New Food Allergy at 2 1/2 - Lake Stevens,WA

do you use fabric softner? I know that so kids are very sensative to it and just a little in the wash can cause irritation. And it sounds like the exzema is a good possability and the softener really is no goo for that. Try vinegar in the rinse cycle to soften clothes.

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My daughter was scratching herself until she was bloody. I could not figure out what it was. I changed lotions, soaps, clothes, etc. Then one day I just stopped giving her cow's milk and all things dairy. Do you still feed him yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products? That may be what's giving him the rash. It also may be he's teething and the saliva is the culprit. Good luck.

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Hi B.--

I am a licensed esthetician in Mt Vernon/La Conner area. I have been in practice 7 years focused on clients with inflammation maladies. Exzema is probably correct, bacteria and infection might be second issue that is making the area around the mouth more infected. My practice in the La Conner Wellness Center focuses on folks with inflammation, even as young as your son.
Please read about healing clay on my website. It truly will make a world of difference. www.nativesprings.com I would be happy to mail you samples of the clay soap to try and the clay masque. Frosting the area like a cake with the clay and letting it's poultice action reduce the redness and infection is a natural, easy alternative and works fast. I am also available to see him in person. I am open Tuesday thru Saturday by appointment. Look forward hearing from you!

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I strongly encourage you to go over to www.heavenlyhomemakers.com and read her posts about her youngest son's horrid rash that lasted from babyhood to 3 or 4 when they finally were able to make changes that cured it, from the inside out. I would also encourage you to get on to www.tropicaltraditions.com and get some of their coconut oil (a gallon of expeller-pressed is buy one, get one free through Mar 31, plus use their 10%off code). Their book is excellent too. (If you go to their Specials section, you may be able to go to someone's blog who's holding a drawing for TT's free product and get a code to get the book free.) I am currently reading The Coconut Oil Miracle as well. If you can get your hands on raw milk (www.realmilk.com) too, it is my understanding that he won't have to have lactose-free milk, and it's much better for us all-around than the homogenized, pasteurized stuff.

Coconut oil is a solid at room temperature and can be rubbed directly onto the skin. You don't need a lotion. It also can be used in cooking to replace all other oils (it is by far THE healthiest oil out there, in fact we NEED what it has!) and he can also take it by the tablespoonful in juice or other foods.

I hope you can get it resolved quickly!!

My children had no allergies. I am the one with allergies. So take it from one who knows. CUT OUT ALL MILK PRODUCTS! NO EXCEPTIONS. Even hidden milk...puddings, in cakes, in mashed potatoes, in chocolate must go.

I cannot emphasis this enough. I am a healer by profession in practice for more than 35 years and have seen hundreds of cases of allergies that ceased when the milk came out of the diet.
Nobody needs milk from cows. Goats milk is closer to mother's milk.

If you have an appointment that soon and your son isn't throwing up, showing any signs of swelling in his mouth or his lips, has no loss of appetite (usually the first sign of something serious going on), no temp. and is his usual energenic 2 1/2 yr old self it doesn't sound too serious. But if he has loss of appetite and is lethagic I think I'd call the doctor and get in on an emergency basis. No body knows your child like you do. You know what is normal for him and what isn't. If you're not comfortable with how he looks or how he's acting be the mama bear and do what you have to, to have him seen.

My Mom... gets eczema flare-ups with Oats/oatmeal/anything with oats in it. And also citrus.

If that helps any.

And yes, her eczema only pops up in certain places.

My daughter is allergic to Kiwi. Which is a HIGHLY allergenic fruit and potentially dangerous... which this fruit can also related to latex allergies.... and substances in that family group.

all the best,
Susan

This may not be an allergy. A rash or irritation around the mouth is common at this age. It could be chapped skin from being messy as he learns to feed himself. Try putting vaseline around his mouth before he eats or drinks. If he slobbers, wipe his face often. Both of my grandchildren had red rashy looking irritation on their faces from eating and slobbering. My granddaughter does have food allergies, as shown by tests, and eczema but it wasn't allergies or eczema causing the irritation.

The rash on his wrists could also be irritation from clothing, detergent, hand soap, toys, being wet from slobber etc. I suggest trying a different lotion, actually a cream, on his face and wrists. A cream without any scent. On his wrists, I'd try a cortisone cream.

Around that age, my daughter started getting redness around her mouth, and we discovered it was a sensitivity to cinnamon. I had inadvertently bought something called Saigon cinnamon, whatever that is, and that was the problem. Regular cinnamon doesn't bother her. Anyway, just a thought, on the off chance it could be the same problem for your daughter. Good luck!

that lotion has some pretty harsh stuff in it, I wouldn't use anything that isn't completely natural. I'd go to portlandfamilyhomeopathy.com She's helped our son's ecema tons. Good luck.

Just wanted to share....When my daughter was 2 she would break out in rashes when she ate mayonaise, ranch dressing, or eggs. The mayo and ranch seemed to only happen when she got it on her skin, so her mouth, cheeks and sometimes hands would rash. She did eventually outgrow it. I stopped giving her ranch and fond may that didnt have egg in it and she did well, no rashes. Though she does have eczema but she usually broke out on her neck, behind her knees, places that would get warmer. Her eczema is not from a food allerg, she has had it since a newborn, and was on special formula due to milk intollerance and soy intollerance.
I think taking your child to the allergist is a good step!

My son has severe eczema and what we've been using the past two years that seem to be help are two things...oatmeal and Gold Bond Medicated Anti Itch (in the green bottle). Every bath/shower, he uses Johnson & Johnson Vanilla Oatmeal bath wash (but you can use any all natural stuff that has oatmeal in it...i.e. Aveeno.) and then when he hops out, he pats dry and uses Johnson & Johnson Vanilla Oatmeal Lotion (again, you can use any natural lotion with oatmeal). If he does have a breakout occur (which doesn't just have to be a food allergy, some people with eczema can break out easily on just about anything that brushes up on the skin), then we use the oatmeal packets in a warm bath and allow him to soak a little bit in it, then we use the oatmeal wash, and instead of the oatmeal lotion, I use the Gold Bond. Since doing this, it's seemed to help greatly. I know that some of what may work for my son, may not work for your son, but it's something worth trying that won't cost you an arm and leg. My son is HIGHLY allergic to bug bites and the Gold Bond does wonders to help alleviate a lot of the skin irritations before it causes the eczema to become worse. Hope this helps. :D

Hi B....your experience sounds much like mine. I have an almost 26 month old. He had the constant rash around the mouth and joints (wrists,elbows)...had exzema badly since he was a newborn. He was allergy tested at around 6 or 7 months when I started giving him yogurt and the "rash" (now I know they are hives) would get worse. It was negative to everything but peanuts..of course, which we hadn't given him yet. Long story short, he had a very severe reaction at 11 months old..facial/mouth swelling, vomiting...very scary...we allergy tested him again and he came back positive to milk protein. Took the milk away, "rash" was gone. I look at pictures now and am amazed at the difference. We recently had him allergy tested again (skin and blood) and both came back negative. Tried milk and he threw it up within an hour and a half. We were bummed but try and stay optimistic. 85% of kids grow out of their milk protein allergy. I don't really care if he ever grows out of his peanut allergy cuz it's a lot easier to avoid!
To me, it does sound like an allergy. Could be food, environmental or anything really. Do you have pets? We have a dog which he shows up allergic to on blood but are trying to manage it with zyrtec and he seems to do fine. Allergies are tricky..they can come and go anytime in life...and they can get ugly quick! Have some liquid benadryl at the house just in case. You can use 1% hydrocortisone for the rash/exzcema...but use it only when needed (bad rash,itching). I hope you can find some answers and help your little man feel better! Take care!

Allergies frequently develop as we age... generally there are 3 "types" of allergies: those that get increasingly worse every time we're exposed, and those that are just "worse" to begin with ;) and those that fade over time.

As an ex) I'm deathly allergic to watermelon. No reaction to it at all (visible or "feel-able" until I was 11. Then the hives started. The the hives got as big as my palm. Then the hives started coating my mucous membranes (mouth/ throat/ etc.... UGH imagine feeling like you had swallowed 1000 mosquitos).By the end of the summer (and some empiracle testing) we knew what the culprit was. (That's the danger of having doctors in the family, btw... they have you sit and EAT the suspects, instead of getting scratch tests, since they're armed with "antidote") After not having watermelon for nearly 20 years I had the BEST gaspacho last summer. And my throat swelled shut. I had no idea the allergy had gotten that severe... I could still cut up watermellon for the kids... no reaction. Anyhow... I snorted some benedryl on the quick... which got my tongue and throat down to manageable proportions right quick... and managed to swallow some more benedryl. NOW I can't even touch watermellon. My son picked up a baby one at the store, put it down, touched my hand, and he left a red Kiddo sized hand print on my arm. Crazy. ((Especially since there's practically nothing TO watermelon. Sheesh.))

BUT the other 2 things to consider are:

- Yeast infection
- Does he lick his lips? And is the rash in the creases of his wrists. It MAY actually be nothing more than chapped skin (vaseline will help, but lotion of chapped / bleeding skin usually doesn't... unless it's Norweigan fisheman type lotion.

My kids got redness/rash around their mouths when they ate tomatoes or ranch. sometimes Ketcup too. Just a thought.