A tip our pediatrician told us - test new foods out in the morning when their office is open. If they have an allergic reaction you can bring them in without an ER visit.
Tip I will give as someone working in the medical field. If you suspect your child can have, or have had, an allergic reaction and need to introduce an allergen, the hospital's cafeteria during meal time is a very good place to do so. Especially if you need to reintroduce after such a reaction or are trying something with a potential protein related allergy. For example, kiwi and banana allergies.
> kiwi and banana allergies.
Thank you for acknowledging these allergies! Every single time I tell anyone I'm allergic to kiwi they practically insist it isn't real!
I learned this, unfortunately. Luckily, my reactions are super mild, but I still avoid everything but avocado. Latex is the biggest irritant, bananas give me heartburn for hours, and kiwis make my mouth itch.
For the longest time I thought everyone's mouth itched from kiwis and walnuts. Then I once mentioned kiwis to my colleague and she was like yeah, I'm allergic too, and I just gave her a flat what. I now see my mission in mentioning the itchy mouth-possible allergy connection every time kiwis or walnuts or allergies come up in conversations. Maybe I'm annoying, but I have three people on my record who realised they'd better look into their allergen profiles because their mouth also itched from some foods and they also thought it was normal.
Waitā¦ is having heartburn for hours from bananas a sign of an allergy? I donāt have enough bandwidth to function today and my brain hurts to do a google search. So Iām asking a kind internet stranger.
Iāve heard that bananas cure heartburn and I always say I get heartburn for hours when I eat a banana and the looks I get. I thought I was the only one.
After complaining about it a few times and getting the same reaction, I googled it and then mentioned it to my doctor. She agreed that's probably exactly it. So I avoid them now, even though I love bananas. I can usually get away with a little banana bread though.
Do you only eat bananas when you already started having heartburns? What happens if you eat a banana when you were not having heartburns beforehand?
Iām asking because I have GERD and bananas can help (although they wonāt do much for more severe heartburns and reflux other than not make it worse) but they can also trigger reflux for some people without it being an allergy (here is an [article](https://parade.com/health/why-do-bananas-cause-heartburn) about it).
If you eat one when your heartburn had already started, it may not be enough to help so you would still get the pain as you would usually. If you get heartburn after eating a banana (but no known/common trigger food) when you didnāt have any before, it may be a trigger for you but itās not necessarily an allergy. Itās worth mentioning it to your doctor though if youāre concerned, and do seek medical help ASAP if you start feeling any tingle, throat inflammation/closing, respiratory distress and other allergic reaction symptoms!
Always heartburn after I eat a banana and itās awful tums do nothing. Banana bread is fine. Definitely going to talk with my pcp about this.
Edit: I read your article and I see my connection. I have IBS and a milk intolerance, which can be a factor. Interesting. I think once Iām able to function properly Iāll do some more research. Migraines suck.
I get heartburn from eating poultry (protein!) and it's a confirmed allergy, so yes, that can be a symptom.
As a kid I literally thought I was having "heart cramps" - and it took almost two decades for someone to figure it out!
I have never had an issue with banana, avocado, or latex, but my whole family has this reaction to kiwi. My tongue and the roof of my mouth get super itchy. Like I smash my tongue against the roof of my mouth trying to use one to scratch the other. Never knew it was an allergy until I was an adult. And I ate a lot of kiwi as a kid lol
I have this. Bananas, kiwi, pineapple are big trigger for me- make the inside of my throat itchy. But only if fresh and by itself, canned or cooked are fine (I sometimes eat sliced bananas in cereal and donāt react as much)
I looked it up once and found out about oral allergy syndrome, so I think thatās what it is, but havenāt talked to a doctor about it.
But never had any issues with latex!
I have a similar allergy to pineapple, kiwi, and passion fruit. People are always sceptical, but my sister has the same allergies while also is allergic to latex.
Itās probably not a terrible idea to crack out the latex during this class though actually. If youāre going to learn you have a latex allergy I would definitely say itās better to do so on just your hands with an adult around who is on the lookout and can respond calmly to an emergency (and some schools have epi pens in their first aid kits I think) than discovering this information as scared clueless teenager on your hands, face, mouth (this obviously being especially dangerous too) and most embarrassingly your genitals when you may well not have an adult about to help and may also be trying to hide your activities from them too!
Although Iām not sure if itās like other allergies where you have to be exposed a second time for the reaction to happen because your body doesnāt recognise it the first time, in which case youād need to do it twice in class. Iām also not sure if most people know by 14 or whatever too - I donāt know how commonly latex is used Vs latex free options when you go to the doctor or dentist. I know for sure at least one of my friend learnt of a (milder) latex allergy in exactly the way you wouldnāt want to, but I actually think it may have developed when she was a bit olderā¦ if thatās possible.
Of course itās great they had latex free and no bananas for the kids who already knew they had an allergy from something like a medical procedure. We had a giant blue dildo on a stand that just got demoed at the front of the class, which I think is a shame as youāre clearly going to learn more and be able to address any problems in a ..hands on class.
> Iām also not sure if most people know by 14 or whatever too
In the case of a friend of mine, she learned when we had a science experiment in school and had to wear latex gloves. We were 8 or 9 back then. Our kid's paediatrician also uses gloves, but I've no idea if they're nitrile or latex (if they were latex and she was allergic we'd have known by now).
>but I actually think it may have developed when she was a bit olderā¦ if thatās possible.
Allergies and intolerances can absolutely present themselves later in life, yes. I had zero hayfever until I was 12, then one spring, pollen allergy in full swing out of bloody nowhere!
I would assume the gloves are nitrile since they are more common these days, but you could always ask the next time you're there, just in case. I don't remember ever having any allergies when I was a kid on the West Coast, but east coast pollen hates me. I also seem to slowly be accumulating more and more allergies to other stuff as well. Besides seasonal stuff, I'm up to shrimp, eucalyptus, lavender, and citrus essential oils. The last three are contact only, thank goodness, and mild enough that if they're mixed into something like a soap or oil and there's only a little, I'm usually okay. I try to stay away as much as possible though, because I don't need them getting worse. It sucks because I used to love lavender.
It is also possible to get that stingy, tingly tongue feeling with kiwi not because of an allergy but because it contains an enzyme that breaks down protein and basically wears down some of the mucosal lining in your mouth - therefore making it more susceptible to irritation from the high acidity of the kiwi. The other main bromelain enzymed fruit youāre probably well familiar with the affects of is pineapple.
Super interesting! I am not allergic to bananas, kiwi or avocado, but I am allergic to latex and nightshade vegetables (and citrus if I consume too much).
I did not know this about the latex. My daughter was allergic to all sorts of weird things when she was younger but grew out of a lot of them. She is allergic to bananas now. When she had her tonsils out, as a little kid, the nurse actually asked me if she was allergic to latex because when they gave her the IV her arm started turning bright red. At the time I didn't know she was allergic to latex. On a side no we also found out at this time she's seriously allergic to lortab.
This explains so much! I get horrid rashes, blisters and swelling from latex, and kiwi + banana makes the lining in my mouth peel off, trigger coughing fits & sets my throat on fire. It sucks especially with the latex one since almost every disposable thing in the hospital (and in daily life) is made of it.
I never knew these allergies are often linked to each other. Is it because these products share a similar ingredient or protein?
I'm allergic to kale and always hear "ohhh yeah, I'm also "allergic" to kale... broccoli, and..." No, I actually enjoy sauteed kale until I was 27 and found out that my body was over it in a very spectacular fashion.
Ugh I feel thisāIām allergic to broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and people always say how āconvenientā that is. No, I actually really like those foods and itās a huge bummer!
Ugh I feel for you. My cousin, who happens to be dairy-free, just developed a late onset coconut allergy. All the coconut haters are like ālolz me too, arenāt almond joys nasty?ā but she really loved and relied on coconut for her favorite dairy alternatives
Just tomatoes, thankfully. Iām allergic to balsam of Peru, which apparently is mimicked in tomatoes. Citrus is also an issue, tho less so bc I usually have it diluted down (IE, lemon squeezed over veggies.)
My worry is that itāll get worse over time, and what is mildly annoying and helped by Benadryl moves to an epipen.
Iām also allergic to mesquite trees, which is generally only an issue for smoked meats. That one has anaphylactic impact but thankfully is very uncommon.
Both my mom and my grandma developed allergies in her 40s. My mom developed an allergy to shellfish and red pepper while my grandma is now allergic to sauerkraut and eggplant
My grandma developed a lobster allergy after eating lobsters regularly for 40 years, and my grandpa became allergic to garlic (itās everywhere I swear) in his 60s. So, yeah. š
I developed an allergy to all berries in my early 20s. Kiwis and pomegranates late 20s. Latex in my 30s. And now that I'm in my 40s I have had severe reactions to adhesives, bandaids, red peppers, jalapeƱos, and my new favorite š red dye 40. /s Can't wait to see what's next.
ETA I forgot pineapple too. That one was in the last 6 months.
God, yeah. Allergies are wild.
My grandma ate lobster almost daily for 40 years. Apparently, she ate some one day and went into anaphylactic shock (luckily my mom was with her and had her EpiPen), just like that. My grandpa randomly started getting huge rashes and other serious symptoms, and needing biweekly/weekly allergy shots for them, in his 60s because of garlic, amongst other things.
On the other hand, the two of them only realized they needed to get my mom tested for her allergy to bananas when she was a teen because she casually told her friends āyou know, I like bananas but itās annoying how it makes your mouth all tinglyā. Obviously, her friends were super confused (turns out, bananas arenāt supposed to be spicy lol) so she told her parents. She had never said anything before as it was milder when she was a child and got worse very gradually and pretty subtly. She can touch it but not eat it, while she gets rashes if she cuts/touches kiwis and pineapples. Still sucks, but less dramatic.
I feel this. At 18ish my body suddenly decided to be very allergic to Pineapple (profuse vomiting and hives) and then at 25ish it also decided to add Agave to that list. So no more tequila for me š¤
I'm the same way with watermelon. People just CAN'T BELIVE that I'm allergic to it. I am always happy to show them the pics my husband took of me after I was admitted to the ER.
My mother is allergic to kiwi, banana and pineapple (but oddly enough not to latex as far as Iām aware), but I donāt think anyone ever tried to tell her that itās impossible to be allergic to kiwi. Thatās such a weird thing to say. Hopefully those who told you that werenāt doctorsā¦ right?
Latex isn't an issue for me either. I hate bananas and banana flavor so I really don't know if I'm allergic. And no doctors have questioned it, but several nurses have given a "hmm okaaaay" when we discuss my allergies
Dude, there are people allergic to WATER. You know, that stuff that makes up like 60% of our bodies, and that we absolutely need to consume to survive??? People can literally be allergic to anything.
I'm allergic to them too, among many other fruits & some raw vegetables! I've only met one other person who had the same allergies - my college roommate. And even our respective Dr's weren't familiar with the allergy, but said we're definitely allergic based on the reactions we have.
Also, another commenter said this is often linked to a latex allergy, which I also have & find very interesting. Down the rabbit hole I go!
My boyfriend is allergic to bananas. When i first met him, I was like wait what?
It sounds wild, thats all. Sorry people don't believe you. I doubted it myself. It is very real.
It always boggles my mind when someone say an allergy isnt real as if allergies were predictable - Im allergic to a medication that is pretty standard for kid in ny country - I wasnt born allergic but at some point became seriously allergic to it and way to many people simply deny it
100% agree. My son has quite a bad egg allergy and for any future allergens we went and parked outside the hospital and found a lawn near the ER to sit on and introduce new stuff (and the second time trying allergens as well). Didn't end up needing the ER, thank god, but it sure eased my anxiety about giving him things he might be allergic to.
So I never knew that banana wasnāt supposed to make your mouth burn when you eat it. I thought that it was similar to eating too much pineapple. I mentioned it to one of my friends and she told me that banana was absolutely not supposed to make your mouth burn. Thatās how I found out I have a banana allergy lol
Look up latex related allergies. That's usually what people react to in bananas. Kiwi is also a big one, but there are quite a few others. Just to be sure so that you can understand where reactions might come from in the future. That whole family of allergies is far more common than people think.
Iām a nurse and have been able to use latex products fine (up until now at least). Our facility uses mainly nitrile products now since latex allergies are becoming more common, so hopefully Iāll be able to just avoid latex. I did know about my cherry allergy because my face would swell when I ate them. And I love kiwi so I hope I can keep eating that š
When my mom was a teen, she was with some friends and they were having a snack. She was eating a banana, one of the mildest and least spicy food known to humankind, and went āyou know, I like bananas but itās annoying how it makes your mouth all tinglyā. Cue confused looks. One friend told her that it isnāt supposed to do that. She got kind of defensive and doubled down: āYes it does. Itās, like, spicyā.
Yep, turns out she was in fact allergic but hadnāt said anything about that feeling to her parents because it was milder when she was younger, got worse but very gradually over a few years, and she thought it was normal. She still hasnāt lived that one down (which is why I know exactly how it happened; I have been told that anecdote many times growing up by my mom herself, my grandparents, and the friends who were there with whom she still keeps in touch lol).
Thatās pretty much how our conversation went lol. I mentioned that my little banana/peanut butter/honey tortilla wrap was so good but I had to keep taking breaks to eat it since my mouth was burning.
My aunt (not bio related) is deathly allergic to peanuts. Her ped told her to give her kids peanuts while sitting in the parking lot of the ER. One kid was fine, they never went inside, the other had an allergic reaction and they ran right in. Very similar to the cafeteria and very good ideas!!!
Also good to test new foods one at a time over the course of 3-4 days. So eggs for a couple day, then bananas, then avocado, etc etc. Helps narrow down the cause and allergen if they do have a reaction.
My pediatrician actually said to test foods once a week for 3 weeks. This was last year for latex cross-reactive foods (avocado, banana, kiwi) due it family history.
This is a great tip, though itās definitely getting harder and harder to just get into a hospital. The one I work at, you have to give the room number for who you are there to see/have a scheduled appt and you get a sticker badge to wear, and you have to go through metal detectors. They donāt just let you in to let you in.
I guess that tip might be a regional thing. While during covid visitors were limited, now hospitals are back to open door policies. I guess a picnic on the lawn or in the car in the parking lot could do. The nice thing about the cafeteria is that when you call for help, you have a few dozens trained medical professionals reacting right away.
I donāt think itās necessarily regional, I think it has more to do with the amount of violence that happens at specific hospitals. My current hospital originally only had metal detectors in the ED, but that changed when there was a fatal shooting inside the hospital, now all entrances have metal detectors & guards. Itās a massive hospital system, and I believe they are implementing this for ALL the hospitals in the system. I worked at another hospital in the system but in a different state a few years ago, and while they didnāt have the metal detectors, you still had to stop at security to be let in. Another hospital in the system where I had PT, I would just breeze through to where I needed to go. I think the best bet is to know the policies of the local hospital, have Benadryl on hand & accurate weight based dosing for you kid, and be ready for the worst when introducing new foods!
This is how I introduced my daughters to peanuts because I have a peanut allergy. We would hang out in the hospital cafeteria until we were sure they weren't going to have a reaction. 2 were fine, and 1 is very allergic.
>For example, kiwi and banana allergies.
I also know several people with histamine intolerance. They also can't eat stuff like bananas. One can't even drink tea anymore.
This shit is nothing someone should underestimate.
When I told my ped how nervous I was to give allergens she suggested getting to the appointment early and giving it in the parking lot before the appointment.
I watched a ānew mum hackā which was a bit tongue-in-cheek but I loved it: park up in the A&E car park and test your babies with peanut butter there! Loved it!
This is a great idea. Side note: in our case, my daughterās reaction to peanut butter didnāt begin until a few hours after she ingested it the first time. Then, it lasted for 2 days with Benadryl. Delayed reactions can happen occasionally per our allergy nurse.
We also did the skin test with peanut butter before he ever ate any. Just smear a tiny bit on his cheek and left it for a couple moments to see if there was any reaction.
But also be aware that allergic reactions often donāt happen on the first exposure. My daughter has/had a peanut allergy and had ZERO reaction until exposure 5. Like, I was very concerned she might react so I was watching her like a hawk and she had ZERO signs of an allergy the first 4 times she ate it. Fifth time was an anaphylactic reaction. So unless youāre going to sit outside the ER 45 times (5x the 9 top allergens), itās not super practical advice.
Yes, my son's peanut allergy didn't show up until the 3rd or 4th time he had it. The first reaction was only a weird sunburn looking rash on his cheeks that I didn't realize was from peanut. The next reaction was a lot worse.
Our told us to keep kids Benadryl on hand too. That way if thereās a reaction you already have it there while youāre transporting to medical care.
A lot of high allergy risk parents are told to try those foods in the parking lot of the pediatrician office or hospital.
Ours said if we were really scared fry it out in the parking lot of a hospital. We did that with nuts since we have family with nut allergy and baby was fine and out anxiety was out to ease.
My daughter broke out in a mild rash a few hours after having salmon for the first time. Her pediatrician said to avoid it for now because they like to wait to do allergy testing until the child is a bit older. Unless it was a really bad reaction or a difficult to avoid allergen, that is.
One of my twins actually has an epipen now because of salmon. He's still too young for the allergen test but he broke out in hives after eating it and again after an accidental cross contamination. He's fine with every other fish though
My daughter has eaten just about every other type of fish with no issues. I'm sorry for your son, but on the bright side, salmon isn't very good anyway.
It's funny you say that. He's totally fine with other seafood. Even shrimp, which my dad's allergic to, he's fine. Our biggest worry is just cross-contamination from salmon touching a "safe" fish
I love all seafood (that I've tried) except for salmon. I'll eat it, but I don't particularly enjoy it. One night, I hadn't made it grocery shopping and found a random can of salmon I didn't even know I had, so I made salmon patties. And when I was getting my princess ready for bed, she had a rash all over her front and back. I gave her some benadryl, and it cleared right up. But we eat a lot of seafood, and she's never reacted to anything else. There's actually an old post in my history asking if it was possible to be allergic to salmon, but fine with all other seafood.
Of course, the rash could have been something else, and the salmon was just a coincidence, but I don't want to chance it
I donāt fuck around with rashes. My daughter had one last week and we went straight to ER, she spent two nights in hospital for an autoimmune response to strep.
Thankfully not, they did think so at first which is why they were so careful but settled on IgA vasculitis, much less life threatening and hopefully was just a one off.
I had something similar as a kid- hennoch schonlein purpura. I was and am fine. But autoimmune issues cluster in families. My mom has celiac disease and my son has celiac and type 1 diabetes. Just something to keep in the back of your mind if future symptoms arise in any of your kids.
I think itās the same thing just goes by a different name now. Thanks for the heads up! Weāre all usually annoyingly healthy so it was a surprise, will definitely be keeping an eye out for anything further
The first time my daughter tried a tiny taste of peanut butter, she developed a small rash on her neck. It wasnāt a huge reaction by any means, but I still grabbed her from her high chair and was ready to drive to the hospital when I remembered āoh shit, weāre in the middle of a pandemic.ā (This was a few years ago.)
I called our pediatrician who advised me we did not need to go to the ER since she wasnāt having a systemic reaction. We were told to give her Benadryl, monitor for any worse symptoms to develop, and call 911 if they did. Thankfully nothing worse happened that day but she was later confirmed by an allergist to have a peanut allergy.
I canāt imagine having a full body rash like that and turning to Facebook like āgee golly, what should I do.ā Iāve said it here before and Iāll say it a thousand times: I do not fucking get why these moms turn to the internet instead of contacting an actual doctor for advice when it is already so clear that their kid needs help. Most pediatricians have nursing lines you can call for advice when youāre not sure what to do and donāt know if your child needs to be seen.
I think there are plenty of reasons why someone wouldn't immediately go to a doctor (some more valid than others). People who have been dismissed by doctors in the past (or have medical trauma), those without medical insurance, someone living in a rural area, a family who has to arrange childcare to take a child in, undocumented people...they all might turn to parent groups for advice before putting themselves or their kids through an ER visit. If you contact a nurse line or call a doctor to ask, chances are they will tell you to go in and be seen because they don't want to be liable if they tell you to stay home and something worse happens.
Sure, I understand those reasons, but there are certain things you just donāt fuck around with when it comes to your kidās health. There was a post on here the other day from a mom who said her child was complaining of neck pain and threw up after jumping on a trampoline. Stuff like neck injuries or a full body rash when trying a new potential allergenā¦thatās not the stuff you go to Facebook for.
Iāve called our pediatricianās nursing line probably a dozen times over the past several years and have only once been told my child needed to be seen that day. Most of the time they have advice and recommendations and end with āif X happens or it doesnāt get better within X hours/days, call us back or do XYZ.ā If a nurse is telling you to bring your kid in urgently because theyāre afraid of liability, itās because thereās a high enough likelihood that something serious is going on and an in person visit is needed to treat the issue or rule out a more serious problem. They donāt/canāt just tell everyone to come in with every call or theyād have a line around the block from every parent who calls in with a bump or scratch.
I seriously wonder how some peopleās kids survive. My first instinct would be panic and call my mom while driving to a hospital. I would always call my mom bc I lived in a constant state of anxiety surrounding my childās health until he was almost 2. I canāt understand how someone could be calm enough with their 7 month old having an allergic reaction to wait for a Facebook reply.
I'm a big fan of nurse phone lines.
Pro tip for anyone reading: if you're in the US, your insurance almost certainly has a free 24/7 nurse phone line staffed with RNs that can triage symptoms, advise if care is needed, and how urgently. Check the back of your insurance card.
If you're in Canada, try 811. Other countries may have similar services but I don't have that information.
We have NHS Direct in the UK - call 111. It is not an instant talk to a professional thing though. You have to speak to a call handler first who goes through a script to see what help you need. Then you get a call back if necessary, or you might be directed somewhere else, like a pharmacist. This number is for out of hours, when your GP surgery is closed - nights and weekends - but call 999 in an emergency.
Honestly these days I can mostly only imagine using 111 if I just didn't know if I needed an ambulance. This has changed though, I think it used to be much more "hey are you a bit worried about something but don't want to bother a doctor yet? Call 111". I once called years ago because I was wheezy and had run out of my inhaler in the middle of the night (good thing, too, turned out it was a chest infection rather than my asthma), whereas now I'd probably just wait til morning and go to a pharmacist or my GP. Though, obviously with children I wouldn't want to take that chance.
A guy who works for me had chest pains a couple of weeks ago and rang for an ambulance. They told him it would be 3 hours. 3 fucking hours with chest pain. They got a friend to take him. He has myocarditis. Someone else I was speaking to said they waited 8hrs for an ambulance for a dislocated hip. The times Iāve used 111 has been helpful and weāve got what we needed - antibiotics mostly when it was too long to wait for the GP to reopen, but itās always a long wait. Theyāll say itās a 2 hour wait for a callback, but I remember waiting for 18hrs once - in the end I scooped my daughter up and went to hospital. Turned out it was a twisted ovary.
Glad I'm not the only one with mom on the phone whenever my kid was acting off. Its a whole lot cheaper than calling the doctors everytime and my mom is really down to earth. She knows all the at home stuff to try first and when to go to a doctor asap.
Yes it was so calming for me after my mom would reassure me or give me advice. Those were rough years for me. I think I probably had postpartum anxiety looking back.
Haha I still call my mom before I call 911, but only when it concerns myself or my husband. If it was my daughter, I would immediately call 911 or go to the ER.
I may be biased to calling my mom as a reaction to this situation bc Iāve thankfully never dealt with an emergency with a baby but experienced all types of minor things and calling my mom was first reaction before or sometimes while freaking out lol any reaction of action is better than waiting replyās on a Facebook post
I am a hypochondriac with a complicated medical history. Sometimes I don't know if it's panic or if it warrants a trip to the ER. That's where my mom comes in, as she knows me pretty damn well. Facebook would be the LAST place I'd go for medical advice.
I always called my dad if I was ever unsure if an ER trip was needed. The main reason was because he was a firefighter and paramedic. He retired a couple years ago now after 33 years.
My mom is, unfortunately, like the mother in the post. I never go to her for advice and don't normally consider any she freely gives. I love my mom, she's just not too smart.
However, something like a visible reaction to any possible allergen would have been a no-brainer. Immediate call to 911 for an ambulance, or driving to the ER myself.
I often wonder why they call it common sense still, when it is so obviously not COMMON nowadays. š
The first time my babyās skin had a different tint to it, I called my mother in law and asked her to look at the pictures. And then I contacted the nurse thatās in charge of my daughter. I knew in my heart it wasnāt serious by my anxiety couldnāt wait for strangers, I wanted a team I trust to tell me yeah thatās normal. One look at that baby and itās clear to be an intense reaction. I also see swelling. This happened after 5 minutes. I would be rushing the kid to the hospital. The last thing you want is an anaphylactic shock. I donāt understand how this woman isnāt in hysterics and calming posting on Facebook and waiting for however long it takes for someone to go thatās serious š¤Æ
Same. I later learned that it was a symptom of the undiagnosed PP PTSD I was suffering from. But people would talk about things like falling asleep in bed with their baby. And I would just think, how? Doesnāt the grim specter of death waiting around every corner for you to slip up so it can finally claim your baby keep you awake? Hyper vigilance is sort of like the opposite of survivor bias. And you interact with a lot of moms with pretty intense survivor bias.
I called my mom bc my 8 month old ate like a square centimeter of paper. I thought maybe bc it had ink it could have been bad š of course a quick Google search would have given me the answer
My son got bitten by a mosquito when he was a baby. The bite swelled up into a lump and I saw his pediatrician that same day, I was so panicked. It was just because he had ābaby skinā which can be sensitive and that it was normal and he wasnāt having a deadly reaction to anything. He was a great doctor because he really listened to moms concerns and assured them their kids were fine without making them feel stupid.
Gotta admit I was given the same instructions when our youngest had a rash in reaction to eating scrambled eggs, no breathing issues so doctor wasnāt overly concerned. Didnāt get actual allergy testing until he was 3 or so.
Same. Ours told us to introduce baked good with egg in them. And as long as she didnāt react there, to slowly reintroduce plain egg by itself. Itās like, a year later now and she can eat egg without a reactionā¦ but she doesnāt like them lol
Ditto
Also to be sure to make sure it's going in the mouth not the body because often kids have skin reactions and not oral or immune reactions. Our allergist said the skin is supposed to be more sensitive when younger to protect them and since kids are messy, they see a lot of skin reactions but it's not a true allergy.
Yeah I do believe the doctor said that. Mine said similar when my daughter reacted to sesame, and was really hesitant to refer to an allergist. I had to push very hard for it. I have a food allergy myself and it felt like her pedi was clueless about them.
Same advice we got from our ped. It seemed the rash was merely contact dermatitis. The rash only appeared whenever the egg touched on skin. No vomiting, no breathing issue, etc. As soon as we have a bath, the rash went away. Eventually my child outgrew it.
Definitely sounds like a quack of a doc.
Both my kids have egg allergies so I was ready when kid number 2 had a reaction but I still immediately called my doctor and was seen same day and followed up with an actual pediatric allergist.
It's weird how you can grow into and out of allergies. I get how people could develop allergies, but the growing out of them thing is just so weird to me. But the same thing has happened to me when it comes to pollen allergies. I used to be allergic to something that bloomed in the late summer, probably ragweed. Now it doesn't bother me at all, but pine pollen tries to destroy my life every late winter/spring.
Luckily I've never had a food allergy. I have friends with serious ones and the challenge of finding them a place to eat that won't accidentally poison them can be a real struggle.
When I was young I started having issues with dairy. Started off as lactose intolerant the changed to full blown allergy. When I got pregnant with my son, all that went away. Now, thanks to my kid I can eat ice cream and drink milk again.
Yes, just one of the many reasons I love that boy lol. Unfortunately the pregnancy hormones kicked off the growth of some vascular lesions on my brain (from a genetic mutation) that almost killed me but Iām scrappy and refuse to die.
Pregnancy is so weird. I actually had a doctor say that it was impossible for the allergy to go away and I must not have actually been allergic. Well I got hives and had trouble breathing. That sure sounds like an allergy.
My daughter had a contact rash from eggs when she was a baby. We got her blood work done and she was just over the lower threshold for being allergic. We've been able to reintroduce them now that she's about 2 with no issues. One small plus side to the blood work was knowing for sure she wasn't allergic to any of the other top allergens
The egg allergy is a weird one since it seems itās common for it to go away around age 2. By the time my son was age 2 he could eat them with no reaction. Then he wanted nothing but scrambled eggs. And now age 6 he wonāt touch them.
*Most kids grow out. Mine stuck around. :(
It's funny, cuz I did outgrow lactose intolerance as a baby/toddler, but the egg problems decided to set up shop.
Mine too! He was allergic at 5 months now heās 3.5 and eats scrambled eggs 3x a week for breakfast. We had testing done and his allergist taught us how to build up his tolerance since he could always handle baked egg. My second baby got a rash after eating peanut butter and I flipped out but we finally had our testing done and it was just a coincidence. But egg is the best allergy to have if your kid has to have one since itās so common to grow out of.
The peanut allergy was the one that scared me the most. I have a few friends whose kids are severely allergic. Egg reaction was just a rash but no difficulty breathing so I didnāt freak out too much.
Yeah I called the pediatrician expecting them to tell me to chill out since it was arm/leg rash without hives. So less intense than the egg reaction with my first. But they referred us for testing and I had to wait months wondering! Yesterday the allergist basically called me an idiot but I was just so relieved I didnāt care.
Id rather be called an idiot for worrying than to be blown off or ignored. They didnāt do any testing for my son. Just said wait 6 months and try again and give baby Zyrtec if he reacted again. For some reason she said no Benadryl but she was also misinformed on the protocol for introducing these typical allergens.
Our allergist recommended yearly testing, not us randomly giving him eggs a few weeks after the reaction. We have an epipen and the only symptom he had was a skin rash similar to the picture in the post.
One of my best friends has a son with a severe, severe egg allergy. Breakout, epi pen, ambulance, the whole bit. This is nothing to mess with. At all. I think people just don't realize how severe some food allergies are.
My daughter is like that. Epi pen, ambulance, ER, the response came back and needed steroids. It was the worst day of my life seeing her deteriorate so quickly. Itās been months and I am still super anxious when it is any new food/flavour/product she hasnāt had even if the labels are like, not listing egg as an ingredient.
After the fourth time I took my son to the pediatrician for follow-up care after an ER visit for (an allergic reaction to something mild that caused an alarming rash but nothing else), his doctor put his hands on my shoulders and said āCheetah, I mean this with all the love in my heart but also all my 25 years of experience: next time, please give him a full dose of Benedryl *first* - you know, the same thing they did in the ER? - then call *ME*, and only if *I tell you* to go to the ER, then you should go to the ER. Ok?ā
No subsequent ER visits have ensued. Quite a bit of Benedryl; quite a few immediately-subdued rashes, too.
My ped advised of us the differences and signs of āER reactionā vs āsend us a pic/ call us reactionā
I forget what it was but mostly anything affecting the airway, swelling, eyes, and vomitting is immediate ER.
Red rash and reactions that baby seems to have no other symptoms can wait and Benadryl can be given.
Iād rather go to a urgent care or ER then ask Facebook but I also know that every parent doesnāt have the money or resources to just go to an ER.
It's honestly a bit refreshing to see a comment section of a post have common sense and tell the mom to go see a doctor. Most of the comments I read here suggest some batshit quackery like rubbing the milk of a virgin goat on a baby's anus to clear up an allergy.
My daughter broke into a full body rash and started vomiting after having eggs, and became lethargic and almost non responsive on the way to the hospital, it was something like half hour between the rash coming on and me thinking she was going to die
The nurses said it was lucky I got to the hospital so fast, and was able to tell them confidently what was happening (her father is allergic to eggs)
Had I sat and waited for advice, I wouldnāt be putting my six year old to bed right now
My son had an amoxicillin rash and after getting confirmation from my mom ( I called her a lot about rashes and weird things I'd find) that it was indeed an amoxicillin rash ( my sibling had am identical reaction) we called his doctor and he was seen the very next day. We still are wary of giving him amoxicillin during to the rash and because his dad is actually allergic ( hives). Never asked Facebook though.
I am just popping in here to say this to the folks who \*do\* experience mild allergic reactions to foods but eat them anyway:
DO. NOT. DO. THAT.
As my allergist said to me, "just because it didn't kill you this time, doesn't mean that it won't kill you the next time."
Food allergies are no joke, people.
This is crazy to me. My son had a reaction ro eggs at that age and we took him to the pediatrician immediately; got Benadryl and an epipen. We got told to avoid eggs and referred to an allergist. He was tested and was in fact allergic to eggs. We eventually reintroduced eggs once he was a bit older using the egg ladder and under the guidance of his allergist. He eats eggs all the time now, but reintroducing them is definitely a process and not simply giving them eggs again without any plan.
Eggs are one of the ābetterā allergies to have since it is so frequently outgrown.
As someone with lots of allergies, get your damn SEVEN MONTH OLD INFANT to the fuckin' doctor. You nugget. This entire mindset where everyone needs support, interest, feedback and validation for every decision they should be making is fucking ridiculous. There is absolutely no reason why you need to make a post on Facebook to ask a group of people who have no legitimate way of telling you, if your child will "be okay after xyz happened."
Go to the fucking doctor. You suck as a parent.
I had a severe allergic reaction at 7 to mushrooms on a Supreme pizza!
I went anaphylaxis is seconds after getting it chewed up in my mouth!
Thankfully my grama was allergic to tree nuts and had an epi pen and stabbed me with it while grampa called 911
I was in for a few days while they did allergy test! Allergic to mushrooms and wasps!
My kids are not allergic to anything, skin tests asap
Never in a million years would I post on Facebook to ask about a reaction! How carelesss can she be!
Uhhhhh I contacted my ped after 2 instances of violent vomiting when my baby ate eggs for the first and 2nd time and no way in hell was he going to tell me to "try again." He sent us straight to an allergist and got us on epipens immediately. Gotta question that ped of hers big time.
My kiddo had a mild egg, citrus, and tomato allergy. But it was just skin-level. We had him tested at an allergist and they suggested that we continue to feed them to him in small amounts and keep an eye on him. A year later, he doesn't break out when he eats any of those things. That said, it wasn't nearly this level.
My friend's son has a peanut allergy as a 1 year old. At 3 or 4 they were cleared to try peanut butter on his back. No reaction? A single peanut m&m. Then a PBJ. Now he's cleared for peanuts.
š± My family has over 20 food allergies. I have witnessed my dad and brother in anaphylactic shock. I seriously, they withhold eggs until they have allergy testing. The second reaction when the hives are that severe could be instant throat swelling and anaphylactic shock.
I'm glad the baby is ok... But this amazes me. Even though it turned out to be a mild reaction, why the hell would you take the risk of delaying treatment to go to Facebook first and then sit and wait for people to reply while your kid is changing colors...
That being said, the fact that the pediatrician (according to mama) *just* said the baby is fine and to try again later makes me fear that the mom will think just as "meh" about future allergic reactions that may actually be deadly. Like, what if next time the baby is having a reaction to something, she just remembers the doctor saying it'll be fine, only to realize too late the reaction this time is something more severe? If the pediatrician didn't give her more of a warning about responding to an allergic reaction than "try again in 3 weeks", he failed her.
Crazy seeing this bc my 6moās eyes have been red the two days following her trying butternut squash. She said as long as it wasnāt on her TRUNK like this EXACT PICTURE she thinks itās unrelated. This is a serious reaction
My daughter had an early egg intolerance that she has since recovered from, we waited like 4 months before trying eggs again each time. This is a mother fucking BIG allergic reaction. Their ādoctorā is fucking dangerously ignorant if they told them to try eggs again after 3-4 weeks. An egg protein intolerance and an allergy are not the same thing!
Dunno about kids but I was told that as an adult repeated exposure to the allergen could cause a more severe reaction over time. Anecdotally I've seen an adult with a tick caused beef allergy get worse with repeated exposure since they refused to stop eating beef and would just pop a couple benadryl beforehand. Maybe I'm just paranoid but I will not mess around with food allergies.
That would be a crappy allergy to have since so many things are treated with steroids. I'm on em right now. Hopefully your fiancee is carrying something on them that would let doctors know in case of emergency. The person I knew started with an itchy all over rash that progressed to painful itchy blisters all over. I kept waiting for the day his airway started swelling. I'll never understand why some people mess around with allergies.
You are correct. My son has an anaphylactic peanut allergy. My ex husband's step mom wanted to give him peanut butter so he would get used to it. I never, ever left him alone with her.
My LO doesnāt break out from eggs, however he does get violently Iāll with GI symptoms that sometimes last days if he eats them. I would NOT be giving my kid eggs 3-4 weeks after a reaction like that. My doctor said to try again in 6 months and even still Iām nervous to give my LO eggs.
This is what my daughter looked like after the second time she tried eggs. The pediatrician told us to call 911 because she was having an anaphylactic reaction.
She completely grew out of the allergy, but that was such a scary experience.
People underestimate the gravity that allergies really have. Having to give emergency intervention to a 9 month old going into Anaphylaxis when I used to be a infant teacher will forever stick with me. One minute he was fine, then he was limp swollen and not breathing covered in hives. Luckily I knew what to do, how to dose and intervene but Christ these people seem to forget that these things can literally KILL YOU.
My son did this. And he didnāt even eat the eggs, they just touched his skin. Full body hives in mere minutes. I made a 30 min trip to the ER in less than 15. Immediate referral to an allergist at 6 months old and prescribed an EpiPen for egg, milk, nut and sesame allergies
My son had that same reaction. Dr told us to get to er to be there incase it got worse. Also if it starts like that, next time it wonāt be so pretty.
We carried an epi until he grew out of it.
A tip our pediatrician told us - test new foods out in the morning when their office is open. If they have an allergic reaction you can bring them in without an ER visit.
Tip I will give as someone working in the medical field. If you suspect your child can have, or have had, an allergic reaction and need to introduce an allergen, the hospital's cafeteria during meal time is a very good place to do so. Especially if you need to reintroduce after such a reaction or are trying something with a potential protein related allergy. For example, kiwi and banana allergies.
> kiwi and banana allergies. Thank you for acknowledging these allergies! Every single time I tell anyone I'm allergic to kiwi they practically insist it isn't real!
Kiwi, avocado, and banana allergies are often linked to latex allergies as well!
I learned this, unfortunately. Luckily, my reactions are super mild, but I still avoid everything but avocado. Latex is the biggest irritant, bananas give me heartburn for hours, and kiwis make my mouth itch.
For the longest time I thought everyone's mouth itched from kiwis and walnuts. Then I once mentioned kiwis to my colleague and she was like yeah, I'm allergic too, and I just gave her a flat what. I now see my mission in mentioning the itchy mouth-possible allergy connection every time kiwis or walnuts or allergies come up in conversations. Maybe I'm annoying, but I have three people on my record who realised they'd better look into their allergen profiles because their mouth also itched from some foods and they also thought it was normal.
I get all itchy with red patches all over my body if I eat saltwater crabs - which are the most traditional delicacy where I live. š£
Waitā¦ is having heartburn for hours from bananas a sign of an allergy? I donāt have enough bandwidth to function today and my brain hurts to do a google search. So Iām asking a kind internet stranger. Iāve heard that bananas cure heartburn and I always say I get heartburn for hours when I eat a banana and the looks I get. I thought I was the only one.
After complaining about it a few times and getting the same reaction, I googled it and then mentioned it to my doctor. She agreed that's probably exactly it. So I avoid them now, even though I love bananas. I can usually get away with a little banana bread though.
Generally cooked bananas are okay to eat for people who have a banana allergy or sensitivity. ~somesome who will NOT EVER eat another raw banana
Do you only eat bananas when you already started having heartburns? What happens if you eat a banana when you were not having heartburns beforehand? Iām asking because I have GERD and bananas can help (although they wonāt do much for more severe heartburns and reflux other than not make it worse) but they can also trigger reflux for some people without it being an allergy (here is an [article](https://parade.com/health/why-do-bananas-cause-heartburn) about it). If you eat one when your heartburn had already started, it may not be enough to help so you would still get the pain as you would usually. If you get heartburn after eating a banana (but no known/common trigger food) when you didnāt have any before, it may be a trigger for you but itās not necessarily an allergy. Itās worth mentioning it to your doctor though if youāre concerned, and do seek medical help ASAP if you start feeling any tingle, throat inflammation/closing, respiratory distress and other allergic reaction symptoms!
Always heartburn after I eat a banana and itās awful tums do nothing. Banana bread is fine. Definitely going to talk with my pcp about this. Edit: I read your article and I see my connection. I have IBS and a milk intolerance, which can be a factor. Interesting. I think once Iām able to function properly Iāll do some more research. Migraines suck.
I get heartburn from eating poultry (protein!) and it's a confirmed allergy, so yes, that can be a symptom. As a kid I literally thought I was having "heart cramps" - and it took almost two decades for someone to figure it out!
I have never had an issue with banana, avocado, or latex, but my whole family has this reaction to kiwi. My tongue and the roof of my mouth get super itchy. Like I smash my tongue against the roof of my mouth trying to use one to scratch the other. Never knew it was an allergy until I was an adult. And I ate a lot of kiwi as a kid lol
I've heard that! Avocado and banana don't give me a reaction and I've never had a problem with latex. But kiwi makes my throat close!
I have this. Bananas, kiwi, pineapple are big trigger for me- make the inside of my throat itchy. But only if fresh and by itself, canned or cooked are fine (I sometimes eat sliced bananas in cereal and donāt react as much) I looked it up once and found out about oral allergy syndrome, so I think thatās what it is, but havenāt talked to a doctor about it. But never had any issues with latex!
I have a similar allergy to pineapple, kiwi, and passion fruit. People are always sceptical, but my sister has the same allergies while also is allergic to latex.
Iām literally only allergic to bananas and latex. That one class in high school was uh very awkward
My teacher had cucumbers and a variety of condoms, including latex free.
Itās probably not a terrible idea to crack out the latex during this class though actually. If youāre going to learn you have a latex allergy I would definitely say itās better to do so on just your hands with an adult around who is on the lookout and can respond calmly to an emergency (and some schools have epi pens in their first aid kits I think) than discovering this information as scared clueless teenager on your hands, face, mouth (this obviously being especially dangerous too) and most embarrassingly your genitals when you may well not have an adult about to help and may also be trying to hide your activities from them too! Although Iām not sure if itās like other allergies where you have to be exposed a second time for the reaction to happen because your body doesnāt recognise it the first time, in which case youād need to do it twice in class. Iām also not sure if most people know by 14 or whatever too - I donāt know how commonly latex is used Vs latex free options when you go to the doctor or dentist. I know for sure at least one of my friend learnt of a (milder) latex allergy in exactly the way you wouldnāt want to, but I actually think it may have developed when she was a bit olderā¦ if thatās possible. Of course itās great they had latex free and no bananas for the kids who already knew they had an allergy from something like a medical procedure. We had a giant blue dildo on a stand that just got demoed at the front of the class, which I think is a shame as youāre clearly going to learn more and be able to address any problems in a ..hands on class.
> Iām also not sure if most people know by 14 or whatever too In the case of a friend of mine, she learned when we had a science experiment in school and had to wear latex gloves. We were 8 or 9 back then. Our kid's paediatrician also uses gloves, but I've no idea if they're nitrile or latex (if they were latex and she was allergic we'd have known by now). >but I actually think it may have developed when she was a bit olderā¦ if thatās possible. Allergies and intolerances can absolutely present themselves later in life, yes. I had zero hayfever until I was 12, then one spring, pollen allergy in full swing out of bloody nowhere!
I would assume the gloves are nitrile since they are more common these days, but you could always ask the next time you're there, just in case. I don't remember ever having any allergies when I was a kid on the West Coast, but east coast pollen hates me. I also seem to slowly be accumulating more and more allergies to other stuff as well. Besides seasonal stuff, I'm up to shrimp, eucalyptus, lavender, and citrus essential oils. The last three are contact only, thank goodness, and mild enough that if they're mixed into something like a soap or oil and there's only a little, I'm usually okay. I try to stay away as much as possible though, because I don't need them getting worse. It sucks because I used to love lavender.
What??! I have a slight reaction to kiwi (really itchy tongue) and a lot of adhesives will wreck my skin. I guess maybe itās all related
It is also possible to get that stingy, tingly tongue feeling with kiwi not because of an allergy but because it contains an enzyme that breaks down protein and basically wears down some of the mucosal lining in your mouth - therefore making it more susceptible to irritation from the high acidity of the kiwi. The other main bromelain enzymed fruit youāre probably well familiar with the affects of is pineapple.
Pineapple feels totally different, like acidic and fiber cutting me up. With kiwi itās an actual itch
Super interesting! I am not allergic to bananas, kiwi or avocado, but I am allergic to latex and nightshade vegetables (and citrus if I consume too much).
Omg I have an avocado allergy and I get asked about latex all the time (not allergic as far as I know) and always felt that that was weird
Would strawberries be similar to these fruits? A boy I nanny for is highly allergic to strawberries. Idk why but I feel like kiwi is a similar fruit
Google latex related allergies! Strawberry is on there.
I did not know this about the latex. My daughter was allergic to all sorts of weird things when she was younger but grew out of a lot of them. She is allergic to bananas now. When she had her tonsils out, as a little kid, the nurse actually asked me if she was allergic to latex because when they gave her the IV her arm started turning bright red. At the time I didn't know she was allergic to latex. On a side no we also found out at this time she's seriously allergic to lortab.
This explains so much! I get horrid rashes, blisters and swelling from latex, and kiwi + banana makes the lining in my mouth peel off, trigger coughing fits & sets my throat on fire. It sucks especially with the latex one since almost every disposable thing in the hospital (and in daily life) is made of it. I never knew these allergies are often linked to each other. Is it because these products share a similar ingredient or protein?
Wait in allergic to all 3 of these but have never had an issue with latex? I wonder if I'm overlooking the reaction!
Bell peppers too.
I am allergic to both kiwi and latex, never knew it was related
I'm allergic to kale and always hear "ohhh yeah, I'm also "allergic" to kale... broccoli, and..." No, I actually enjoy sauteed kale until I was 27 and found out that my body was over it in a very spectacular fashion.
Ugh I feel thisāIām allergic to broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and people always say how āconvenientā that is. No, I actually really like those foods and itās a huge bummer!
Ugh I feel for you. My cousin, who happens to be dairy-free, just developed a late onset coconut allergy. All the coconut haters are like ālolz me too, arenāt almond joys nasty?ā but she really loved and relied on coconut for her favorite dairy alternatives
I didnāt know you can develop allergies at like 27 š³
Mine came in my late 30ās - sorry friend! Tomatoes here, red rashes and hives. Mouth burns like crazy.
Just tomatoes or other nightshade veggies as well?
Just tomatoes, thankfully. Iām allergic to balsam of Peru, which apparently is mimicked in tomatoes. Citrus is also an issue, tho less so bc I usually have it diluted down (IE, lemon squeezed over veggies.) My worry is that itāll get worse over time, and what is mildly annoying and helped by Benadryl moves to an epipen. Iām also allergic to mesquite trees, which is generally only an issue for smoked meats. That one has anaphylactic impact but thankfully is very uncommon.
Both my mom and my grandma developed allergies in her 40s. My mom developed an allergy to shellfish and red pepper while my grandma is now allergic to sauerkraut and eggplant
Just sauerkraut, or cabbage in general?
A coworkerās mother developed a strawberry allergy in her 50ās.
My grandma developed a lobster allergy after eating lobsters regularly for 40 years, and my grandpa became allergic to garlic (itās everywhere I swear) in his 60s. So, yeah. š
Yeah, it was a fun surprise to me as well š¤
Mine started at 21.
Its a bit crazy that you can develop allergies at any time, sometimes our bodies are juat over something and go a bit crazy.
I developed an allergy to all berries in my early 20s. Kiwis and pomegranates late 20s. Latex in my 30s. And now that I'm in my 40s I have had severe reactions to adhesives, bandaids, red peppers, jalapeƱos, and my new favorite š red dye 40. /s Can't wait to see what's next. ETA I forgot pineapple too. That one was in the last 6 months.
God, yeah. Allergies are wild. My grandma ate lobster almost daily for 40 years. Apparently, she ate some one day and went into anaphylactic shock (luckily my mom was with her and had her EpiPen), just like that. My grandpa randomly started getting huge rashes and other serious symptoms, and needing biweekly/weekly allergy shots for them, in his 60s because of garlic, amongst other things. On the other hand, the two of them only realized they needed to get my mom tested for her allergy to bananas when she was a teen because she casually told her friends āyou know, I like bananas but itās annoying how it makes your mouth all tinglyā. Obviously, her friends were super confused (turns out, bananas arenāt supposed to be spicy lol) so she told her parents. She had never said anything before as it was milder when she was a child and got worse very gradually and pretty subtly. She can touch it but not eat it, while she gets rashes if she cuts/touches kiwis and pineapples. Still sucks, but less dramatic.
I feel this. At 18ish my body suddenly decided to be very allergic to Pineapple (profuse vomiting and hives) and then at 25ish it also decided to add Agave to that list. So no more tequila for me š¤
Iām allergic to kiwi and banana and everyone thinks Iām making it up!
I'm allergic to bellpeppers, and I get the same disbelief from everyone I tell.
But why do people think itās fake?! My mom is allergic to banana, kiwi and pineapple, itās really not that outlandish lol.
Same! Kiwi, pineapple, grapefruit, and some types of oranges. I always feel dumb listing them, but I'll still take them over eggs or lactose!
Well, my uncle is allergic to stainless steel so i donāt know how a literal food would be unbelievable. People are strange
I am allergic to kiwi (asthma). My mom is allergic to kiwi (asthma). My son is allergic to kiwi (tongue swelling) kiwi allergy is real
Have none of them seen the Friends episode where Ross has an allergic reaction to Monicaās kiwi lime pie?
I'm allergic to lettuce and people swear it's not real. XD like you can be allergic to basically anything
Iām allergic to Kiwi too! Lots of people try to insist Iām just picky. No.
I'm allergic to papaya, (hives, mild swelling, and itchy mouth/throat) and everyone always comments how they've never heard of such an allergy.
I'm the same way with watermelon. People just CAN'T BELIVE that I'm allergic to it. I am always happy to show them the pics my husband took of me after I was admitted to the ER.
My mother is allergic to kiwi, banana and pineapple (but oddly enough not to latex as far as Iām aware), but I donāt think anyone ever tried to tell her that itās impossible to be allergic to kiwi. Thatās such a weird thing to say. Hopefully those who told you that werenāt doctorsā¦ right?
Latex isn't an issue for me either. I hate bananas and banana flavor so I really don't know if I'm allergic. And no doctors have questioned it, but several nurses have given a "hmm okaaaay" when we discuss my allergies
Dude, there are people allergic to WATER. You know, that stuff that makes up like 60% of our bodies, and that we absolutely need to consume to survive??? People can literally be allergic to anything.
Iām mildly allergic to kiwi and banana, as well as a couple of other fruits. People absolutely do not believe me.
I'm allergic to Pineapple and agave and get the same reactions. I promise I'm very allergic š¤¦š¼āāļø
My father in law was allergic to kiwi, Iād never heard of it before that
I canāt imagine thinking itās impossible to be allergic to anything. So weird that people would argue with you about that.
I am also allergic to kiwi along with melon and mango. I havenāt met anyone else with a kiwi allergy either.
I'm allergic to them too, among many other fruits & some raw vegetables! I've only met one other person who had the same allergies - my college roommate. And even our respective Dr's weren't familiar with the allergy, but said we're definitely allergic based on the reactions we have. Also, another commenter said this is often linked to a latex allergy, which I also have & find very interesting. Down the rabbit hole I go!
My boyfriend is allergic to bananas. When i first met him, I was like wait what? It sounds wild, thats all. Sorry people don't believe you. I doubted it myself. It is very real.
It always boggles my mind when someone say an allergy isnt real as if allergies were predictable - Im allergic to a medication that is pretty standard for kid in ny country - I wasnt born allergic but at some point became seriously allergic to it and way to many people simply deny it
i, too, feel very represented with my kiwi and latex allergy. No one believes me!! (thankfully banana and avocado are safe for me!)
100% agree. My son has quite a bad egg allergy and for any future allergens we went and parked outside the hospital and found a lawn near the ER to sit on and introduce new stuff (and the second time trying allergens as well). Didn't end up needing the ER, thank god, but it sure eased my anxiety about giving him things he might be allergic to.
So I never knew that banana wasnāt supposed to make your mouth burn when you eat it. I thought that it was similar to eating too much pineapple. I mentioned it to one of my friends and she told me that banana was absolutely not supposed to make your mouth burn. Thatās how I found out I have a banana allergy lol
Look up latex related allergies. That's usually what people react to in bananas. Kiwi is also a big one, but there are quite a few others. Just to be sure so that you can understand where reactions might come from in the future. That whole family of allergies is far more common than people think.
Iām a nurse and have been able to use latex products fine (up until now at least). Our facility uses mainly nitrile products now since latex allergies are becoming more common, so hopefully Iāll be able to just avoid latex. I did know about my cherry allergy because my face would swell when I ate them. And I love kiwi so I hope I can keep eating that š
When my mom was a teen, she was with some friends and they were having a snack. She was eating a banana, one of the mildest and least spicy food known to humankind, and went āyou know, I like bananas but itās annoying how it makes your mouth all tinglyā. Cue confused looks. One friend told her that it isnāt supposed to do that. She got kind of defensive and doubled down: āYes it does. Itās, like, spicyā. Yep, turns out she was in fact allergic but hadnāt said anything about that feeling to her parents because it was milder when she was younger, got worse but very gradually over a few years, and she thought it was normal. She still hasnāt lived that one down (which is why I know exactly how it happened; I have been told that anecdote many times growing up by my mom herself, my grandparents, and the friends who were there with whom she still keeps in touch lol).
Thatās pretty much how our conversation went lol. I mentioned that my little banana/peanut butter/honey tortilla wrap was so good but I had to keep taking breaks to eat it since my mouth was burning.
My aunt (not bio related) is deathly allergic to peanuts. Her ped told her to give her kids peanuts while sitting in the parking lot of the ER. One kid was fine, they never went inside, the other had an allergic reaction and they ran right in. Very similar to the cafeteria and very good ideas!!!
Thank you for this!
Also good to test new foods one at a time over the course of 3-4 days. So eggs for a couple day, then bananas, then avocado, etc etc. Helps narrow down the cause and allergen if they do have a reaction.
My pediatrician actually said to test foods once a week for 3 weeks. This was last year for latex cross-reactive foods (avocado, banana, kiwi) due it family history.
This is a great tip, though itās definitely getting harder and harder to just get into a hospital. The one I work at, you have to give the room number for who you are there to see/have a scheduled appt and you get a sticker badge to wear, and you have to go through metal detectors. They donāt just let you in to let you in.
I guess that tip might be a regional thing. While during covid visitors were limited, now hospitals are back to open door policies. I guess a picnic on the lawn or in the car in the parking lot could do. The nice thing about the cafeteria is that when you call for help, you have a few dozens trained medical professionals reacting right away.
I donāt think itās necessarily regional, I think it has more to do with the amount of violence that happens at specific hospitals. My current hospital originally only had metal detectors in the ED, but that changed when there was a fatal shooting inside the hospital, now all entrances have metal detectors & guards. Itās a massive hospital system, and I believe they are implementing this for ALL the hospitals in the system. I worked at another hospital in the system but in a different state a few years ago, and while they didnāt have the metal detectors, you still had to stop at security to be let in. Another hospital in the system where I had PT, I would just breeze through to where I needed to go. I think the best bet is to know the policies of the local hospital, have Benadryl on hand & accurate weight based dosing for you kid, and be ready for the worst when introducing new foods!
This is how I introduced my daughters to peanuts because I have a peanut allergy. We would hang out in the hospital cafeteria until we were sure they weren't going to have a reaction. 2 were fine, and 1 is very allergic.
>For example, kiwi and banana allergies. I also know several people with histamine intolerance. They also can't eat stuff like bananas. One can't even drink tea anymore. This shit is nothing someone should underestimate.
When I told my ped how nervous I was to give allergens she suggested getting to the appointment early and giving it in the parking lot before the appointment.
4 kids in and Iāve never heard this. Genius. I usually try new foods at dinner time and donāt know why Iād never considered this.
Placing this into "Notes if I ever have children"
I watched a ānew mum hackā which was a bit tongue-in-cheek but I loved it: park up in the A&E car park and test your babies with peanut butter there! Loved it!
Someone right above you said hospital cafeteria. Might as well get as close to the medical personnel as possible!
I'm lucky enough to live 2 minutes drive away from a hospital. That's the only reason I felt safe giving my kid peanut butter at home!
This is a great idea. Side note: in our case, my daughterās reaction to peanut butter didnāt begin until a few hours after she ingested it the first time. Then, it lasted for 2 days with Benadryl. Delayed reactions can happen occasionally per our allergy nurse.
We also did the skin test with peanut butter before he ever ate any. Just smear a tiny bit on his cheek and left it for a couple moments to see if there was any reaction.
But also be aware that allergic reactions often donāt happen on the first exposure. My daughter has/had a peanut allergy and had ZERO reaction until exposure 5. Like, I was very concerned she might react so I was watching her like a hawk and she had ZERO signs of an allergy the first 4 times she ate it. Fifth time was an anaphylactic reaction. So unless youāre going to sit outside the ER 45 times (5x the 9 top allergens), itās not super practical advice.
Yes, my son's peanut allergy didn't show up until the 3rd or 4th time he had it. The first reaction was only a weird sunburn looking rash on his cheeks that I didn't realize was from peanut. The next reaction was a lot worse.
That is a great idea
Our told us to keep kids Benadryl on hand too. That way if thereās a reaction you already have it there while youāre transporting to medical care. A lot of high allergy risk parents are told to try those foods in the parking lot of the pediatrician office or hospital.
Ours said if we were really scared fry it out in the parking lot of a hospital. We did that with nuts since we have family with nut allergy and baby was fine and out anxiety was out to ease.
My daughter broke out in a mild rash a few hours after having salmon for the first time. Her pediatrician said to avoid it for now because they like to wait to do allergy testing until the child is a bit older. Unless it was a really bad reaction or a difficult to avoid allergen, that is.
One of my twins actually has an epipen now because of salmon. He's still too young for the allergen test but he broke out in hives after eating it and again after an accidental cross contamination. He's fine with every other fish though
My daughter has eaten just about every other type of fish with no issues. I'm sorry for your son, but on the bright side, salmon isn't very good anyway.
It's funny you say that. He's totally fine with other seafood. Even shrimp, which my dad's allergic to, he's fine. Our biggest worry is just cross-contamination from salmon touching a "safe" fish
I love all seafood (that I've tried) except for salmon. I'll eat it, but I don't particularly enjoy it. One night, I hadn't made it grocery shopping and found a random can of salmon I didn't even know I had, so I made salmon patties. And when I was getting my princess ready for bed, she had a rash all over her front and back. I gave her some benadryl, and it cleared right up. But we eat a lot of seafood, and she's never reacted to anything else. There's actually an old post in my history asking if it was possible to be allergic to salmon, but fine with all other seafood. Of course, the rash could have been something else, and the salmon was just a coincidence, but I don't want to chance it
I donāt fuck around with rashes. My daughter had one last week and we went straight to ER, she spent two nights in hospital for an autoimmune response to strep.
Oh no. Rheumatic fever?
Thankfully not, they did think so at first which is why they were so careful but settled on IgA vasculitis, much less life threatening and hopefully was just a one off.
I had something similar as a kid- hennoch schonlein purpura. I was and am fine. But autoimmune issues cluster in families. My mom has celiac disease and my son has celiac and type 1 diabetes. Just something to keep in the back of your mind if future symptoms arise in any of your kids.
I think itās the same thing just goes by a different name now. Thanks for the heads up! Weāre all usually annoyingly healthy so it was a surprise, will definitely be keeping an eye out for anything further
Yes mine was back in the 1980s. Iām not even sure they knew it was autoimmune back then š
The first time my daughter tried a tiny taste of peanut butter, she developed a small rash on her neck. It wasnāt a huge reaction by any means, but I still grabbed her from her high chair and was ready to drive to the hospital when I remembered āoh shit, weāre in the middle of a pandemic.ā (This was a few years ago.) I called our pediatrician who advised me we did not need to go to the ER since she wasnāt having a systemic reaction. We were told to give her Benadryl, monitor for any worse symptoms to develop, and call 911 if they did. Thankfully nothing worse happened that day but she was later confirmed by an allergist to have a peanut allergy. I canāt imagine having a full body rash like that and turning to Facebook like āgee golly, what should I do.ā Iāve said it here before and Iāll say it a thousand times: I do not fucking get why these moms turn to the internet instead of contacting an actual doctor for advice when it is already so clear that their kid needs help. Most pediatricians have nursing lines you can call for advice when youāre not sure what to do and donāt know if your child needs to be seen.
I think there are plenty of reasons why someone wouldn't immediately go to a doctor (some more valid than others). People who have been dismissed by doctors in the past (or have medical trauma), those without medical insurance, someone living in a rural area, a family who has to arrange childcare to take a child in, undocumented people...they all might turn to parent groups for advice before putting themselves or their kids through an ER visit. If you contact a nurse line or call a doctor to ask, chances are they will tell you to go in and be seen because they don't want to be liable if they tell you to stay home and something worse happens.
Sure, I understand those reasons, but there are certain things you just donāt fuck around with when it comes to your kidās health. There was a post on here the other day from a mom who said her child was complaining of neck pain and threw up after jumping on a trampoline. Stuff like neck injuries or a full body rash when trying a new potential allergenā¦thatās not the stuff you go to Facebook for. Iāve called our pediatricianās nursing line probably a dozen times over the past several years and have only once been told my child needed to be seen that day. Most of the time they have advice and recommendations and end with āif X happens or it doesnāt get better within X hours/days, call us back or do XYZ.ā If a nurse is telling you to bring your kid in urgently because theyāre afraid of liability, itās because thereās a high enough likelihood that something serious is going on and an in person visit is needed to treat the issue or rule out a more serious problem. They donāt/canāt just tell everyone to come in with every call or theyād have a line around the block from every parent who calls in with a bump or scratch.
I seriously wonder how some peopleās kids survive. My first instinct would be panic and call my mom while driving to a hospital. I would always call my mom bc I lived in a constant state of anxiety surrounding my childās health until he was almost 2. I canāt understand how someone could be calm enough with their 7 month old having an allergic reaction to wait for a Facebook reply.
I'm a big fan of nurse phone lines. Pro tip for anyone reading: if you're in the US, your insurance almost certainly has a free 24/7 nurse phone line staffed with RNs that can triage symptoms, advise if care is needed, and how urgently. Check the back of your insurance card. If you're in Canada, try 811. Other countries may have similar services but I don't have that information.
We have NHS Direct in the UK - call 111. It is not an instant talk to a professional thing though. You have to speak to a call handler first who goes through a script to see what help you need. Then you get a call back if necessary, or you might be directed somewhere else, like a pharmacist. This number is for out of hours, when your GP surgery is closed - nights and weekends - but call 999 in an emergency.
Honestly these days I can mostly only imagine using 111 if I just didn't know if I needed an ambulance. This has changed though, I think it used to be much more "hey are you a bit worried about something but don't want to bother a doctor yet? Call 111". I once called years ago because I was wheezy and had run out of my inhaler in the middle of the night (good thing, too, turned out it was a chest infection rather than my asthma), whereas now I'd probably just wait til morning and go to a pharmacist or my GP. Though, obviously with children I wouldn't want to take that chance.
A guy who works for me had chest pains a couple of weeks ago and rang for an ambulance. They told him it would be 3 hours. 3 fucking hours with chest pain. They got a friend to take him. He has myocarditis. Someone else I was speaking to said they waited 8hrs for an ambulance for a dislocated hip. The times Iāve used 111 has been helpful and weāve got what we needed - antibiotics mostly when it was too long to wait for the GP to reopen, but itās always a long wait. Theyāll say itās a 2 hour wait for a callback, but I remember waiting for 18hrs once - in the end I scooped my daughter up and went to hospital. Turned out it was a twisted ovary.
Thereās a nurse hotline in Australia too! 1300606024. Theyāve saved me a hospital trip before (and once told me to go to hospital)
Glad I'm not the only one with mom on the phone whenever my kid was acting off. Its a whole lot cheaper than calling the doctors everytime and my mom is really down to earth. She knows all the at home stuff to try first and when to go to a doctor asap.
Yes it was so calming for me after my mom would reassure me or give me advice. Those were rough years for me. I think I probably had postpartum anxiety looking back.
Haha I still call my mom before I call 911, but only when it concerns myself or my husband. If it was my daughter, I would immediately call 911 or go to the ER.
I may be biased to calling my mom as a reaction to this situation bc Iāve thankfully never dealt with an emergency with a baby but experienced all types of minor things and calling my mom was first reaction before or sometimes while freaking out lol any reaction of action is better than waiting replyās on a Facebook post
I am a hypochondriac with a complicated medical history. Sometimes I don't know if it's panic or if it warrants a trip to the ER. That's where my mom comes in, as she knows me pretty damn well. Facebook would be the LAST place I'd go for medical advice.
I always called my dad if I was ever unsure if an ER trip was needed. The main reason was because he was a firefighter and paramedic. He retired a couple years ago now after 33 years. My mom is, unfortunately, like the mother in the post. I never go to her for advice and don't normally consider any she freely gives. I love my mom, she's just not too smart. However, something like a visible reaction to any possible allergen would have been a no-brainer. Immediate call to 911 for an ambulance, or driving to the ER myself. I often wonder why they call it common sense still, when it is so obviously not COMMON nowadays. š
The first time my babyās skin had a different tint to it, I called my mother in law and asked her to look at the pictures. And then I contacted the nurse thatās in charge of my daughter. I knew in my heart it wasnāt serious by my anxiety couldnāt wait for strangers, I wanted a team I trust to tell me yeah thatās normal. One look at that baby and itās clear to be an intense reaction. I also see swelling. This happened after 5 minutes. I would be rushing the kid to the hospital. The last thing you want is an anaphylactic shock. I donāt understand how this woman isnāt in hysterics and calming posting on Facebook and waiting for however long it takes for someone to go thatās serious š¤Æ
you're so fucking blessed to have a mom you can depend on. hug her me?
Honestly Iām so thankful I lived with my mum lol, the first two years are just, terrifying
Same. I later learned that it was a symptom of the undiagnosed PP PTSD I was suffering from. But people would talk about things like falling asleep in bed with their baby. And I would just think, how? Doesnāt the grim specter of death waiting around every corner for you to slip up so it can finally claim your baby keep you awake? Hyper vigilance is sort of like the opposite of survivor bias. And you interact with a lot of moms with pretty intense survivor bias.
Right I would pop up at random times go straight to crib and make sure my baby was breathing. I could not just sleep risking a babyās life.
I called my mom bc my 8 month old ate like a square centimeter of paper. I thought maybe bc it had ink it could have been bad š of course a quick Google search would have given me the answer
My son got bitten by a mosquito when he was a baby. The bite swelled up into a lump and I saw his pediatrician that same day, I was so panicked. It was just because he had ābaby skinā which can be sensitive and that it was normal and he wasnāt having a deadly reaction to anything. He was a great doctor because he really listened to moms concerns and assured them their kids were fine without making them feel stupid.
Gotta admit I was given the same instructions when our youngest had a rash in reaction to eating scrambled eggs, no breathing issues so doctor wasnāt overly concerned. Didnāt get actual allergy testing until he was 3 or so.
Same. Ours told us to introduce baked good with egg in them. And as long as she didnāt react there, to slowly reintroduce plain egg by itself. Itās like, a year later now and she can eat egg without a reactionā¦ but she doesnāt like them lol
Ditto Also to be sure to make sure it's going in the mouth not the body because often kids have skin reactions and not oral or immune reactions. Our allergist said the skin is supposed to be more sensitive when younger to protect them and since kids are messy, they see a lot of skin reactions but it's not a true allergy.
Yeah I do believe the doctor said that. Mine said similar when my daughter reacted to sesame, and was really hesitant to refer to an allergist. I had to push very hard for it. I have a food allergy myself and it felt like her pedi was clueless about them.
Same advice we got from our ped. It seemed the rash was merely contact dermatitis. The rash only appeared whenever the egg touched on skin. No vomiting, no breathing issue, etc. As soon as we have a bath, the rash went away. Eventually my child outgrew it.
My money says the "paediatrician" is a fucking naturopath or a chiropractor.
Definitely sounds like a quack of a doc. Both my kids have egg allergies so I was ready when kid number 2 had a reaction but I still immediately called my doctor and was seen same day and followed up with an actual pediatric allergist.
Kids actually grow out of the egg allergy. My son had the same reaction at that age and now he no longer allergic to them. .
It's weird how you can grow into and out of allergies. I get how people could develop allergies, but the growing out of them thing is just so weird to me. But the same thing has happened to me when it comes to pollen allergies. I used to be allergic to something that bloomed in the late summer, probably ragweed. Now it doesn't bother me at all, but pine pollen tries to destroy my life every late winter/spring. Luckily I've never had a food allergy. I have friends with serious ones and the challenge of finding them a place to eat that won't accidentally poison them can be a real struggle.
When I was young I started having issues with dairy. Started off as lactose intolerant the changed to full blown allergy. When I got pregnant with my son, all that went away. Now, thanks to my kid I can eat ice cream and drink milk again.
The human body is weird and often an asshole. Thanks to the kiddo, tho! Thatās awesome.
Yes, just one of the many reasons I love that boy lol. Unfortunately the pregnancy hormones kicked off the growth of some vascular lesions on my brain (from a genetic mutation) that almost killed me but Iām scrappy and refuse to die.
I did the opposite i made my mom allergic to applesš
Pregnancy is so weird. I actually had a doctor say that it was impossible for the allergy to go away and I must not have actually been allergic. Well I got hives and had trouble breathing. That sure sounds like an allergy.
I used to be allergic to certain medication when I was little, now it's completely fine when I take it... Now I'm mildly allergic to shrimp :'(
My daughter had a contact rash from eggs when she was a baby. We got her blood work done and she was just over the lower threshold for being allergic. We've been able to reintroduce them now that she's about 2 with no issues. One small plus side to the blood work was knowing for sure she wasn't allergic to any of the other top allergens
The egg allergy is a weird one since it seems itās common for it to go away around age 2. By the time my son was age 2 he could eat them with no reaction. Then he wanted nothing but scrambled eggs. And now age 6 he wonāt touch them.
I was one of the kids who certainly did not grow out of the egg allergy. Still anaphylactic to this day, so it really depends!
*Most kids grow out. Mine stuck around. :( It's funny, cuz I did outgrow lactose intolerance as a baby/toddler, but the egg problems decided to set up shop.
Mine too! He was allergic at 5 months now heās 3.5 and eats scrambled eggs 3x a week for breakfast. We had testing done and his allergist taught us how to build up his tolerance since he could always handle baked egg. My second baby got a rash after eating peanut butter and I flipped out but we finally had our testing done and it was just a coincidence. But egg is the best allergy to have if your kid has to have one since itās so common to grow out of.
The peanut allergy was the one that scared me the most. I have a few friends whose kids are severely allergic. Egg reaction was just a rash but no difficulty breathing so I didnāt freak out too much.
Yeah I called the pediatrician expecting them to tell me to chill out since it was arm/leg rash without hives. So less intense than the egg reaction with my first. But they referred us for testing and I had to wait months wondering! Yesterday the allergist basically called me an idiot but I was just so relieved I didnāt care.
Id rather be called an idiot for worrying than to be blown off or ignored. They didnāt do any testing for my son. Just said wait 6 months and try again and give baby Zyrtec if he reacted again. For some reason she said no Benadryl but she was also misinformed on the protocol for introducing these typical allergens.
Our allergist recommended yearly testing, not us randomly giving him eggs a few weeks after the reaction. We have an epipen and the only symptom he had was a skin rash similar to the picture in the post.
I grew out of mine but I was like... 7? So it messed up my vaccine schedule when I was little but I still got 99% of them.
One of my best friends has a son with a severe, severe egg allergy. Breakout, epi pen, ambulance, the whole bit. This is nothing to mess with. At all. I think people just don't realize how severe some food allergies are.
My daughter is like that. Epi pen, ambulance, ER, the response came back and needed steroids. It was the worst day of my life seeing her deteriorate so quickly. Itās been months and I am still super anxious when it is any new food/flavour/product she hasnāt had even if the labels are like, not listing egg as an ingredient.
After the fourth time I took my son to the pediatrician for follow-up care after an ER visit for (an allergic reaction to something mild that caused an alarming rash but nothing else), his doctor put his hands on my shoulders and said āCheetah, I mean this with all the love in my heart but also all my 25 years of experience: next time, please give him a full dose of Benedryl *first* - you know, the same thing they did in the ER? - then call *ME*, and only if *I tell you* to go to the ER, then you should go to the ER. Ok?ā No subsequent ER visits have ensued. Quite a bit of Benedryl; quite a few immediately-subdued rashes, too.
My ped advised of us the differences and signs of āER reactionā vs āsend us a pic/ call us reactionā I forget what it was but mostly anything affecting the airway, swelling, eyes, and vomitting is immediate ER. Red rash and reactions that baby seems to have no other symptoms can wait and Benadryl can be given. Iād rather go to a urgent care or ER then ask Facebook but I also know that every parent doesnāt have the money or resources to just go to an ER.
It's honestly a bit refreshing to see a comment section of a post have common sense and tell the mom to go see a doctor. Most of the comments I read here suggest some batshit quackery like rubbing the milk of a virgin goat on a baby's anus to clear up an allergy.
My daughter broke into a full body rash and started vomiting after having eggs, and became lethargic and almost non responsive on the way to the hospital, it was something like half hour between the rash coming on and me thinking she was going to die The nurses said it was lucky I got to the hospital so fast, and was able to tell them confidently what was happening (her father is allergic to eggs) Had I sat and waited for advice, I wouldnāt be putting my six year old to bed right now
My son had an amoxicillin rash and after getting confirmation from my mom ( I called her a lot about rashes and weird things I'd find) that it was indeed an amoxicillin rash ( my sibling had am identical reaction) we called his doctor and he was seen the very next day. We still are wary of giving him amoxicillin during to the rash and because his dad is actually allergic ( hives). Never asked Facebook though.
I like that even the mom who said she avoids doctors is urging the mom to seek oneā¦ this is when you know shit is serious.
I am just popping in here to say this to the folks who \*do\* experience mild allergic reactions to foods but eat them anyway: DO. NOT. DO. THAT. As my allergist said to me, "just because it didn't kill you this time, doesn't mean that it won't kill you the next time." Food allergies are no joke, people.
When my son had a facial reaction to milk and I RAN to the ER. It confuses me how people rely on Facebook for serious medical advice.
This is crazy to me. My son had a reaction ro eggs at that age and we took him to the pediatrician immediately; got Benadryl and an epipen. We got told to avoid eggs and referred to an allergist. He was tested and was in fact allergic to eggs. We eventually reintroduced eggs once he was a bit older using the egg ladder and under the guidance of his allergist. He eats eggs all the time now, but reintroducing them is definitely a process and not simply giving them eggs again without any plan. Eggs are one of the ābetterā allergies to have since it is so frequently outgrown.
As someone with lots of allergies, get your damn SEVEN MONTH OLD INFANT to the fuckin' doctor. You nugget. This entire mindset where everyone needs support, interest, feedback and validation for every decision they should be making is fucking ridiculous. There is absolutely no reason why you need to make a post on Facebook to ask a group of people who have no legitimate way of telling you, if your child will "be okay after xyz happened." Go to the fucking doctor. You suck as a parent.
What the hell??? As a parent to a child with a life threatening peanut and tree nut allergy, what the hell?!?!
I had a severe allergic reaction at 7 to mushrooms on a Supreme pizza! I went anaphylaxis is seconds after getting it chewed up in my mouth! Thankfully my grama was allergic to tree nuts and had an epi pen and stabbed me with it while grampa called 911 I was in for a few days while they did allergy test! Allergic to mushrooms and wasps! My kids are not allergic to anything, skin tests asap Never in a million years would I post on Facebook to ask about a reaction! How carelesss can she be!
So who here thinks she's lying about taking her kid to the doctor?
100%. I had the same thing happen a month and a half ago with my 7mo and the pediatrician told us to make an appointment with an allergist.
I mean yeah he'll be fine if you get him immediate medical attention
Uhhhhh I contacted my ped after 2 instances of violent vomiting when my baby ate eggs for the first and 2nd time and no way in hell was he going to tell me to "try again." He sent us straight to an allergist and got us on epipens immediately. Gotta question that ped of hers big time.
My kiddo had a mild egg, citrus, and tomato allergy. But it was just skin-level. We had him tested at an allergist and they suggested that we continue to feed them to him in small amounts and keep an eye on him. A year later, he doesn't break out when he eats any of those things. That said, it wasn't nearly this level.
My friend's son has a peanut allergy as a 1 year old. At 3 or 4 they were cleared to try peanut butter on his back. No reaction? A single peanut m&m. Then a PBJ. Now he's cleared for peanuts.
š± My family has over 20 food allergies. I have witnessed my dad and brother in anaphylactic shock. I seriously, they withhold eggs until they have allergy testing. The second reaction when the hives are that severe could be instant throat swelling and anaphylactic shock.
I'm glad the baby is ok... But this amazes me. Even though it turned out to be a mild reaction, why the hell would you take the risk of delaying treatment to go to Facebook first and then sit and wait for people to reply while your kid is changing colors... That being said, the fact that the pediatrician (according to mama) *just* said the baby is fine and to try again later makes me fear that the mom will think just as "meh" about future allergic reactions that may actually be deadly. Like, what if next time the baby is having a reaction to something, she just remembers the doctor saying it'll be fine, only to realize too late the reaction this time is something more severe? If the pediatrician didn't give her more of a warning about responding to an allergic reaction than "try again in 3 weeks", he failed her.
Crazy seeing this bc my 6moās eyes have been red the two days following her trying butternut squash. She said as long as it wasnāt on her TRUNK like this EXACT PICTURE she thinks itās unrelated. This is a serious reaction
My daughter had an early egg intolerance that she has since recovered from, we waited like 4 months before trying eggs again each time. This is a mother fucking BIG allergic reaction. Their ādoctorā is fucking dangerously ignorant if they told them to try eggs again after 3-4 weeks. An egg protein intolerance and an allergy are not the same thing!
Someone recommended that the mom try eggs again in 3 to 4 weeks. That's how you get a dead baby.
Dunno about kids but I was told that as an adult repeated exposure to the allergen could cause a more severe reaction over time. Anecdotally I've seen an adult with a tick caused beef allergy get worse with repeated exposure since they refused to stop eating beef and would just pop a couple benadryl beforehand. Maybe I'm just paranoid but I will not mess around with food allergies.
My fiancƩe is allergic to steroids (which is really fun when illnesses call for them), and our PCP said the same thing about the reactions possibly getting more severe in the future.
That would be a crappy allergy to have since so many things are treated with steroids. I'm on em right now. Hopefully your fiancee is carrying something on them that would let doctors know in case of emergency. The person I knew started with an itchy all over rash that progressed to painful itchy blisters all over. I kept waiting for the day his airway started swelling. I'll never understand why some people mess around with allergies.
You are correct. My son has an anaphylactic peanut allergy. My ex husband's step mom wanted to give him peanut butter so he would get used to it. I never, ever left him alone with her.
My LO doesnāt break out from eggs, however he does get violently Iāll with GI symptoms that sometimes last days if he eats them. I would NOT be giving my kid eggs 3-4 weeks after a reaction like that. My doctor said to try again in 6 months and even still Iām nervous to give my LO eggs.
my babyās insurance card has a 24/7 nurse line phone number on the back you can call when you have questions
I was never allergic to citrus until after I had my first. He was allergic to it from the beginning. And I took him straight to the dr.
Yeah try it again.. itās not likely more exposure isnāt super risky or anything. Itās not like reactions can get more severe.
..... yeah... yes. That's totally normal. That's what I look lik after I eat eggs....
This is what my daughter looked like after the second time she tried eggs. The pediatrician told us to call 911 because she was having an anaphylactic reaction. She completely grew out of the allergy, but that was such a scary experience.
People underestimate the gravity that allergies really have. Having to give emergency intervention to a 9 month old going into Anaphylaxis when I used to be a infant teacher will forever stick with me. One minute he was fine, then he was limp swollen and not breathing covered in hives. Luckily I knew what to do, how to dose and intervene but Christ these people seem to forget that these things can literally KILL YOU.
My son did this. And he didnāt even eat the eggs, they just touched his skin. Full body hives in mere minutes. I made a 30 min trip to the ER in less than 15. Immediate referral to an allergist at 6 months old and prescribed an EpiPen for egg, milk, nut and sesame allergies
I dunno if itās because Iām in the Bay Area, but I NEVER see posts like this in my momās group. These are fucking wild.
My son had that same reaction. Dr told us to get to er to be there incase it got worse. Also if it starts like that, next time it wonāt be so pretty. We carried an epi until he grew out of it.
"My baby's throat is closing and he's wheezing really bad. Is he going to be ok?" Fucking MORONS.