tomatoes

[Wheelybug]

Have searched and read a few threads but just wanted to ask specifically !

DD2 (12 months) had some raw tomato today and it stuck on her face for a while, when I wiped it off she had hives. She eats a lot of tomato sauce based meals (pasta etc) and I haven't noticed this before.

From what I read it could just be the acid in tomatoes but would you excude for a while and if so, just raw tomatoes or tomotoes in general ? (FWIW she didn't seem at all distressed so presume it wasn't itching).

I am/have been quite food alleric although not skin related.

I would exclude raw tomatoes for a while (year) but carry on giving cooked tomatoes whilst keeping an eye out for any reaction.

oh wheely, this is so bizarre, because i am beginning to suspect that ds1 (!) has a tomato thing too!!

he has occasionally, but not always, had big red marks on his face wherever ketchup has been. it's quite strange. and the other day when he had beans and ketchup his whole face started to go really red, from the mouth outwards

like your dd2 he has never complained, so i assume it doesn't hurt/itch but it's mighty weird

i have decided not to exclude, as he loves tomatoes so much, but not to overload him with them.
am also going to do a test where i give him some, watch for reaction and see if it goes away with piriton.

all scientific i am!

We had the same for DS at approx a year, v severe hives- whole face on fire. Excluded and age 3 no allergy but he thinks he doesn't like them now!

very acidic, fresh ones can contain high levels of histamine, which can cause problems for some. esp kids with sensitive skin.

outgrown by most.

my son has problems with foods high in histamine, so avoids raw tomatos, but can eat tinned ones.
when younger couldnt eat any tomatos without hives/flushing etc.

Thanks all (sorry not to be back sooner). Will exclude for a bit maybe to check and continue with tinned stuff as this seems ok. She does have sensitive skin so fingers crossed its the histamine and not an allergy as such.

Is it true piriton is now not supposed to be for under 6's like other stuff ??

My DD is exactly the same with raw tomato, but fine when they are cooked. And strangely, raw corgette and cucumber. It is apparently histamine on the outside of fruit which is altered on cooking. It is often linked to air-borne allergy, especially early season hayfever.

Not true about the piriton syrup. If you are concerned, speak to you GP and you can have it prescribed instead of having to buy it.

Thanks Nelly - Am happy to buy piriton (although will bear it in mind as always nice to get something for free )its just I was told it had been re-classified like medised etc but pleased to hear it hasn't (and in fact, if I thought either of my dds were having an alleric reaction I would give it anyway but good to know its 'ok').

yes, it has been reclassified. if you buy it in boots etc then it does say age 6 and over on it

that said, i bought some the other day and they didn't even question me, despite the fact i only had ds2 and ds3 with me!!!

are you sure TIY ? I looked on their website and its still saying 1+ as was the stuff I saw in boots today (although I know some packaging hasn't been changed)...

must be the last of it? i looked at piriton, benadryl and boots own brand all of which said age 6 on

maybe there is a baby version that is for little ones? the ones i looked at were all children's ones, but perhaps there is one specifically for younger children that they didn't have out?

according to this www.pharmacy-forum.co.uk/general-pharmacy-topics/2673-piriton-age-limit.html providing its for an allergy its still ok over 1 ().

ahh yeh i think this must have been what I saw. the allergy syrup, which has a different active ingredient and is only for age 6 and over

sorry for confusion lol

possibly TIY - I think most of their stuff is packaged over 6 but the syrup is over 1 ??

it's all very confusing

Just wanted to say that I am an adult and some raw tomatoes give me a very sore mouth and some don't. Cherry tomatoes seem to be fine for some reason.

All cooked tomatoes are fine too and I don't like ketchup! If I cut up raw tomatoes thevjuice sometimes make my hands itch. It's the same with pineapple. I can eat tinned in sickly syrup but can't cut or eat fresh pineapple.

With Kiwi fruit I get huge water filled blisters on my mouth. I even got one once when I kissed my DH (foolish, I know) when he'd had a kiwi two hours before. They are now banned in my house.

The point is to alert you that if sensitive to tomatoes, other fruits might also cause a reaction.