could this be an allergy to eggs?

[yarrow5]

I gave ds (9mths) scrambled eggs for the 1st time tonight. he seemed to enjoy them but half way through he suddenly started screaming. i picked him out his high chair and he settled a bit but with every mouthfull coughed to the point where i thought he was going to be sick. He then finished the rest of his tea which was just potato and yoghurt (not together!!) that he has had hundreds of times before.

He was then really unsettled and crying, itching his eyes a lot, they were very puffy and he had little spots all round his neck but nowhere else. his saliva also became really frothy!

Could this be an allergic reaction to the egg or is it just a coincidence & something completely different!

Could be but if you want to be sure go and see your GP and get them to refer him for allergy testing.

My ds's are both allergic to eggs, ds1 reacted by developing a puffy red rash around his mouth and anywhere the egg had touched. He vomited about 20 minutes later and then developed a rash all over his body about 3-4 hours later which slowly disappeared. Ds2 has never eaten egg but we went straight for allergy testing after he reacted to touching some cake mixture (red rash again).

My DS (15months) has eczema and when I tried him with egg a couple of months back his cheeks and chin went bright red and came out in what I can only describe as hives, they then started to bleed. This has happened twice since (once with mayo on a sandwich which I didnt realise was there) so Im assuming this is an egg allergy?

Looking on the net about 2% of children have an egg allergy and redness around the face and mouth is the most common symptom..

Although when I asked my GP for an allergy referral he dismissed me saying they only refer if the breathing is affected.. Maybe I should see another GP..

DS1 reacted to his first taste of egg, came out in bright red bumpy "nettle rash" hives over a lot of his body. Only had to avoid lightly cooked egg in the end, the temperature that baked goods are cooked at changes the egg protein or something, tried scramble deggs again at 4 and he was fine, loves eggs now.

ds also has eczema. his cheeks flared up like they do when his eczema is bad!
rodgershawk, so your GP whats your ds to experience breathing problems & possible full blown anaphalaxis before he'll refer him for tests! I'd ask to see someone else.
I'm too frightened to give him egg again so will definately be asking for tests!

yarrow - that was my reaction too! Looked into getting private tests done but think why should I pay!!?

I agree with the cheeks flaring up like when eczema is bad, only went down with hydrocortisone ointment..

The Mayo reaction was only yesterday so will get another GP appointment and insist..

thanks everyone. it sounds like if it was the eggs he only had a mild reaction but still enough for me to be concerned.

Let me know how you get on at the doctors and how easy/hard it was to get a referral to allergy clinic

yeah. will do. you too.

That is absolute rubbish - your GP needs shooting! My son had an allergic reaction to nuts and I when to see my GP and she referred me to an immunologist straight away. The appt was in 2 weeks of seeing the GP and was at the Children's wing of the hosp so very kid friendly. My son hadn't had breathing problems but had been really sick and came out in hives all over his body. I would def ask to see another GP and it makes me so cross that he dismissed you so easily. Each exposure the child has can increase the reaction, so there is nothing to say that wouldn't happen further down the line. I think the docs are fed up of people saying they have allergies when it's just intolerance that they've stopped taking real cases seriously.

Another reason why I thought I should comment is when they tested my son for the nuts they also tested him against eggs as he has had the same thing a couple of people mentioned where his skin would react if he came into contact with eggs - especially raw eggs and he been sick a couple of times on egg - although he is fine with products with egg in but his system couldn't seem to take 'whole' eggs. The consultant confirmed he was allergic to eggs but to perserve with small amounts as he would gradually grow out of it, which we've started to do and so far so good, although I appreciate this isn't the case for all children. Apparently it goes hand in hand with eczema and asthma.

Good luck, I really hope you get it sorted and it isn't something serious.