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Allergy to Mosquito Bites
Jul 5, 2009 ... I called my children's allergy office(my son gets allergy shots and has for 3 years) and the nurse also recommended B1. ...
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- Hi K., I too asked a similar question awhile back and received LOTS of suggestions. Rather than retype them all...take a look at my files when you have the time. I p...
- When my daughter was two she was also allergic to mosquitos and when I asked her doctor what I should do he told me to not let her get bite. We didn't go back to that ...
- I always heard rubbing bounce sheets on yourself works - I tried it a few times and it seemed to work great. Also, to help stop the itch, put ice on it. When I was pre...
Red Dye in Food Allergy
None of my children have had that allergy, luckily, but---reading the ingredients is good but it is still a little like pick up sticks. ...
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- When I was a kid I was allergic to red dyes, but grew out of it. It was red lake #2 and #6 I think. It's best to avoid all red and orange colored foods. Carry benadry...
- First of all, I am NOT an expert in this area, so don't take my word as gospel, OK? I have found (with regard to my children's friends with dye allergies) that the al...
- My daughter used to break out when she was young, the only solution we found was to avoid the foods, it's tough, certain things in small smounts didn't bother her thou...
Peanut Allergy
I am 30 and have a severe allergy to the entire nut family since I was a toddler . I have 2 children now, and one is not allergic (he is 10), ...
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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 Medicine for a 5 Year Old Boy
I am 34 yrs old and have taken a lot of allergy meds. My 2 youngest children have had allergy troubles and on different meds. ...
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- My 5 year old has been taking liquid Zyrtec before bedtime for about 2 years. It helps her breath better at night and sleepiness isn't a problem. From time to time w...
- Some people get sleepy with Zyrtec, myself included, but my 10 yr old daughter does not. Claritin is not supposed to cause sleepiness. Hard to decide, make sure to cov...
- After trying several prescriptions (Allegra, Flonase, Singulair together), I decided to try over the counter allergy relief for my son. My son's ped said that it do...
10 Month Old Allergies
Read all 12 responses: "My 10 month old son has had constant allergies, runny nose, itchy watery eyes etc. Does anyone know when children grow out of this?
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- It seems the Vicks Vapo machine is NOT working. I m not a fan of those machines anyway. Try a humidifier. Try The Vicks on the soles of his feet and put socks on at n...
- I would suggest takin him to an ENT he could have very large tonsils and/or adenoids that need to be removed. My son had this problem as well and was always the snotty...
- Dear L., My daughter suffers from allergies. It has been a long road to understand how to minimize her suffering (she was 2). There are so many factors and possibi...
Allergies in 5 Year Old - Medication/side Effects?
Apr 27, 2009 ... Both my 5 yr old son and my husband have horrible allergies, and the only meds that work for them is Claritin. My son takes the children's ...
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- My son developed allergies around 5 as well. The doctor put him on claritin-which doesn't cause drowsiness, and nasonex, a nasal spray. Other recommendations were to...
- My son just had his physical this weekend and the doctor noticed he had allergies, he gets them once in a while with Spring being the worse season. She put him on Zyrt...
- The last couple of weeks have been horrible for my daughter! We have her on a daily dose of Claritin. She is 2 1/2 years old and takes 1/2 a 10 mg adult pill every mor...
At What Age Do You Let Children Eat Peanut Butter?
Most of the children in both patient groups had other food allergies, including eggs, cow's milk, nuts, fish, soy, wheat and sesame seeds. ...
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- If there are no allergies history in your family, or your husband's, it's OK to give peanut butter between 1 and 2. But you say that you have an allergy, so I would wa...
- Does anyone in your family have a nut allergy? If not it is safe to start peanut butter, smooth and spread very thin. We started our son on it with the recommendatio...
- My daughter (nineteen months) is very allergic to peanuts. We found out from a test, she has never had any nut products. A peanut allergy is more likely to cause a s...
Help Seasonal Allergies in 1 1/2 Year Old
My 24 month has seasonal allergies also. I gave her Benadryl last fall and now she takes Clartin for Children. Both her and her 8 month old sister take the ...
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- Like the other mom responded, Zyrtec was prescribed to our daughter at about the same age. She has an allergy to cats and we use it when we visit family. I've never ...
- My son is 16 mths and the doctor put him on Zyrtec. It really helps. It would be worth a trip to the doc to relieve her misery. She suggested giving it to him at ni...
- My son was diagnosied with seasonal allergies well before his 1st birthday. They won't do skin tests because they rarely come out correct. They put him on zyrtex, th...
3-Year-old and Seasonal Allergies
1) If any of you have kids with seasonal allergies, what have you used that works, especially for decongestant .... allergies infant · decongestant children ...
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- A., My 19 mth old has seasonal allergies also. One of his doctor's recommended Flonase. We give it to him once a day and so far it's been working (it's only been 10...
- A., I have two kids (1 and 3) My 3 year old also has allergies. He has had zyrtec(prescription) and done well on that. It does not have a decongestant. We tried...
- My 5 year old has been taking zyrtec(liquid) and using flonase nasal spray for 2 years. It has really helped her. She was getting chronic sinus infections all the ti...
Are There Any Books About Avoiding Allergies While Pregnant?
I'm not aware of any books on which foods to avoid while pregnant to avoid food allergies in children. I have just been told to stay away from the high ...
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- during pregnancy it is actually best not to avoid foods only because of food allergies, it is after you have given birth and are breast feeding that you want to avoid ...
- About the bleeding...I'm not sure if you are taking prenatal vitamins or not, but if you are, you might want to check to see if a possible side effect is bruising and/...
- I'm not aware of any books on which foods to avoid while pregnant to avoid food allergies in children. I have just been told to stay away from the high allergy foods,...
