Egg allergy... is this it worsening?

[Piffleoffagus]

dd is 21 mths, she has always come out in a rash around her mouth when sampling eggs, obviously we stopped her having them...
but on the odd occasion if I have been baking etc, then have kissed or touched her she has come out in a rash, today ds made a cake and then picked her up. She has come out in the mouth rash and in bloody great hives all over as well.
Doc told us if we avoided her eating egg for 2-3 yrs she would grow out of it..
I am worried that it is worsening and is going to turn into a severe allergy.
I am prepared to banish eggs from the house if need be, I already read labels etc to prevent her eating it when out.
Have rung allergy uk etc.. just wanted a mums theory?
Ta xx

Piffle, dd has an egg allergy. The raw egg (i.e. when baking) almost always produces a far more severe reaction (in fact, some children who have egg allergy only get allergic reactions to the raw egg white).

IF you are touching her after having contact with raw egg yourself and she is reacting, then I'm guessing this is what is making her react. Does she react to biscuits/cake AFTER they have been cooked?

I would certainly banish any contact with raw egg (including you touching her after cooking). This is what we do with dd. However, she is allowed some (and I mean a small and monitored amount) of cake/biscuits with cooked egg in but she is not allowed cooked egg (i.e. scrambled egg etc.).

Leave it for a couple of weeks and then try a small amount of food baked with egg in (like a biscuit). If she reacts to that, I would banish all egg products entirely.

and by the way piffle, I do sympathise. I worry endlessly that these sort of allergies will worsen and we'll be left with an anaphylactic allergy.

My only piece of comfort is that egg is quite easy to exclude (much more so than a nut or dairy allergy I think). I hope for your sake she does outgrow it. Dd outgrew the dairy one but is about to turn 4 and the egg one isn't abating yet.

she had cake at about 6 mths and was fine, then she had it again a few months later and reacted. she has since then always reacted to it in cooked foods, ie cakes biscuits etc, today it was raw egg as ds spilled it everywhere I had to clean it up, I did wash hands as I suspected she would react, but was not prepared for how badly she came out in hives, I am taking her to GP next week to get her tested etc
yet another thing to add to her list of "issues"
gawd....

our former paediatrician told me that if they react to egg in cooked foods, then you do have to banish all egg products (and it is then classed as a more than just a mild allergy). Sorry!

piffle, my ds ended up having adrenalin in hopsital after eating a mousse containing raw egg white. Since then we have avoided all contact with raw egg but he loves poached and fried eggs. I think the most common allergy i to uncooked whites and these are easy to avoid. But, if your dd has an allery you should push for testing and possibly an epipen.

I won't have eggs in the house and my ds is not as bad as your dd sounds. They way it was explained to me is that every time they come into contact with an allergen it strengthens the allergy. So my view is that the more "accidents" I can avoid the sooner it will be outgrown.

Try and get some Orgran "no egg" for cakes. It's brilliant and works out miles cheaper than using eggs. It's also good that the whole family can eat the same cakes and biscuits. I do get lumbered with the whole extended families birthday cakes though!

My ds is allergic to egg (confirmed by tests at Addenbrooks). We were told to avoid eggs as a minor cooked ingredient until the age of 2, and to completely avoid eggs on their own, even well cooked, until at least 7. Then only to try them if he asks for them. He is now 3, and has cakes with no problems.

It is true that the more they come into contact with the allergen the more the body reacts, and that this is why we are told to completely avoid the food for a few years. I was told that it is more than likely that ds will grow out of this allergy by the age of around 7. It is not very often that we hear of adults having egg allergies, unlike nut allergies.

Oh, that reminds me, although I am sure that you know this already...avoid nuts too, as an egg allergy means that there is an increased risk of a nut allergy (or so I understand from the Addenbrooks appointment).

Does your ds react to egg in cooked things too?

she first reacted to cooked eggs in a banana cake she snaffled off my plate, first time she was fine, 2nd time, mild rash,
doc told us to avoid totally for 2yrs
but we never thought we would have to be so careful, I cleaned up raw egg the other day, washed as I knew she might react and she came out in that awful reaction.
I will simply banish it from her environment, I have always read labels and not given her anything with egg in, it has been well meaning grandparents - oh it's not a proper allergy, its only a little rash sort of thing...
She is fine with nuts oddly, although her exposure to them is still virtually nil and we have no other food allergies in the family at all, so this is out of the blue.
I am seeing the GP to push for testing on the 2nd August and will discuss it further from there.
Thanks for all the tips and experiences ...

I just thought I'd reassure you that I apparently had a very severe egg allergy as a child. Even when I was older, I never wanted any eggs (even though I liked the look of them) I suppose because residual memory made me think I'd hate the flavour (even though at that point I could eat them in cakes). I had my first fried egg at the age of 18 and have been making up for lost time ever since

piffle-my dd was eegg allergic at that age and did outgrow it by the age of eight.She now eats eggs with no problem.She wasn't allergic to cooked eggs though ie.she could eat cake etc.
My ds who is nearly 2 has a severe nut and egg allergy confirmed by tests.He reacts to being touched by someone who has touched a cake or something with egg in it.We have to be really careful as we were told to limit exposure to increase the chance of him outgrowing the egg allergy.I do find the egg allergy a pain because of cakes etc but have not had any success with the egg substitute,will have to try it again!!

I was thinking of giving my dd (15mths)scramble eggs tonight - is it safe

My ds has a severe egg allergy too so sympathise on the cooking front. I've found two cake recipes that have made things a lot easier: a chocolate one from the purespreads.com website and the other is a banana bread recipe (let me know if you want it and I can post it). Neither require eggs or egg replacements and I use the pure spread (dairy free) as ds can't have dairy either. I have never been able to make egg replacers work - any tips would be warmly welcomed. But these cake recipes mean that we can have family cakes and ds doesn't feel left out.

Hope that helps - we see a consultant at King's (London) and a dietician is included in the appointment as well, which is great. I can recommend pushing for testing as it helps you feel more certain of things and having an epipen isn't as scary as it seems at first. At least we know where we stand.

sushicat-I would love the banana bread recipe,have got some ripe bananas that need using up and have had a look on the web for an egg free recipe to no avail.thanks

sushi cat the banana bread one pretty please! She loved the banana cake which she first scoffed illegally that warned us about her allergy!
So that would be great.
The other recipes I have tried are pretty gruesome!

Just been reading this and fond the likelihood of DS outgrowing his egg allergy reassuring as he is 3.5 now and it shows no sign of abating as yet - they test every year at the hospital.
The banana bread recipe sounds interesting and I will try and find the chocolate one. I have a good carrot cake one if anyone is interested, but other than that have jsut made plain eggless sponges which are a bit heavy- more like sponge pudding than anything , although the children eat them happily

I'd love the banana bread and carrot cake recipes please!

Here's Nigella Lawson's banana muffin recipe which is egg and dairy free and very yummy:

Melt together 30g marg, 2 enormous tablespoons of runny honey, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract over a low heat.

Mash 2 large very ripe bananas.

In another bowl mix together 150g plain flour, 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and a pinch of salt.

Mix the melted marg / honey mixture into the bananas and then mix this into the dry ingredients. Don't over-mix, it should be quite lumpy and sludgy.

Spoon into 10 muffin cases and bake at Gas 5 / 190C for about 15- 20 mins.