I think my 8 month old boy has reacted to haddock even though his allergy tests came up negative to all the fish in the screen (cod, salmon, tuna, shrimp, mussel). It was in a puree with potato which he's had before, and spinach, which is new, but I guess unlikely to cause a reaction?
He had hives around mouth and neck which went down quickly after piriton given.
He's allergic to dairy, eggs and some nuts as well but I've never given him these foods and this is the first actual reaction I've seen. He has been fine with tuna and mackerel.
I'm worried now as obviously I'll avoid haddock but I read that fish is one of the allergies that can cause anaphylaxis and that the second exposure can be worse. It's so annoying as without dairy in his diet it was good to be able to give him fish....
I also read that it could be histamines in the fish if it hasn't been stored properly, rather than an actual allergy.
Just wondered if anyone has any similar experiences or advice for us.

could be the histamine..............however was the haddock smoked?
its a chemical treatement these days , and the proper smoked haddock is more expensive, ( but nicer tasting)

My son has some histamine problems with food, but also when younger would have hives from tinned fish. due to brine on sensitive skin.

I would avoid for now, and go back to boring meat and two veg.

plain food for the allergic..................bit 1950's in some ways.

My dd has the same allergies and she is also allergic to Haddock so not unusual. Apparently there is a link to prawns also but she hasn't eaten them yet.
Doesn't matter if haddock smoked or not she still has same reaction.
Her RAST test actually showed a slight allergy to cod but she has no problem with that.

It was just plain haddock so it must be either allergy or histamines in the fish. I agree about the proper smoked haddock though!

I was surprised as our RAST for fish was completely clear, plus I've given him tinned tuna, mackerel and trout without any reaction. I guess I need to be thankful he can have those, but will now be super careful about any new fish and even giving those ones again.

Thanks for info re the prawns - won't give them for a while anyway but useful to know.

Am trying to see this as a challenge but the dairy free thing in particular does go against the grain particularly in this house where we've always been nearly veggie and therefore eaten a lot of pizza, pasta and put cheese on everything! It's nice to read all the posts and see that there are lots of people in the same boat.

A friend's twin girls (who have no allergies generally) once got hives all over face/hands after eating haddock - they believe from the chemicals in the dye (it was cheap haddock from a cafe).

if you have a dustmite allergy , you are more likly to have a allergy to shellfish.

arent allergies odd?