DD 5 yr has eczema. Today we made some bird feeders with pine cones, peanut butter and bird seed which was mostly sunflower seeds. Within minutes of making them she started itching severely and in the next moment she was covered in hives and her eyes were red with swollen eye lids. Never seen her like this before and was pretty scared that it would effect her breathing.
She's had steroids and is fine now and the hospital is recommending to the GP that she has patch test. She has had peanut butter before although it's ages ago. There was no reaction to it then so wondering if it could be the sunflower seeds. She's always itchy and it's more than just the eczema. Often she has a red slightly raised rash.
Tonight I've realised just how much sunflower is in her diet so I'm wondering if we've found the cause. Does anyone have any knowledge out experience of this type of allergy?
Thanks in advance.