Tinned tomato allergy?

[frekkles]

My eight month old ds hasn't been allergic to anything so far, and I've been gradually introducing foods. Gave him raw tomatoes a week ago and he loves them and there's been no reaction stall. Yesterday I gave him some red dragon pie for lunch. It was made from adzuki beans, onions, celery, garlic, mangetout , carrots, tinned toms, mixed herbs, olive oil and mashed potatoes. The only thing in all that he hadn't had before was the tinned toms.

He got a red rash all over all face and neck, threw up a little, and barely slept all night, was really restless, crying in pain at regular intervals despite trying to go back to sleep and very gassy.

Is it possible that's he's sensitive to tinned toms but not fresh? Or since I read the label and saw it said citric acid, might it be this? Any advice gratefully recieved

Can only post quick, butfound this which suggests that an intolerance can exist...

xx (bleu)

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this is a puzzle, at first i would have mentioned that tinned tomatos are highly acidic, and its common for young children to have a red type reaction from them.

however the vomiting added to the rash and your child clearly feeling ill is something else.

i must admit, it does seem a very high firbre meal for a 8 month old, so am not surprised at the tummy ache.

i still thinks its worth getting medical advice and keep a food diary in case this happens again.

It won't be citric acid - that's just vitamin C.

I met someone on a Buddhist retreat (don't ask) who had a tinned tomato allergy so I reckon it does exist. Just avoid them for a little while until he's a bit older, perhaps?

I would watch the garlic though - sometimes mine have had problems with that if there's too much in a dish - dicky tummies, foul baby garlic breath etc.

I feed mine a lot of high fibre things so I woulnd't be too worried about that side of things.

Vit C is ascorbic acid. You can be allergic and intollerent to citric acid.

Ah yes, quite correct, I was talking bollox, sorry.

cheers everyone.

Twas a clove of garlic in the whole pie, which was about five adult portions and he probably ate about two table spoons worth, so I don't think it's that. He's had garlic regularly since I started weaning him and seems fine with it

Not sure about the fibre thing. I've been roughly sticking to gov guidelines for his age. Ie - three to four servings a day of carbs, three to four servings fruit and vegetables, and two servings a day of protein a day. And rarely give him wholegrain stuff.

He's normally totally fine and dandy. twas just this meal.

mine both had weird food reactions when wee. ds apparently a tunnocks teacake (!) when he was 3 and dd a pasta sauce with garlic oregano etc when she was 1. ds's lips and throat swelled which was scary, dd had big rings on her torso.

spoke to gp about both instances and never got to bottom of either of them. gp thought it may just have been a build up of stuff rather than one specific ingred on its own.

no further occurrences in either 3 years on.

Hi Frekkles, it is possible that children only react to something they are allergic to the second or third time they are given it. I would think that raw tomatoes are more allergenic than tinned ones, is he still having raw ones without problems? I would avoid tinned ones for now and maybe try again in a few months time.

DS1 was allergic to tinned tomatoes and strawberries. He used to love tomatoes and when he was around 9m old i gave him tinned tomatoes and toast, his face ended up really red and blotchy, and was really irritating him. I never gave them to him again for a long time but when he was about 6 he had them at school and was fine.

i simply thought that it was a lot of high fibre to eat in one meal.

how long did it take for the rash to go?

was the rash just in skin contact areas?

was it red /flushed with hives?

agree with idea to remove tomatos from diet, and keep close eye on anything else that crops up.

is he ok with any other type of beans?

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The rash went within an hour, it wasn't just in contact areas and it was red and prickly. He's fine with all other beans I've given him (chickpeas, lentils and butter beans so far). I haven't given him tomatoes since, raw or cooked. He'd had them maybe a half dozen times before, all raw.

So today I tried an experiment, I gave him the same meal at lunchtime without the tinned tomatos. He didn't have much, maybe a tablespoon full. But he still got a rash, same place, on his neck and face. He didn't throw up though and has been fine the rest of the day, and has gone to bed OK. So now I'm wondering whether it could be celery, as that was the only other thing in it that is a common allergen. He's had it before maybe a dozen times, but now I think of it, always less of it (like a stick in a whole pan of soup that he's had a couple of tablespoons from). So I guess it's possible.

So the plan is to avoid celery and tomatoes for a month or two, and then try them both again separately and see if he has a problem with them. I think I'll continue avoiding citrus too

I might also avoid all the other ingrediants in the meal for a week or so, and try him on them all again one by one just incase.

Curious as to why you think it was a lot of high fibre bridewolf? twas just veg and beans?

thank you ruhavingalarf and evenstar for sharing your experiences too. It helps to know that others have experienced the same!

Best

frekkles

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i wouldnt go feeding the suspect food to him, at first, perhaps, rub a bit on his skin.

glad he has had other beans and not had a problem, i was worried about that, as beans are legumes, like peanuts.

celery is a known allergy, linked with celeriac as well.

i would explain the symtoms to your gp and ask for a refferal, just for peace of mind.
must be worth a try.

allergies dont come in ones....generally.

so keep food simple and keep a eye out.

might be worth ringing helpline at the anaphylaxis campaign, they might be able to give you further advice.

Actually he could be allergic ro asprin which is found in all fruit and vegetables. It is in much higher quantities in tinned tomatoes than fresh tomaotoes.....