Allergen Foods: Benadryl
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Benadryl
Asked by R.M. from St. Cloud
on July 26, 2010
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I have a 2 1/2 year old boy with watery/puffy eyes and want to give benedryl. If any moms know how much of a dose i should give I could use that information. it is b...
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- I don't believe that benadryl should be given at this age, check the package!!! This is a depressant and could be very harmful to your child. Call your dr for advise...
- Unfortunately, Children's benadryl doens't give dosages under 4 years old on the box, but I found weight based charts online when my daughter had a sever reaction with...
- It goes by weight so I would check w/ your ped if you think its allergies you can also find out the dose for children's claritin or zyrtec which I think is better if y...
Infant and Benadryl
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on October 8, 2008
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My 8 month old son weighs 16 pounds, 12 ounces and his doctor prescribed 1/2 teaspoon of Benadryl before bedtime. Everything I read says not to do it unless they are ...
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- What I would like to know is why your doctor has told you to give your 8 month old Benadryl in the first place? That I don't understand.
- M., Why is the doctor prescribing Benedryl? Depending on the reason there may be a natural and safer alternative. I am a chiropractor in Eastpointe and would be more...
- I have heard of giving smaller doses of Beadryl to younger babies but I'm just naturally hesitant whenever a doctor simply prescribes meds (especially if it is every n...
Allergic To???
Asked by L.G. from Dallas
on March 6, 2008
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I posted a week ago about my son's hands swelling up with a light red rash. It happened again yesterday and now it's worse. I now know he is having an allergic react...
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- Playdo (sp?) contains wheat and some paints contain egg products. If he's allergic to either of those things, maybe that's the cause. Maybe some residue of either of ...
- It's probably not a food as it would affect more than his hands. It could be anything from the fertilizer on the grass, to a particular chemical cleaner they use to c...
- Do his teachers let the kids use the liquid hand sanitizers? Maybe he's sensitive to something in that. Or, maybe the soap in the bathrooms.
Food Allergy
Asked by I.H. from New York
on June 11, 2009
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My son is going to be 2 in September (he is now almost 21 months old). Recently he had 2 episodes of food allergies that got me concern while he was eating the followi...
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- Yes, it sounds like an allergy. My second son showed he was allergic to carrot baby food (was not allergic when it was organic baby food) once and broke out around th...
- Hi, I.. Food allergies are tough ones. They can develop at any age without warning. One of the signs of a food allergy is flourcent stool. Your son will also exp...
- You should be commended for being so observant to acknowledge the symptoms your son has - often people discount symptoms. Symptoms are the body's way of alerting you ...
Benadryl to Help Sleep During Flight?
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on November 11, 2008
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I am taking a flight that leaves right at bedtime for my 7 month old. I have had a few moms suggest giving him Benadryl to help him sleep through the flight. I am wo...
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- Never!!!!!! Medicines are for when children need them not because you want them to sleep! There are times we all would like our children to sleep but we don't drug the...
- Hello, If the fight is at bedtime, he will probably sleep on his own. In the past, we have tried to make sure they are sleepy by giving our children shorter than usu...
- Hi Johannah!! I travelled to Cali this past summer with my kids--5 & 17months. I did give my daughter benadryl to help sleep. It also helps ease the discomfort on th...
Benadryl and Long Flights
Asked by M.P. from Sacramento
on May 14, 2008
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I hate to ask this but has anybody followed the advice and given their children Benadryl for a long flight? We are going on an international flight with a 2 1/2 year ...
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- Hi M., Last month I took my 6 month old and my 8year old on a flight to Italy (well actually 3 flights but the longest was 9.5 hours. Anyway we gave our 6 month half...
- We went to Hawaii a few weeks ago and gave my 2.5 year old Benadryl. For him it just melowed him, but didn't knock him out so I was comfortable giving it to him. I g...
- bring it with you, and use it if you really need it
Allergic to the Dog?
Asked by S.S. from Portland
on August 9, 2009
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My 18-month old has a pretty-much contiuously runny nose. It usually combined with nasal congestion. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to bother her and it doesn't transf...
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- The test is easy, but you should also thoroughly check the environment. The allergy to a dog is easily treatable, but it is just as likely to be an allergy to dust or ...
- Go to www.NAET.COM to find a practitioner near you. It's a safe, easy, natural way to check for allergies without shots or pills (and to cure them). Not expensive eith...
- It is possible to have her tested. However, my son had to be two before the specialists around here (Oregon) would see him for it. And it's not a fun test... we sat i...
Allergy or What?
Asked by T.T. from Dallas
on May 28, 2008
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When getting my 2 year old ready for dinner i took her shirt off and found red sploches that looked like hives all over her chest and tummy. I have no clue what it is...
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- Give her the zyrtec. you can use OTC hydrocortisone cream or ointment. My best guess would be the chemicals or detergent left in the shirt. I would wash it. I wouldn't...
- I agree that it was most likely the shirt and that you need to give Benadryl because it is a fast acting antihistamine. About food allergies ... they can come on ...
- I would give her Benadryl instead of Zrytec. I bet she was allergic to some chemicals on the new shirt. Food allergies typically do not come on that suddenly. Both ...
Allergy or Not?
Asked by L.D. from Houston
on May 26, 2009
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Recently my hands and feet started to itch something fierce. I thought maybe it was an allergy to something, but it seems to be mostly at night (occasionally in the d...
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- Hi L., I had that when I was pregnant with my first child. I had gained a lot of weight and I think that I had gestational diabetes. My son was 10lbd 11oz. My docto...
- My dad had this itching but it was not just his hands and feet. He had a disease called PCV(poycythemia vera) He produced too many red blood cells. I also had itching ...
- My son had something similar to that last summer but his was also red and cracked. We tried everything until a friend suggested t might be fungal so I put some of his ...
Food Allergy?
Asked by G.A. from Lakeland
on October 26, 2009
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My 15 yr. old daughter woke up this morning with her eyes a little swollen and now has a rash like under her eyes, the only thing we can come up with that she had new ...
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- I think it could be a food allergy because I had this same exact reaction to some new tea I drank last week. I stopped drinking it and now I am fine. It was a very a...
- a doctor could test her for the allergy. another thing could be an allergy to make-up or to your laundry detergent or fabric softener on her pillow
- If its just around her eyes I don't think it would be food related. She is 15, is she using eye makeup? Maybe she had something on her hands and rubbed her eyes? It so...
