Possible Allergy to Berries or Laundry Detergent?

Good Morning M.. I am going with the Tide. It makes me itch something awful. My father in law used tide and ended up with a terrible rash all over his body. We switched him over to a detergent without dye's, and is hypoallergenic. He is a lot better now. You can check it out though. Since you went back to dreft try giving her the strawberries once more. Strawberries only for a few days. If she does ok with the strawberries after a few days, no rash, then try a different berry if you wish to.
You daughter is one? I think maybe bananas slices, clementine (oranges, No seeds and not as acidic) and small apple pieces might be better for her, also grapes cut in half.

I hope you can figure it out very soon.
God Bless you and your awesome family
K. Nana of 5

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It is definetly the soap and not the berries or she would have a rash on her face.My husband has rashes in his creases with poor laundry soap and he is 50. Lol

I would say it's the detergent...my kids did the same thing. We can't even use Tide-Free. Cheer Free or All Free work great for us. I love All Free and use it for the entire family.

Probably the tide. If I use tide I always run a second rinse cycle. Anymore I just don't use it. I know several people who have commented that they get contact rashes when they use tide detergent.

My son is allergic to some foods, and if he is the allergy is immediate after he eats the food, not a day or two later.

Well it's hard to say because you really didn't give it a fair shake in only eliminating one of the problems to determine what was causing the problem. Frankly, it could have been either, but from what you are telling me on the panty line I'm putting my money on the Tide. Despite everyone telling us it is a great non-allergenic detergent I myself am allergic to it. I would recommend if you want out of spending the big bucks on Dreft to move to any free and clear product...no dyes, no scents. The kind of rash you were talking about is usually attributed to detergents because it is in the panty line where you would have rubs when she gets warm...happens with me everytime someone decides to switch detergents on me.

BTW- try her back on the strawberries or the raspberries but pick one and give it a week trial before you introduce another item...just like when she was a baby.

Tide is one of the worst detergents for allergies. I can't even use Tide Free. My dermatoligst has me use Cheer Free. I don't feel like it gets clothes as bright but I don't have allergy issues.

I don't know about the laundry detergent, but I know with my first son my Ped. recommended not to give him berries for a while b/c some kids can have an allergy or not handle them well at first. I think we waited until he was after 2. So, maybe your daughter does have a reaction from the berries, but won't later?

Its probably excema. My daughter has it, and if I dont use baby detergent, she will break out. I buy Baby ALL and wal-mart, its cheaper than dreft.

It may not be an allergy but moisture from a wet diaper or sweating a little more than usual in that area.To be certain I would give her the berries but to carefully watch her eat them if she develops a red rash around her mouth I would discontine giving them to her for a little while longer and make sure they are washed really well,and as for the Tide I have heard that it is one of the worst laundry soaps to use it has harsher chemicals that irrate the skin but I too have used it with no problem.If there is no rash from the berries then let her wear the outfits washed in Tide and see where the rash develops and then you can either discontinue the use of Tide or use it but do an extra rinse cycle and that'll help out alot.I have switced to using Purex the Natural laundry soap and it smells so much better than alot of others on the market and my kids skin agrees with it to

My GUESS is that it is the Tide. I was not able to use Tide detergent when my girls were younger...it is one of the harshest detergents and if they are going to be sensitive to something...it is liable to be Tide.
Could I suggest that you re-introduce the strawberries to her...see how that goes. If there is no reaction...introduce the raspberries to her...and see if there is an allergic reaction. If neither of those cause a problem....mystery solved...it's the Tide!!!!
Good luck!!
R. Ann

My guess is it's the Tide. A food allergy would have been more immediate. I'm 38 and still can't use Tide. It seems to be the most allergenic of the detergents. My mother never could use it or my brother and I have several friends who have the same problem with it.

My daughter is allergic to strawberries and raspberries, but her rash comes out on her arms, legs, torso or face usually. It only comes out in a couple of patches and doesn't spread.

She also had the rash in th creases, too. But it was an external yeast infection. Basically you need to make sure that you keep the creases clean, wiped and dry. I did receive a cream to put on it to get rid of the rash itself. So it could possibly be that.

Give it a few months and then try to introduce strawberries or raspberries. Wait a bit before introducing the other. You will know then if baby is allergic to one, other or both. Try not to introduce new items at the same time and wait a couple of weeks between intorducing new items. Process of elimination, is how you figure out what baby may be allergic to.