My husband and I recently found out that our 1 year old son might be allergic to peanuts??? I had given him celery sticks for his teething and one day I had the bright idea to put some peanut butter on it...NOT a good idea! His upper lip swelled up, eyes and ears got itchy, eyes became red. He was very uncomfortable. So it was not a real bad reaction this time, thank God! We are still holding out hope that it was not the peanut butter but unfortunately we are pretty sure.
Does anyone have any information on peanut allergies? What he can eat? I have been keeping him on baby food until we find out if it is a definite. It has taken us 2 months to get into the allergist!
Thanks so much!
You need top start reading labels very carefully. Usually after the intital introduction to the allergen it is worse. So many products have peanuts in them or are made in a facility that also produces peanuts.
You might want to ask you ped for an epi pen so you can be prepared.
Hello, My name is M. and I too have a Peanut allergy that was diagnosed in Nov of 2006 when I was 36 years old, I substitute SUNBUTTER crunchy for peanut butter and it does not bother me and it tastes better than peanut butter I think my husband even loves it( www.sunbutter.com) although it is a bit more expensive as it is made where there are NO peanuts around anywhere. The recommendations now for introducing Peanut Butter is 3 yrs of age.It is very likely that the peanut butter caused the reaction you have described. Here is a link ( I hope it works) that will tell you what foods are safe for him to eat but as always check the package label every time as the company may change it!
http://groups.msn.com/PeanutAllergyFriends/peanuttreenutf...
http://www.nonuttin.com/
http://www.divvies.com/
http://www.peanutallergy.com/
http://www.peanutallergy.com/bbpage.htm <<<go here to sign up for some great advice!
http://www.foodreference.com/html/a-nut-allergies-815.html
You can also do a search on Peanut allergies or food allergies in general! If you would like to email me you can certainly do so too , my email addy is ____@____.com
That goes for anyone else too that has questions about Peanut allergies, I AM NOT a dr but I do alot of reasearch on this subject B/C I AM ALLERGIC to them.
I have 4 Epipens and was told that I will NEVER get rid of the peanut butter allergy, that I will have it for the rest of my life!!!
Here is another site I just found:>>> http://www.peanutallergykids.com/index1.html
STAYING PEANUT-FREE:
Read labels and avoid foods that contain any of these ingredients:
Peanuts
Peanut butter
Peanut oil
Mixed nuts
Peanut flour
Beer nuts
Arachis oil
Artificial nuts
Avoid bakeries and Chinese restaurants. The chance for
cross-contamination is very high in these places.
The following foods often contain peanuts or peanut traces:
Chocolate
Candy
Chili
Granola bars
Sunflower seeds
Tree nuts
Pre-packaged cheese and cracker sandwiches
Food in bulk food bins
Baked goods
Ice cream from ice cream parlors
It is advisable for peanut-allergic individuals to completely avoid tree nuts. The reason for this is B/C they are almost ALWAYS PROCESSED TOGETHER!!!
ANAPHYLAXIS: severe, potentially life-threatening, allergic reaction.
swelling of lips, tongue, throat
shortness of breath, wheezing
hives
nausea, vomiting
drop in blood pressure
loss of consciousness
Anaphylaxis can include any or all of these symptoms.
Honey, call your ped and ask him what other foods you can give him he will probably tell you to feed him what ever he has been eating without a reaction, hence no peanutbutter. wait for the allergest as far as what other foods he may be allergic to. It is a common allergy. Listen to the docs on this one. Don't rely on advice and computer information. Depending on how severe your childs agergy is there may be other precautions you need to take. There maybe a numerous amounts of other foods that you may need to stay away from for a while. Do not mess with food allergies. Some other advice would be not to give your teething child celery sticks. If he loosens a string he could choke even at the age of one. GOOD LUCK AND BE PATIENT WITH YOUR 2 MONTH WAIT!!
M., First of all this is a very common allergy now a days. I have 2 sons with it a 12year old and a 17 month old. We found out the baby had it about 2 months ago. If he had that reaction then I am saying it is the peanut allergy. the first thing is to be really carful with what you give him. Read your labels you may not think it has peanut in it but mybe manufactured in a plant that makes items with peanut products. I read everything before I give it to Hunter to be safe. When you do change him to table food do not use peanut oil to cook with. You can start to switch him over just watch what he gets. At a year it is young to give peanutbutter. WIC does not allow them to have it till they are 2 because of the risks of allergies. Alot of kids od outgrow some of their food allergies, so there is hope. That is what we are hoping for because not only do we have the peanut but egg white too. So all I can say is to be careful and read your labels. I hope it helps.
M.,
Our pediatrician said not to give our daughter peanut butter or honey until after she was two, this is because those foods have a high tendency of causing allergies. Avoid the peanut butter, and wait for the allergist. He'll be fine!
L.
hi M. i know exactly what you are going through. When my daughter was one i gave her little pieces of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Her face swelled up and got all red and puffy but she had pb on her hands and kept rubbing her eyes which made it worse. I took her to the er and they gave her a steroid to make sure the allergy didnt swell her internal organs and to monitor her in case she had trouble breathing. You have to be so careful from now til the doctors because if he is allergic and it sounds like he is (at least for now, alot of kids grow out of peanut allergies) very serious things could happen to him. Now, i'm trying not to scare you but if he is allergic the worst possible outcome is anaphalactic shock (throat swells and they cant breath) which if not taken care of within seconds with an epinephrin shot can lead to death. so read all food labels and make sure family and friends are not eating peanut products around him and if they have make them wash their hands and inspect them yourself. i know this sounds extreme but hes obviously to young to do it himself so he needs you to make sure hes safe from it. My daughter was exposed to peanut products twice since the intial reaction a year ago and we gave her benedryl and she only had a hive or two pop up and she hasnt had any hives on her recently for months. Most allergists wont even test them for allergies until age two because the tests are inconclusive until then. We are hoping that she has outgrown it. Her first allergist appointment is in two months. I have all sorts of allergy info and support group info in our area if you would like it. My email is ____@____.com and i will be glad to give you any info you would like. good luck and God bless.
