51:06 am »
Hi,

MY DD is allergic to so many foods as well and we had her skin tested. Have you had him tested? It makes a world of difference knowing what to look for; otherwise it is SO difficult trying to figure out what makes their hives/eczema worse. Eggs is a pretty common offender as far as allergies go...
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« Reply #30 on: July 31, 2010, 19:00:27 pm »
OK we got our appt, he didn't have tests because I've already pinpointed the problem foods. Got to avoid egg and sesame til hes 12months and be v careful introducing new foods, testing on arm, face, lips etc.
Got some aptamil pepti which he seems to be ok with so far but I'm still BFing and using up my frozen milk for now.

The doctor said that because he had tolerated small amounts of normal aptamil (but reacted to real milk) I should give him a small amount of milk once a month because apparently the latest research says this is the best approach and they grow out of it quicker than total avoidance. He said just give <5 mls and if he's ok then try 10mls etc but not to go mad and give him loads. Next appointment in 3 months and he's refering me back to our local hospital but to someone else he said is really good. Phew.