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egg allergy? how can you tell?

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Andthentherewerethree · 25/05/2009 20:38

i am totallynewto the world of allergies, but am wondering if its possible that i have an egg allergy.
i have been experiencing a tight feeling in the centre of my back and a pain when i breath in deeply, but otherwise a kind of general ache around the rib and back area. the only link to the timings i cna think of is that each time i have eaten eggs in some description, most recently, egg mayonnaise snadwich on friday and boiled eggs in a salad today.
the last times it had been making cakes with eggs.
although i eat things regualrlythat contain eggs,such as salad cream ,mayonnasie, biscuits,and other shop brought products.
so is it even possible?
thanks

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feedthegoat · 25/05/2009 23:29

My ds is allergic to eggs but is able to tolerate them in baked goods etc. His consultant did go into the science behind this but I basically only remember him saying that this type of cooking method changes the stucture of the protein which causes the allergy. Not to sure how it works as I wasn't thinking beyond cakes are ok and fried egg is not at the time!

The symptoms my ds had were instant swelling, blisters in mouth/lips in minutes followed by projectile vomiting and diaorreah within 20 minutes and rash that lasted for a few days. Allergies vary in strength and reaction so surely it can't hurt to see your doctor?

Mistymoo · 25/05/2009 23:32

I was very allergic to eggs when young. My face would swell up, eyes would close because of swelling. It was a very quick reaction even to the smallest amount of egg.

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