Does this look like an allergic reaction ?

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6 month old dd, after egg and yoghurt . I did one at a time for few days and was fine but now all of a sudden this has appeared . It’s disappeared now but came up instantly after eating . Don’t wanna avoid incase it’s an allergy but don’t wanna avoid if not ?

What yogurt and how did you cook the egg and did you cook it with anything ? (wondering if it is a strawberry/butter something in them allergy)

It was an omelette made with extra virgin olive oil , and the yoghurt was banana yoghurt but she’s been having banana for weeks with no issues

Nothing was in the omelette just plain

That's exactly like my allergic child would have.

I found it never looked as dramatic in photos as it did in real life, is that the case here too?

yeah it looked worse in person but it’s disappeared now

Banana flavoured yoghurt is different to plain yoghurt with a banana in. Unless it is the same brand of yoghurt that you have been giving her but just a different flavour.

Check out the E numbers. I used to have a rash like that, E numbers were my allergy.

Hi OP, these do very much look like hives which my baby comes out in if he has milk, he has a cows milk intolerance, not allergy.
They should calm down within a couple of hours. Here's my LO

It’s the same brand , no E numbers in it ! Just Greek yoghurt and banana

She’s fine on her milk which makes me think it wasn’t the yoghurt but probably the egg, looks the exact same on was around her mouth!

Probably is the egg then. Has she had omelette before? I wonder if the egg wasn't as cooked as it normally is so the proteins weren't as broken down as usual.

Has she had egg before? Egg allergy/intolerance is relatively common and very often outgrown - my son had it and outgrew by 18months ish. It's very very common to be allergic to undercooked egg - so omelettes - but able to tolerate it in cakes etc. so it's pretty minor.

It it were me, I would offer a small amount of egg (omelette again, or fried or boiled) in a day or two without any other foods to confuse the issue. If you are worried (understandable) you could actually just rub a small amount of raw egg on the inside of her elbow instead and see if she reacts first.

Yeah she’s had it 2 times , as well as egg custard

Yeah she’s had it before:)

Yes looks like allergy to me op

What yogurt though? Dd2 would be like this after strawberry/banana yogurt but not rasperberry etc. it could be the fruit in the yogurt as well as egg or milk?

You'll need to re try each seperate to figure out which it is

Ok well even if she has had it before it could still be the egg - but could also be the yoghurt 😅 either way my recommendation would be to offer again in a couple of days - offer both egg and yoghurt but at separate meals and see if she reacts. A small amount because allergies can get worse with each exposure.

It was this yogurt

@diggermama if your baby has hives (and I can see he does) then it's an allergy, not an intolerance.

An intolerance is not a mild allergy - it's surprising how many doctors "don't seem to know" this and try to fob you off. An intolerance is when your body can't digest a foodstuff and usually passes it through the system alarmingly quickly: at any rate, you don't get any nutritional value from it.

I would also argue that hives do not indicate a mild allergy but a moderate to severe one. My anaphylactic child would only have hives like that in a pretty severe reaction. Pretty worrying as they are around the throat.

Please don't let yourself be fobbed off.

Dd2 is allergic to banana and would be like this after banana yogurt. Be aware her reaction is worse with actual banana. Banana is a very common allergy, it's one of the top ones for anaphylaxis. I'd try her with a different flavour yogurt to rule out the milk part and then maybe avoid bananas. Is she allergic to anything else or any other fruits do you think? Dd2 is also allergic to strawberries, eggs, peanuts, peas and chickpeas

No time for a long reply but do not rub foods on the skin to check. You're more likely to get allergies that way.

She had weetabix with bananas this morning and was fine , so I don’t think it’s the banana. Although it was banana purée rather than an actual banana . I’m not sure about allergies cause we’ve only just started solids x

Morning OP, this is definitely hives and similar to what my daughters face looked like from having egg. Each exposure the hives spread until her whole face was bright red and puffy and then she also had horrendous diarrhoea. She had skin prick tests that came back positive for egg allergy amongst other allergies.
I would only offer a pea size amount of egg and see if it happens again but be very careful as the reaction can get worse through more exposure. I would ask the GP for a referral to the allergy clinic for skin prick tests where they can test for many allergen triggers even ones your child may not have tried yet to see what comes back.
Don't let the GP fob you off as you need proper guidance and answers.

Thank you , il definitely get on to gp and ask about the allergy test x

Due to my insane range of allergies, I fully breastfed both DC until 6 months before very carefully weaning. Only one single foodstuff would be added every 3 days, that way it was easy to see any reaction.

DS1 was absolutely fine and everyone thought I was insane for being so picky.

DS2 got extreme face rashes (could bleed) and then would rash up when it came out the other end too. It was really easy to see what he reacted to due to the single ingredient. He reacted to all of the typical things, egg, tomato, strawberry etc. but luckily grew out of most of it by about 2, although still has some of the skin related flares and has asthma and is careful not to get tomato on his skin.

When you're confident with single ingredients, Longley yoghurts are good, as they only have sugar and fruit added.