Allergen Foods: Child
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5 Year Old Snoring
Asked by M.V. from New York
on April 25, 2009
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My 5 year old son snores horribly at night. I have spoken with the peditrician numerous times and he always gives me the same answer. My son has very large adnoids (wh...
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- If he doesn't seem sleepy during the day then he must be getting a good REM sleep. Two friends with 3 yo kids did sleep studies on their kids whose adenoids + tonsils ...
- My niece had her adnoids removed. It was a simple procedure. She had to be knocked out. This procedure eliminated her snoring. She was about 4 or 5 years old at the t...
- I recommend getting an appointment with an ENT. Sleep Apena is very common amongst kids who have large adenoids. Adenoids are pieces of tissue that rest at the back ...
My 5 Year Old Has Excema
Asked by A.G. from Wichita
on February 19, 2008
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that she has scratches all over her face. She was reffered to a determatologist. He gave me so...
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- A., I feel for you and your little one, my little girl is 5 now and we have fought this for years!! It got to the point she had a big bald spot on her head I was so sc...
- My neighbors child have horrible excema and I finally convinced her to go to Children's Mercy and see a determatolist and within a few weeks of seeing the doctor she h...
- Two things A....my daughter had that all her life....I took her to Children's hospital..they helped her...they said they make newer things constantly..at the time they...
I Have Had It with My 5 Year Old!!
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 4, 2010
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If you guys read my post regarding my defiant 5 year old, then you know all about the tip of the iceberg.
The straw that broke the camels back: she just intentiona...
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- I have 6 and 5 yr old girls and I was just crying last week to my mom about the same thing. I love my children but sometimes I just dont like them. My girls also are n...
- Hi youve had a lot of helpfull advice but would still like to offer my 2 cents:) look into Love and Logic ( foster cline) see if you can get books by him from the li...
- Hi, Not many suggestions but I have to hope that this is an age thing because my 5 year old girl is absolutely beastly as well. She figures out what buttons to push fo...
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 B.B. from Atlanta
on April 15, 2011
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My daughter has eczema, i suspect that she might have some food allergies also. i know Orange and Mango juice for sure. i have stopped giving her any juice. she likes...
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- My son has multiple food allergies, and he was originally tested around 15 months old. They told us that you can test a young child for food allergies, but that they ...
- You can get her tested now and you should. Both my children have food allergies and if not treated it can lead to other health complications. If you stop dairy, you ...
- You can get your daughter allergy tested (via scratch test) at any age, from newborn on. So, tell your pediatrician about all the reactions, and then ask for a referra...
Food Allergy?
Asked by C.M. from Columbus
on January 25, 2009
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I have three children. My youngest turned one on Friday. I am worried that she has some sort of food allergy, but I can't pin point what it is. When she eats Macaro...
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- I would definitely say allergy. Sounds like it to me. Hopefully you get into allergy soon. We have been dealing with allergies since my son was born. If you are seeing...
- if your child is allergic to milk, it's very possible she's also allergic to soy. try cutting both of them out for a week, and see if there is a change for the better....
- My youngest (now almost 3) had an allergy to the milk protein. It started at about 6 months and she outgrew it by the time she turned two. Once they narrowed down...
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 ...
Is This a Food Allergy
Asked by T.P. from Chicago
on March 28, 2008
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My daughter is 6 weeks old and has a "rash" on her face. It seems to come and go. After she feeds (Similac Advanced w/ Iron) it gets red. About 20 min later it's just...
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- Hi T., I would say yes that seems like at least a sensitivity. My son was diagnosed with lots of food allergies early in life and sometimes the reactions to the ...
- Hold on for the next week appt. so dr. can see for himself what it looks like. As long as baby is not crying (like it's burning her or irretating her) don't worry till...
- We went through similar issues w/ my daughter who is now 4. We switched detergents to All free for all our laundry and started using Arbonne products. Unfortunately ...
Food Allergy??
Asked by D.S. from Philadelphia
on December 8, 2008
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My almost 5 month daughter Gabby has been on solids for a few weeks now.. we started with rice, then oatmeal, sweet potatoes and now squash. This morning was the first...
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- I have a child with food allergies and it doesn't sound like anything I've ever seen. I'd vote for the teeth or a growth spurt that she ate more than usual. She probab...
- She likely at too much trying to comfort herself and eventually vomited. An allergy to squah is very unlikely.
- Kudos to D. P...I did the washcloth thing too. I would suggest giving your baby other things to chew on instead of more bottles....there will be days when she need the...
Allergy Medicine for a 5 Year Old Boy
Asked by P.C. from Charlotte
on March 23, 2009
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I have heard that you should give Zyrtec at night b/c it tends to make children sleepy but what about Claritin? SHould that be given in the a.m. or at bedtime? Do yo...
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- My 5 year old has been taking liquid Zyrtec before bedtime for about 2 years. It helps her breath better at night and sleepiness isn't a problem. From time to time w...
- Some people get sleepy with Zyrtec, myself included, but my 10 yr old daughter does not. Claritin is not supposed to cause sleepiness. Hard to decide, make sure to cov...
- After trying several prescriptions (Allegra, Flonase, Singulair together), I decided to try over the counter allergy relief for my son. My son's ped said that it do...
