Anyone heard of a tomato allergy

[Wills]

Hi,

I think my 9 month old dd reacted to a raw tomato the other day (first day of holiday!). All areas around her mouth went bright red and she spent the next few days being very sick. She's had cooked tomato and has never had a reaction so I'm really baffled by this reaction. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I'd be very grateful to know that I'm not imagining this.

my 10 month old dd goes red around her lips (and wherever she wipes her food on her face!) when she has had cooked tomatoes. this has happened a few times now. the thing is she is normally quite a content soul but also gets really upset until her rash seems to disappear. sometimes though she is ok and i haven't noticed her react to raw tomatoes. incidentally she has also been getting really bad nappy rash and spots round her mouth, which looks really bad this evening after eating tomato sauce.do you think this could be a tomato allergy and do you think the nappy rash could be related as marz suggests?

I know this an old thread but of course it still a current topic.

I am allergic to tomatoes. They belong to the deadly nightshade family as mentioned previously. Sensitivity to this group can also indicate sensitivity to vitamin C fruits as well. Cooked tomatoes can be hit and miss to a reaction, if allergic best to leave out.

It is advised to avoid this group (Potatoes, tomatoes, aubergines and pappers) with ALL infants until after nine months.

Always remember that if a reaction is shown once, the second time a food is given is normally the worst reaction. If you think you have seen a reaction and want to try a food again, do it at a time when you can get easy access to medical assistance to be on the safe side.

As one of the previous posts mentioned - in some cases this group can put people in ICU.

I hope this helps anyone still interested in this topic. :0)

Hi there,

My daughter is hypersensitivity to tomatoes - if you have an reactions to tomoatoes you should also stay well clear or potatoes and Kiwi as their are from the same family - information come from Great Ormond Street Hospital .....

But should go out of it by the age of 7 or 14 years old! we hope!

Let me know if you need anymore infor

Hi all- I am glad to see this thread continued. My Son was just diagnosed with a Severe Tomato Allery in October- right before his 3rd birthday. It all started with mild rashes wherever the tomato, cooked or raw, touched his skin. The rashed went on for about 1 year. After playing in the garden one day and eating all the fresh cherry tomatoes he could (probably a dozen)- his face swelled and he started coughing. After speaking with a nurse I rushed him to the doc. Was told he was fine- 2 weeks later after eating ketchup he went into Anaphylactic Shock. Severe Hives, Facial swelling and by the time we got to the emergency room he was having difficulty breathing. A blood test has confirmed the allergy. I have read a ton in the last 3 months and know that a lot of young children have tomatoe reactions like red splotches where the tomatoe has come in contact- but its not an allergy. Big difference between allergy and intolerance. Allergy is a reaction to the protein in the food- ody gets confused and thinks that particular protein is poisonous. In our case it was progressive- the red splotches turned into hives, next time it was itchy hives, then itchy hives with facial swelling etc, etc. Trust your gut- if you feel something is wrong- be persistent with the doctors. We now have to carry 2 epi pens (Epinephrine Auto Injectors) and Benadryl with us AT ALL TIMES. No more eating in restaurants, no more processed foods, limited play dates, only have 1 trained sitter that we feel comfortable with. Home is completely Tomatoe free. It's in a lot more that you realize!!
I too have read that Potatoes are in the same group- AND don't foget Tomatillos (small green paper wrapped tomatoes.)Superkat mentioned Aubergines- which I now know is Eggplant- anyone know what Pappers are? Could it be peppers? Son has eaten all colors of Bell peppers and had no reaction

My 1yr DS comes up with a mad rash on his face whenever he has tomato, no other nasty effects though. I get stomach pains with raw ones. Same thing goes for peppers and aubergines (Nightshade family of plants). Which is a bummer when you are veggie and love italian food.

Glad I found this thread.

I used to have a tomato allergy where I just went bright red around the mouth, no other symptoms. I still show a half reaction on skin tests to tomato, but thankfully no visible symptoms.

Yep, my skin goes red and really itchy if the juice comes into contact with my skin, although I can eat them ok. Raw potato had the same effect.

My mother had tomato allergy as a child and outgrew it as an adult.
I developed a temporary allergy to it during my 3rd and 5th pregnancies. It was worse during the 3rd-my dd only had a mild temporary reactions for about a year. However my 5th pregnancy I only had the heartburn reaction but my ds is developing a severe allergy. It started out mild like his sis' but is now getting progressively worse. He also has mild reactions to immunizations-he developed eczema after his 12mo set.His tomato allergy also began to ramp up at that time.
I am not a fan of raw tomatos, but I had no idea how many tomatos we consumed until I started trying to eliminate them from our diet. I thought it would be no big deal. What a surprise when I realized that we had some sort of tomato dish at least once a week!
During some searches I found the potato link, but I also found a study that links tomato and latex allergies.So you may want to request non latex during exams for babes with the tomato allergy.

my 9 month old granddaughter had exactly the same reaction. Red swelling followed the lines where she had spat out the tomato then wiped her chin and poked her ear with same fingers that she had touched the tomato. She wasn't ill, and the redness went off within an hour - especially when we went outside in fresh cool air. She can eat cooked tomatoes no problem. I read that it can affect children with tendency to eczema, which she does get.

I have a severe tomato allergy. If tomatoes are heated anywhere near me I will start having anaphylactic symptoms. Does anyone else react like this? I

Very common. Tomatoes (and strawberries) are nightshades.

I've been allergic to tomatoes since childhood. My DD got a rash around her mouth after eating them as a weaning baby and won't eat them raw now (pizza topping is fine).