DTs not allergic to egg?

[Chigertick]

Hi, our twins had a skin prick test for egg allergy as DBT had blisters come up round his mouth and DGT had an upset stomach and the GP advised me not to give egg until after the test.
Anyway it was negative - thank goodness- and their paediatrician has said
"I therefore suggest that it is reasonable to give them egg in the future"
So do we just give them egg or only egg white or yolk or only in baked foods?
Thanks for taking the time to read

AFAIK, it is the white that is most often the allergenic part of the egg. However, it's pretty impossible to separate the yolk without there being traces of white still in there, so just giving yolk is a bit of a non-starter. The order for reintroduction of egg is to start with hard baked egg - ie cooked for at least 25 minutes at a high temp (I can't remember what that temp is, someone will be along to tell you, I'm sure!) - and then well-cooked before trying soft-cooked egg and lastly 'raw' in products like mayo and meringue. There is a NICE guideline somewhere that details this process, I'll try to find it for you.

There is only one thing that concerns me about what you have posted, and that is that you have seen a reaction when feeding egg to your dc's. Allergy testing is a notoriously tricky process, and a reaction is proof of an allergy, whether a test has shown up negative or not. I'm really not trying to alarm you, but I would proceed with caution...When they tested did they test for both raw and baked egg, or just baked? Did you get any advice from a dietician on reintoduction, or do you have access to one that you can call for advice? Was this test conducted soon after you saw the reaction, or was it a follow up long after the event? Sorry to bombard you with questions, but you don't seem to have been given much advice by your paed!

I'll go and look for that guideline...

here

They are produced by the BSACI, not NICE, my mistake. They are very detailed and informative - there is a detailed guide to reintroduction of egg in different forms, and lists of the appropriate types of food for each form.

I'm really not trying to rain on your parade, honestly - God knows every time I hear of someone outgrowing an allergy it gives me a bit more hope that ds will outgrow his! - and I'm certainly not a doctor. I wouldn't presume to know better than one, and I wouldn't dream of telling you to ignore medical advice. However, I have obsessively done a hell of a lot of reading on allergies, both on these boards and elsewhere. I want to be as well informed as I can be on the crappy situation we find ourselves in. All I'm saying is take it slowly - if they've gone without egg until now, they'll be happy without eating it every day for a little longer and you will be able to proceed with peace of mind that you're doing the best for them. Good luck, I really hope it's good news for your little ones

Thank you soo much I really appreciate you taking the time to find the guidelines and "talk" me through the process
We will give it a go

Yes we are concerned too that there was a "reaction", he (the paed) has said that it was probably a viral reaction - neither of them were ill at the time ( and they had it separately)
I gave egg when they were 81/2 months and 9 months ( 61/2 and 7 corrected) he had it first and had a reaction after a couple of hours with the blisters round his mouth.
She had fallen asleep and so I held off giving her egg for a couple of weeks and then when I did she had a diarrhoea - which I know can be completely irrelevant but the GP and the paed initially thought it could be linked.
They were allergy tested for whole egg (raw) at 15 months (13 corrected) so about 8 months afterwards.
No, no advice from a dietician hence posting here! - our paed is rather odd and told me that he'd been given egg at 6 weeks and "it didn't do him any harm"!! When I explained (this was before their egg reactions) that I was waiting until they were 6 months to wean them.
So I feel quite in the dark, but your posts have been really helpful. I certainly won't be rushing out and buying eggs this weekend!! Thank you again

at egg at six weeks! I have a relative who was weaned on condensed milk at about four weeks old - how times change eh?!

I'm glad you found the info useful, I hope it all goes well. Do come back and let us know how it goes