Forbidden Foods: Steroids
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Asthma & Steroids
Asked by A.T. from Yuba City
on April 1, 2008
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Hello,
I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (a...
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- It seems like so many are going through the same situation. My daughter started with allergies and asthma as a baby as well. We had her on liquid steroids 2 times a da...
- Hi A., All three of our children including my husband and I suffer from allergies. Since we moved to East Contra Costa County, I can add allergy induce asthma to my l...
- Singulair was that magic pill for my son who is now 7. He has had asthma since he was very young. We started him on the Singulair a little over 2 years ago. It has ...
Steroids for Fetal Lung Development?
Asked by A.M. from Los Angeles
on April 2, 2009
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The goods new is the baby is healthy and above average in weight, however, the drs. are quite certain I will have an early csection, due to complications/high risk and...
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- A. M, Please don't worry, there are no side effects. I had this steroid injection at about 30 weeks. I had a little bleeding and a swap test resulted in possible ea...
- I had ZERO side effects and my triplets made it to 35 weeks. They were breathing perfectly and had NO NICU time! Please do it!
- I too had steroids for my son.. The drs were scared that he was going to come out early, so they gave them to me as a precaution... The shot its self hurt, not the mos...
Had Success in Treating Ezcema Without Steroids?
Asked by M.L. from San Francisco
on April 27, 2008
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My baby is 7 mo old now and he has had ezcema for two months now. It has gotten progressively worst. I was able to manage it with eliminating foods he is alergic to fr...
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- Definitely get a consult with an allergist, but also know that keeping the skin moist with a low-allergenic cream (I like Eucerin; it is really thick but I used to sla...
- Hi M. I heard good things about Calendula cream for which you can buy in a health food store.. or go to California baby.Com I saw a show on view from the bay, wher...
- Our son has had relatively mild eczema, fortunately, but in my search for some solutions I found this link -- it's the site of a family who discovered detergents were ...
Pulmicort - Steroids for Asthma/Lung Issues
Asked by D.G. from Detroit
on November 13, 2008
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Do any of you have children who have taken Pulmicort or another steroid for asthma/lung issues. My son was born 3 months premature and therefore had immature lungs. ...
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- D., My son has to use a steroid for his lungs during weather changes to. He has seasonal asthma and it is the only way we have found to not end up with pneumonia and...
- My daughter was born with double pneumonia and we experienced many breathing treatments with Albuterol and Pulmicort. I found that the Pulmicort cleared things up in r...
- Hi D., I would trust your doctor and give your son the Pulmicort. He obviously believes that the benefits outweigh the risks. If you don't trust him, you should fin...
Peanut Butter for Toddler?
Asked by H.1. from Des Moines
on August 22, 2011
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Have yet to give my almost 16 month old son peanut butter - with all the hype and scare of an allergic reaction. When did you give your little one first peanut product...
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- Hello! This may get long, but please read! This will tell you exactly what to look for. A couple of questions first. Does your son have excema or did he have i...
- A THIN layer is the key--after one it's not so much about the allergies--it's a choking hazard! I would probably try something containing peanuts before peanut butter.
- If you are allergic to walnuts, then there is a family history of peanut allergies, and your son could be allergic. If and when you decide to introduce peanut butter, ...
Peanut Allergy?
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on February 8, 2010
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My friend just found out her son may have a peanut allergy. The boy is almost 5 and has eaten many peanut products and peanut butter through out his life. Does it just...
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- Yeah, it can happen overnight. Odds are that there were symptoms before, but weren't significant enough to be of great notice. Peanuts are the most allergenic of all...
- One thing I wanted to say is that this is your friends son and you may not know the details of what problems he has been having that he ended up being tested for aller...
- Food allergies can happen at any time. I have a friend that was driving home with KFC, eating a chicken leg, when her lips swelled up. What do you know, at 40 she de...
Need Advise on a Toddler with a Newly Diagnosed Peanut Allergy
Asked by S.N. from Washington DC
on March 14, 2008
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My 22 mnth old daughter was recently diagnosed with a allergy to peanuts. If there are any moms out there who have children with this conditon, please offer advise on ...
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- Peanuts are legumes. Be careful with beans and peas. My son has had reactions with both of these. Stay way from chinese restaurants..lots of cross contaimination. Chic...
- I know about food allergies because i have some. You will need to be a label reader to check ingredients on everthing. Peanuts are a common allergic food. Peanuts a...
- I would check with the allergist but if I were you I would stay away from all nuts. My daughter is class 3 for tree nuts (class 4 is fatal). At age 2 she had a sever...
Skin Reaction to Peanut & Cashew Butter
Asked by N.H. from Chicago
on January 22, 2009
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Hi,
When my son was 9 months old he touched some peanut butter that we were giving to the dogs and his skin broke out in a red rash with welts. We have never given ...
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- N., My son is allergic to wheat, eggs, milk, barley, peanuts and tree nuts. He has skin reactions to these foods; not just if he ingests them. When he was diagnosed...
- This happened to my daughter with PB and I had a blood test takedn on her and she was severly allergic to PB.
- I haven't read the other responses, but I would highly recommend that you take your child to an allergist. (I love ours in the western suburbs - let me know if you'd ...
Peanut and Egg Allergy
Asked by A.T. from Provo
on October 15, 2009
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Hi moms,
I wrote a little bit ago for help with cutting dairy out of my diet (as a potential cause of my daughter's allergies) so I could continue to nurse my 10 mont...
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- My oldest daughter has several food allergies, and I'm a medical writer, so I'll share a little of my observations here. Initially we saw problems with certain seaf...
- My husband, his brother and his uncle all have nut allergies (and I've taken my husband to the ER before because of it), so I was VERY careful when I chose to introduc...
- I think you need to question the allergist more to ascertain exactly what he means by severe. I am allergic to several things including peanuts according to the alle...
How Do You Start a Diet?
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on January 2, 2009
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I've never had to diet before. Before my first son, I weighed 110 lbs. After he was born I did nothing to lose the weight. (big mistake and I hated the way I felt) The...
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- I like Weight Watchers, because you always feel in control- you're cutting down and not eating special foods or separate meals. You have to count the points you eat, w...
- Give this product a try....it really works....I have been on it for 2 weeks and have lost 8 lbs and a lot of inches! What is Slendering!™? Every dieter dreams ...
- I think if you start a diet, which is completely different from your habits now, you probably won't stick to it. I lost the weight by making small changes, it did tak...
