My dd (2yo) ate a very ripe melon tonight for supper. The melon juice dripped all over her body as she was just wearing a nappy. She started saying her tummy hurt, then her legs and hands hurt and finally that her mouth hurt. She was quite distressed. I washed the juice off quickly and despite there being no hives I gave her piriton. She actively wanted medicine and a while later said her mouth was no longer sore. Do you think this sounds like an allergic reaction, despite no rash (actually her the eczema on her tummy was a bit redder) and no hives?
DD has a history of reactions so I may be over-sensitive. She is allergic to peanuts and has developed alarming hives on her hands and legs when tomato juice and pineapple juice has dripped on her eczema. She has twice been pin prick tested for tomato and passed both. She has had melon often in the past, but todays melon was particularly ripe.