DS2 has now had an allergic reaction twice. I'm not great about keeping track of what he's eating since we haven't had allergies with any of the other two. Originally I thought his first reaction was from broccoli, cauliflower or cranberry sauce (and I figured it was easy to stay away from them), but now I think he may have had apple or pears then also (I didn't think those could be a problem, so I haven't been paying attention to him munching on a small stick of them). He just got a reaction again, the hives near his mouth and rash on his legs started appearing on Tuesday morning - does this mean he was allergic to something from Monday, or could it have been Sunday? He had an apple sunday, pear on Monday, but also some chicken with sauce, which is what I was originally thinking on Monday night. (he possibly had apple and or pears by his first reaction, but I was focusing on his dinner, I didn't consider those two, I'm not sure how often he gets either of these, I just give him a piece whenever the older ones have some, but he'd have apples more than pears).
Should I eliminate apples, pears, and all sauces for now just to make sure. His rash is pretty bad now and I don't want to start testing out foods to see if he'll get the reaction again. How long should I wait until I try, the apple and pear seemed so innocuous, but I'm totally having second thoughts after reading through some of the posts here. I think he has had apples puree without a problem, but I don't think any pear puree.
How can I prepare chicken for him without sauces (I usually cut a small piece of chicken that we're eating into tiny pieces and he likes eating that and is able to chew the small, soft pieces)? Can using spices be a problem? What about tomato sauce (had some with meatballs last week and he was fine after)?
How long after eating allergy inducing foods would the hives/rash appear?
