Allergen Foods: Epi Pen
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Adverse Reaction to Epi-pen Jr.
Asked by K.M. from San Francisco
on July 3, 2010
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Hi moms,
Last weekend, I fed my son whole wheat pasta, green peas, with homemade carbonara sauce (milk, egg, basil, parmesan cheese). All of these ingredients, he ...
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- I've never heard of this before, but have always wondered about it. My son is allergic to many foods. He had a similar reaction with peas, they are in the legume fam...
- How much does your son weigh? It sounds like he received too much epinephrine, not an allergic reaction. An epi-pen Jr. is for patients weight 33-66lbs. Epi-pens ar...
- I have never heard of this before...I work as a clerk in a pharmacy and have never heard a possible allergic reaction to an Epi Pen mentioned. Of course an Epi Pen is ...
Question for Moms Who Must Carry Medications (Like Benadryl or Epi-pen).
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on November 7, 2011
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My three-year-old son has a couple of food allergies that require us to carry an Epi-Pen and Benadryl with us. I need it to be accessible, so I keep it in my purse or...
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- I carry my meds in a special makeup bag that is hard to get into--- I also keep it in a special zippered part of my purse. GL M
- I have to carry diastat for my son who is epileptic - it comes in a pen from, similar to an epipen. I have it in a zipped black case, inside my purse. I have a 3 year ...
- Hi Mama! Please don't take this the wrong way, but he is old enough to obey your directive to stay out of the bag. My daughter has had Type 1 Diabetes since age 19 ...
Food Allergy
Asked by J.M. from Amarillo
on May 15, 2008
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Yesterday, my 1 year old son was diagnosed with a peanut and egg allergy (after allergy testing). He had a reaction to peanut butter (face and eyes became red and swo...
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- Hi J.. My 3 year old nephew is allergic to peanuts and he is able to eat Chick-fil-a despite their food being friend in peanut oil. It was something my sister in l...
- I don't know what all that terminology means, but I thought a peanut allergy is usually the kind that continue to get worse with exposure. I don't think I would test ...
- My understanding is that for some peanut oil is also not safe, no matter what form. Theoretically, the oil only contains the fat and not the protein and it is the pro...
Allergic Reactions
Asked by S.T. from Oklahoma City
on April 8, 2010
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Ok mama's you are always so very helpful and i have a question that i ALWAYS forget to ask the dr...
Two of my kids have allergic reactions to things, my middle son ...
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- Allergy testing is pretty scary for lil ones. They basically take common allergens and grind them into the skin on your childs back and see what happens. I want my s...
- To answer your original question about why they have different reactions: they're different kids with slightly different DNA and different immune systems. Hopefu...
- See a doctor now, and get an EpiPen if you don't have one already. If your children have another anaphylactic reaction, you literally have MOMENTS to save their lives....
Seeking Food Allergy Specialist
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on April 23, 2009
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Does anyone know of an allergist who specializes in food allergies and anaphalaxis? My daughter has a peanut allergy which has crossed over to include other legumes (b...
Is This an Allergic Reaction?
Asked by A.B. from Washington DC
on February 18, 2009
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My daughter ate noodles at dinnertime. The noodles were an Italian dish that included shrimp and tomato sauce, though she didn't eat any shrimp. She only ate one noo...
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- I would also think that this is an allergic reaction to the shrimp. Shellfish are highly allergenic. They also cross react, so I would avoid crabs and lobster too, o...
- It definately sounds like it could be a reaction. The trouble is you don't know to what. Even though she didn't eat the shrimp, the shrimp touched the pasta which sh...
- Looks like she is allergic to Shrimps or may be tomato. What you did is right. I would give her a spoon of antihistamine like a benadryl right away. (wher it says for ...
Allergic Reaction
Asked by J.N. from Joplin
on August 12, 2008
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My 2 year old daughter attended her great grandparents 50th anniversary celebration Sunday. Monday morning she woke up with hives all over her body. We are trying to f...
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- I would simply keep her away from shellfish and pineapples for the time being. I would say it was probably the shellfish that gave her the reaction. If she was allergi...
- Take her to the doctor asap. My daughter had the same thing a few weeks ago. A horrible red itchy rash all over her body, swollen joints, her eye even started to swe...
- Actually, yes she could have reactions to raw fruit, and not cooked. My daughter started having problems eating fruit in 7th grade after eating watermelon at a waterm...
Allergic Reation to What?
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on December 1, 2007
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About 3 months ago my 17 (then 14) month old got in to a BBQ dip thing from Sonic. Although he acted like he felt fine he broke out in a horrible rash. Last week my Mo...
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- Go online or back to these places to get the ingredients so you can be sure what to avoid in the future.
- The most common ingredient that the two both have is VINEGAR... I would suggest that you take him to the doctor for an allergy test... ketchup does use vinegar, but bb...
- Please visit www.SharonKrahn.com. Sharon is my sister-in-law and she can pinpoint specific sensitivities/allergies using a technique similar to what the chiropractor ...
Potato Allergy
Asked by V.S. from San Antonio
on March 24, 2008
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My son just had an allergy test that said he is allergic to milk and potato. I understand the milk allergy but the potato allergy seems strange. I've never heard of ...
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- My 12 yr old was born with milk allergy. We withheld all milk products for 1 yr and the allergy lessoned from all to just unprocessed milk products like ice cream, yog...
- I am allergic to beans and rosemary. We often marvel at the oddity of it. Be aware though, over the last couple of years, my reactions have become more severe. Be s...
- The immune system handles allergies too, not just illness. Support the immune system, you'll help with allergies too. They're right, you can be allergic to anything...
Food Allergy Question
Asked by J.H. from Boston
on March 20, 2009
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I have read a lot about food allergies on this site, and so I know that there are some well-informed and experienced moms out there who might be able to help me. My 1...
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- Hi J., Please do not "challenge" your son on egg. A food challenge is when under a doctors suppervision you introduce an allergen a couple of ounces at a time in 15 m...
- My son was diagnosed with an egg allergy around 15 months. His allergy was well into the moderate category, and we completely avoided anything that had eggs in it. H...
- My kids were diagnosed with food allergies, they had reflux as babies. I absolutely avoided all of them until they were old enough to tell me how they felt when they a...
