Possible reaction to nuts in a 15 month old, but has had nuts before without a problem...

[LackaDAISYcal]

DS2 came out in a hideous hivey rash over the course of yesterday after having some monkey nuts in the morning and it is looking sore and is very itchy today. He has had peanuts and other nuts on several occasions before and although he has had a couple of rashes that are similar to this we weren't able to pinpoint it to any particular food stuff.

We're off to the docs later, but in the meantime, can anyone help?

Could someone develop a reaction to something they have previously been OK with?

You can develop allergies at any time. My bro developed a shellfish allergy in his late 20s when eating a prawn curry in a restaurant. He had eaten prawns lots of times before with no probs. I also know someone who developed a peanut allergy in adulthood but she has only had very mild symptoms.

The Dr should refer your ds for allergy testing but in the meantime check labels and carry piriton with you. The good news is most people with peanut allergy aren't allergic to treenuts, peanut allergy is taken very seriously by other people whereas parents of milk allergic children are treated like obsesive loons who have invented the allergy to deny their dcs chocolate and there is a good chance that peanut allegy will have a treatment in around 3 years and around 20% will outgrow it naturally.

Yes, my dd didn't develop her peanut allergy till she was four and had been happily quaffing peanuts for three years before that. As spitadpolish says though it's not that bad. I was really upset when my dd was diagnosed. She is 6six now and I am used to it and so is she.

DS was 4 when most of his allergies surfaced. He has grown out of his peanut allergy but not his other treenut allergies.

thanks for the responses Doc thinks it is an allergy due to it being really itchy (his other thought was a viral rash, but every other viral rash he has had has been a non-itchy pinprick rash), but wouldn't prescribe piriton as it isn't licensed for under twos any more!

So we have some E45 anti-itch cream and the hope that it doesn't get any worse.

I know pixie, I was surprised. I've also had a look at the piriton website and iot doesn't mention anything about not giving it to under 2s. It says not recommended for under 1s, but that 1-2s can have a half teaspoon x2 daily.

It seems to be getting worse as well, and is now on the sides of his face and the back of his neck....I'm going to get some piriton when I'm out later; the poor thing can't stop scratting at it.

Celery has got me thinking; there was some celery in the soup we had yesterday at lunchtime

Hi Lacks - haven't been on the post natal chat much recently. Hope you are well.

Sorry to see you might be joining us here on the allergy topic. It is no fun dealing with allergies.

DD1 has allergies to eggs and sesame but not to nuts so far so can't help much.

When dd was diagnosed she was 14 months and we were told to give her Phenergan if needed. Although not licenced for under 2s as far as I know but sometimes there is nothing for it but to give them an anti histamine. Maybe check with the GPs surgery. I am sure the pharmacist can help.

Hope your ds feels better soon.

we accidentally overdosed our allergic child with pirtion after one reaction and the consultant said that was probably beneficial.

As you've been told reactions can develop to food you've eaten before. Nut reactions are noted for being unpredictable so a bad reaction can be followed by very little reaction or a minor one by a much more severe one. You need piriton around and a referral to discuss with someone better informed than that gp.

Keep a food diary, it can be useful.

If he has had the rash before but you can't think what caused it then it is possibly more likely to be celery. Nuts and peanuts aren't all that common unless you were unlucky enough to get a bit in a 'may contain' food but celery salt is in quite a lot of stuff that you wouldn't think of as being celeryish.

thanks

having had a scout round the interweb, cumin was one that came up that may be a possibility....I put some cumin in the chilli I made last night (I ususally use coriander) and the lid fell off as I was shaking it in so it was excessively rather heavy on the cumin.

It got a bit worse this afternoon so we gave him some piriton (only 2ml) and it stopped him scratting at it pretty quickly.

will keep a diary and see if there is anything we can pinpoint that might be causing it. hopefully it'll be much better tomorrow.

thanks again

waves to suiledonne

When my middle son was a year and half I was happily feeding him pieces of kiwi fruit, he burst into tears, thinking he'd bitten his tongue I cuddled him, put him back in his seat and continued with the kiwi! Same thing happened then I noticed redness around his mouth. I'm only allergic to brazil nuts - (liking specific allergies)!so recognised the allergic reaction. Doc said a kiwi is pretty common allergy (and easy to avoid).
So look out for the kiwi's too!

When my middle son was a year and half I was happily feeding him pieces of kiwi fruit, he burst into tears, thinking he'd bitten his tongue I cuddled him, put him back in his seat and continued with the kiwi! Same thing happened then I noticed redness around his mouth. I'm only allergic to brazil nuts - (liking specific allergies)!so recognised the allergic reaction. Doc said a kiwi is pretty common allergy (and easy to avoid).
So look out for the kiwi's too!

just a quick update; it is looking pretty likely that it was slapped cheek syndrome that he had. The rash developed into the lacy rash typical of that, and the piriton didn't seem to do much at all.

He is back to his normal self now, thankfully