Hypoallergenic: Epi Pen
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11 Month Old Allergic to Dairy and Weaning from Breastfeeding
Asked by N.E. from Washington DC
on January 5, 2009
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Hello,
My 11 month old son has been exclusively breastfed (he takes breast milk from a bottle at day care). I would like to work on weaning him in the next couple ...
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- As a kid, I had neighbors whose 2 boys were allergic to cow's milk. They used to drink goat's milk. My SIL buys organic goat's milk for her 3 kids, not because any o...
- Make sure you have him tested for a milk allergy. What is a small rash now could become life threatening if he is truly allergic. Talk to your pediatrician. My oldest ...
- hello N., I have a 15-month old daughter who is allergic to milk, eggs, and nuts. I exclusively breastfed her for 13 mos. & 2 weeks. Her allergies are so severe tha...
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...
Excema = Allergy?
Asked by E. from Detroit
on February 16, 2007
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Does Excema ALWAYS mean there is an allergy? My son is 6 months old and has had bad excema since about 2 months. Under my ped's advice, I use Cortisone and Aquaphor, b...
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- i dont know if you have a Costco Warehouse where you live but there is this stuff called Amlactin that works better than cortisone or aquaphor and Costco sells a big b...
- Hi! My son also had/has excema. He too first developed it around 3 months which was last winter. I know that it went away completely in the summer, and didn't retur...
- My daughter started with excema after she turned 2 and started drinking regular milk. The DR. kept saying she was not allergic, but when I stopped the milk and went ba...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by J.C. from Champaign
on March 26, 2008
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Hi, my two and half year old daughter has peanut allergy and it's very stressful dealing with the day to day life. We live in a small town so people are not very awar...
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- I have had a peanut allergy since I was 7. I am now in my early 40's. It has been rough due to the fact that most people do not get it or care. It is a very serious...
- my son had a milk allergy that was really serious, so we saw the Dr. and began to slowly introduce dairy to him in extremely small forms. The dr. showed us how to very...
- Have you been on the website foodallergy.org? It's sponsored by the Food, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) and it has all types of great information and provides ...
Egg Allergy ?????
Asked by L.M. from Providence
on November 2, 2010
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I have given my son eggs 5 times. A couple times he had scrambled eggs and a couple times cheese omelette. Today i tried eggs again 3 out of the 5 times he has had egg...
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- My son was diagnoses with egg allergy at that exact age 14 months to the day. It was going for 2 months of reactions before we knew. His is reactive airway, rashes and...
- Just to clarify, not every one has just intolerance to egg, uncooked, etc. I know my little guy can't have any noodles, bread, anything, although he also can't have an...
- Go to an allergist and have him tested. My daughter is peanut, egg, milk and fish allergic. We only knew about the peanut- also the HARD WAY - when she accidentally ...
Eczema and Reflux, Breastmilk And/or Formula
Asked by G.M. from Boston
on June 28, 2011
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Hi all. My 6 mos old DD has horrible reflux and very bad eczema. She is too young to be tested for food allergies. She is most likely allergic to my breastmilk or some...
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- My friend's child had 60 food allergies. No kidding. They cut out everything and it was miserable. They added a supplement and everything cleared up. It allowed hi...
- Hi. My daughter was like that and she has a tree nut allergy (pecans, walnuts, etc.). Tree nut allergies are very serious. We have to carry an epi-pen and the first...
- I would just like to add one more voice to the "do what you think is best, and don't feel any guilt" group of voices. I firmly believe and advocate breastfeeding, b...
Switching off of Formula>> HELP!!
Asked by H.W. from New York
on May 13, 2010
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My son turned 1yr old 3 weeks ago. We tried whole milk, no good, soy, no good, today I started lactose free and tonight again just like all the other times he is up s...
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- Try rice or almond milk. My son is lactose, gluten and soy intolerant. If he gets a hold of either 3 it just results in alot of diarrhea. The soy is something new a...
- You need to check with your pediatrician, there could be an underlying issue with his stomach. We had a lot of problems with reflux and the milk iritated it.
- Milk isnt the only source of vitamin D. You should look into the alternatives especially since he gets gas from this. So sorry you're going through it. I would love...
Confused About Allergy Treatment. Clarinex for My 3 Year Old?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on March 4, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My 3 year old daughter suffers from multiple food and pet allergies, allergic rhinitis, and eczema. I am confused about how I can help her. She has been seen...
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- Check out Terifickidswfa on yahoo groups. Also, as a mom of a severely allergic (anaphylactic to dairy, seafood, shellfish, sunflower, safflower, chamomile, ragweed ...
- Hey there, First off, a traditional doc. and a Napropath don't speak the same language at all. I know from experience as my son was diagnosed with lots of food/e...
- If you are concerned about the allergist's diagnosis, then you can always seek out a second opinion from another allergist. Also, you can go to the patient information...
Milk Allergy Need Help
Asked by D.G. from Modesto
on January 7, 2010
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Has anyone had experience with a milk allergy my son is 10 months old and has had diarrhea for the past week. We've gone through bottles of pedialyte and dozen of out...
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- Sounds like what my whole family had when we had H1N1 earlier this fall! Are you sure it's not a virus (not necessarily even H1N1)? My nephew has milk allergies and ...
- If he has a milk allergy it will be because he's lactose intolerant. His body lacks enough lactose enzyme to digest the milk. My son was lactose intolerant for years. ...
- Some other ideas since this change has only occurred in the last week: Look for other recent changes... Have you taken his temp, is it elevated at all above normal?...
Peanut Allergy Question
Asked by J.R. from New York
on March 30, 2008
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My sixteen month old daughter is allergic to peanuts, milk and wheat. My question is in regards to the peanut allergy. I know sunflower seeds are completely off limi...
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- Hi. I don't know about cross contamination, but our school is a peanut free facility, but they do allow sunflower seed butter.
- I can't answer that for you either, but being how severe peanut allergies are, I'd say better safe then sorry. That isn't a chance I'd be willing to take. I'd avoid t...
- I personally can't answer your question having no experience whatsoever regarding nut allergies but I can recommend a fabulous allergist. I am not sure where you are ...
