Wheat, Gluten & Oatmeal: Epi
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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 ...
Son Is Allergic to Peanuts, Eggs, Soy and Wheat.
Asked by F.F. from Chico
on March 25, 2008
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About three weeks ago, we found out that our 2 year old is allergic to peanuts, soy, wheat and eggs. We have found that anything in the same family as peanuts and soy ...
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- Oh, I feel your pain. My son, (who will be 8 in July) was diagnosed with SEVERE food allergies at 9 months. Yeah, 9 months! It took 2 months of throwing up, GI test...
- I can't help much but corn starch is what we use to thicken sauces at home. Good luck
- My grandson is allergic to everthing you mentioned except soy. Whole foods has a great section of wheat free items and my daughter found great wheat free pasta there a...
Any Mom's Out There with Babies That Have a Milk or Wheat Allergy?
Asked by S.M. from New York
on October 9, 2010
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I would like to know how you knew, what were the symptoms and what tests were done. I suspect one of my twins might have an allergy to one or both so I set up an appt ...
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- My son (who is now 2 1/2) had/has an allergy to milk. He is outgrowing it but we still carry the epi pen with us everywhere we go! He was a fussy baby, eczema at a v...
- Dear Red head Brooklyn: My kid had the same problems. It was very easy for me to resolve. Now he is rarely allergic to daily and occasional wheat if I over do it ...
- my son is allergic to milk. He's getting better but it use to be that he would break out in hives all over and threw up. the hives were even if it touched his skin. it...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by A.B. from Boston
on February 26, 2008
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Does anyone have a child with a peanut allergy, that would like to exchange idea's, thoughts, concerens???
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- Hi A.!My daughter was diagnosed today with a peanut allergy. Have you been battling your daughters allergy for long? She is my first child, so I'm learning alot along ...
- this allergy can be so scary - and really frustrating!!! i discovered a company that was started by a mom who had children with allergies and medical conditions that m...
- Hi A., my name is M. and my son has a peanut allergy along with many other food allergies. He is only affected when he ingests the foods, so I am able to keep peanut b...
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...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by S.L. from Washington DC
on September 30, 2007
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I just found out that my 14 month old is allergic to peanuts. He had a blood test to determine why his nose was always running and what it was that he was allergic to...
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- I would see a pediatric allergist. Peanut allergies are very dangerous. You will probably need to carry an epi-pen for accidental peanut exposure (with medical follow-...
- My daughter also has a peanut allergy, diagnosed at age 2 and now she's 5. You should definitely ask the Pediatrician to give you a prescription for an Epi-Pen and car...
- The blood test is called a RAST test and apparently they are notorious for false negatives but not false positives. Look up Food Allergy Network (FAN) there is tons o...
Allergy to Vinegar???
Asked by R.P. from Chicago
on November 23, 2010
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Hi Moms,
Was wondering if anybody else has an allergy to vinegar. I think I have an allergy to it but am not sure if there is some other allergy that might link co...
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- Sulfites are also common in vinegar, I think. If you also have problems with wine, that is a possibility. Good luck!
- A person can be allergic to ANYTHING. (Heck... I'm actually allergic to a certain antihistamine, which is *almost*, but not quite, impossible; and watermelon... which ...
- Yes, you can. My mom has a condition called interstitial cystitis and has to stay away from all acidic foods. Her reaction has more to do with her bladder than sweatin...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by J.E. from Los Angeles
on April 6, 2011
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what do you think about the ban of nuts in schools? personally I think banning a wholesome nutritious food entirely because 1, 2 or 3 or whatever, the minority, might ...
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- "Mommy, why did my best friend have to die? I miss her so much." "I know sweetie, it's terrible. I'm sorry I sent you to school with a PB&J sandwich, which you ate a...
- Since things that contain peanut don't always look like a peanut, I think it's an okay rule. We were at an italian restaurant one night for dinner when I learned just...
- The fear isn't that the child might eat it. Most kids with severe allergies know what they can and cannot have. It's that even being in the same room as a peanut can ...
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...
Wheat- Free Products?
Asked by H.H. from Cincinnati
on August 2, 2008
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Help! I just had my baby girl tested for food allergies and found out she is highly allergic to peanuts and wheat! also, dogs but that came out not so bad! The docter ...
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- I have a daughter who is gluten-free, which is essentially avoiding wheat plus oats/barley/rye. I shop at Whole Foods, Jungle Jims and Biggs. I would highly suggest ...
- My son is also allergic to wheat. Bigg's & Whole Foods both carry an amazing range of wheat-free products. We can get crackers, bread, cereal, mixes for just about any...
- Hi H., I don't have any specific foods to recommend to you, but if I were you, I would call Whole Foods (Rookwood Commons & Deerfield Towne Centre locations) and as...
