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Hives
Asked by M.D. from Cincinnati
on May 20, 2008
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My 4 year old son starting breaking out with hives a week ago. I called the doctor, who told me more than likely it's an allergic reaction to something. I could bring ...
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- You mentioned that you hadn't changed soaps or anything but I wonder if you or your husband might be using a new cologne or deodorant. That might explain why it comes ...
- My 17 month old son gets little red bumps on his legs especially, sometimes on his tummy and back, but not as much. One doctor told me it was eczema, another told me ...
- M., I suffer from hives. The first thought is the allergies, although I do not have allergies nor does my mom, my dad and brother do but they do not get hives. My da...
Hives
Asked by L.A. from Washington DC
on May 14, 2008
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My son seems to be breaking out in hives pretty regularly for the past 3 days. We have not changed any laundry, soaps, etc... or introduced any new foods. They look ...
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- I am interested to hear about your Dr.'s diagnosis. My son is 15 months old and has had a similiar rash for a little over three weeks. the Dr.'s told me it was contac...
- i find it really insane that the same thing is happening to my daughter and she is 14 months old too. 2 weeks ago I took her to the doctor and they appeared on her leg...
- One of my daughters and I broke out in hives and it turned out to be the fabric softener I had used for years. You can develop allergies suddenly. (at least I believ...
Baby with Hives?
Asked by M.O. from Albuquerque
on April 24, 2008
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Hi. My 5-month-old baby seems to keep getting what looks like Hives. I took him to the Pediatrician, and he said it looked like Hives too. But, the Dr. didn't reall...
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- I agree with trying differnt soaps and detergents. Maybe find a baby soap that is fragrance free. As far as detergents go, try something like All Free & Clear. Wash ev...
- Amanda, I totally matters what you put in your body as well as on your body. I recommend that only use Free and Clear detergents and read your labels of food and pro...
- Hi Amanda, My 6 month old never had hives, but she would break out on her forehead when I ate something she didn't agree with. She is exclusively breastfed, too. I...
Hives
Asked by S.V. from Philadelphia
on October 9, 2010
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The 1st time I ever had hives was about 5 years ago. From then until about May I would maybe get them 2 times a year and benedryl would remedy it. In May I got hives s...
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- My daughter got hives very very badly when she was two. We were at the doctor's office every day and ended up at the ER. It was absolutely terrifying - she looked lik...
- I have only has hives twice and both times they were caused by stress. Of course I didn't know this at the time it was happening and only figured it out after the 2nd ...
- Hi there I have hives MANY times , however I have never been tested to see what caused it.. although, I do have my own ideas. You say you keep a food journal, it's ...
Eczema
Asked by M.M. from San Francisco
on October 19, 2010
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Hi!
I have a 13 month old and he's had eczema since he was a few months old. The doctors recommend to keep the skin hydrated with petroleum jelly or aquaphor ointmen...
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- 2 of my kids get it pretty bad, too. One gets it one her arms and the other gets it on his bottom. I brought it up to my doctor and he told me to stop using baby shamp...
- My son has Eczema and his Dr. has always suggested using Hydrocortizone cream and vasoline. The hydrocortizone to stop the ich and the vasoline to soothe and hydrate t...
- With my nephew we followed the doctor's orders for a month or two, when it didn't get better we looked at alternatives. His was so bad it would bleed and crack, he was...
Babysitter Gave 1 y.o. Peanut Butter--major Hives :O(
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on September 17, 2008
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Mostly just a vent, but looking for some reassurance, too.
So the babysitter accidently gave my one year old daughter peanut butter today. She thought I had given it...
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- Reading one of your responses I just had to chime in--peanuts are NOT a nut. Peanuts are a bean. Just because a child has allergies to peanuts does not mean they will ...
- Any allergy can be outgrown but....your child can also be allergic to other foods, as well. You won't know until the child gets the allergy tests or you observe her a...
- I just wanted to tell you my experience. I gave my son peanutbutter for the first time when he was about 13 months old. He had recently had his chicken pox vaccinati...
Son Breaking Out in Hives
Asked by S.E. from Cleveland
on December 8, 2009
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Sunday night after dinner we noticed that my little one was tugging alot at his shirt and pants, so we pulled off his shirt and found he was broke out in a wierd rash ...
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- My 3 yr old son also broke out in hives - his dr said benadryl and a hydro-cortisone cream. We did that, put on the hydro-cortisone as much as we were allowed in a day...
- My son (now 10) had this when he was about 18 months. He would break into hives for no apparent reason (anything we could put a finger on, anyway). At one point, his...
- Has your pediatrician recommended a dermatologist? Whenever we have problems with our kids, our pediatrician recommends a visit to the Dermatologist. It can be hard ...
Hives?
Asked by J.S. from Missoula
on November 7, 2009
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My 17 month is getting hives on his hands and feet, and sometimes his face. The hives appear about twice a day with no real pattern. Sometimes it's in the morning befo...
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- You definitely want to get him in to an allergist. HIves don't progress to anaphylactic shock, they are considered to be part of an anaphylactic response, as is vomit...
- Hi, you are right to be concerned about this. Could it be the chemicals in your house? Do you use Lysol, Pine Sol, Mr. Clean, etc.? Some children are very sensitive to...
- That sounds like a light allergic reaction to something they've eaten.
Hives
Asked by C.M. from Visalia
on January 7, 2011
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My 11 year has had hives for a week. I think it is the Benedrly! I usally give the dye free kind but my husband bought the pink pills. What should I do? I stopped giv...
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- Just double checking you're sure it's not chicken pox? None of us ever got a fever with chicken pox, just itched to high heaven / were completely miserable. Same to...
- Hi C., so you gave him the Benadryl BECAUSE he had hives? And they're not going away and getting worse? Or you give him Benadryl regularly for some other reason? To...
- I am happy to hear that your son is better. Allergies are no fun, I know I used to have a bunch of them. I believe in education not medication. I started looking for n...
I Hate Eczema
Asked by A.K. from Tulsa
on November 6, 2006
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i have a four yr. little girl who suffers from eczema...which i found out recently can also be a side effect from immunizations...another side effect that is...who kno...
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- My son alss hac eczema. Iknow hta this sounds bad but his doctoo told me to give him a bleach bath one day a month. I put about 1/4 cup of bleach in bath (just enopu...
- I've noticed with my 2 1/2 year old that when I cut back on wheat (bread, pasta, etc.), it has been the only thing to help. It works almost immediately with her - if I...
- Oh, and I forgot to type in the email about dry skin, baby soap will cause dry skin, our pediatrician has us use dove moisture soap on our 3 year old ( he was getti...
