My ds has been getting a rash on his forearms and the backs of his hands off and on for over a year now. It's never really bothered him until recently. Now it is obviously itchy and he even asks for cream to put on it to stop the itch. After the Easter weekend, we believe we have pinpointed what is causing the rash. We're pretty sure it's chocolate!
We're very surprised since neither my dh nor I have food allergies. We've cut out all chocolate and the rash went away. Then I forgot and gave him a bit of a chocolate donut (after which he said, "Mommy? Aren't I going to get a rash from this?"
) and by the end of the day, he had the rash on his arms again. Is this an allergy? A sensitivity? I read somewhere that a true chocolate allergy is very rare. I'd love to know your thoughts on this and what we should do about it.
Thank you in advance.
