hi.
is it possible to become allergic to something you may have tolerated before ? does this make sense ?
ds has always eaten custard,he loves the stuff and would eat a full size pot of custard in one sitting and sometimes ask for more.we had no problems.we then introduced him to yoghurts as he seemed to only eat custard.so for months he didn't have any custard.
anyway a few months back ryan was unwell,we took him to the dr's and she said he had a sore throat and a viral infection,because he was unwell and off his food he didn't want his yoghurt so we offered him custard,he ate the whole pot.the next day he had a faint rash on his back and chest, i took him back to the dr's and she said this was the viral infection not to worry.she started him on antibiotics to help him out.within a week he was back to himself,and back to yoghurts he didn't want custard.
last tuesday ryan woke after an hour in bed boiling hot and crying,we gave him calpol (parecetomol) and he had a bad night.took him to the dr's in the morning and again he had a viral infection,sore throat and ulcers on his tongue(they always say viral infection)ds is prone to tonsilitis thought he might need antibiotics but dr wanted him to fight it off himself to boost his immune system!so again he went off his food but he ate a pot of custard on thursday,that evening i bathed him and noticed a slight rash but thought this was down to the infection.friday he had another pot of custard and he was so irratible all day i put him in the bath to cheer him up and noticed his rash was now everywhere and quite dark.he cam out the bath and was playing quite happily but i was concerned so i took him to the out of hours dr's and she was also concerned as they had 6 cases of meningitis this week.she checked his neck for stiffness ,he was fine,shone a light in his eyes,he didn't mind and a few other things.she didn't know what the rash was but started him on antibiotics.the rash has faded and he has purked up a bit.
it seems that on both occasions yes he has been unwell but he has also had custard.do you think he could have become intolerant to it ?
dh wants me to try custard again when he is well to see if the rash comes but i don't think it's fair because i don't know what else ds was feeling if he wasn't tolerating it.
sorry this is soo long but is it possible after a while of no problems with a food to not tolerate it ?