Nut-free Nursery, too far?

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Ok, I'm open to being told otherwise...

My ds is allergic to milk, soya, fish and chickpeas. Varying reactions ranging from wheezing/ vomiting/ facial swelling (milk) to excezma and nappy rash with diarrhea. It's all pretty under control and he hasn't needed his inhaler or piriton for ages. Other things yet to be indentified (he's 18 months) cause low level reactions with loose bowels and dirty nappies (up to ten a day in a bad patch) that cause instant and vicious nappy rash. I went through MANY many creams (all that I found sold and prescrbed) that didn't bring his excezma up and make it worse. We've used this cream for a while and it's great, it's the difference between being a little red and sore to open sores.

Two weeks ago his nappy rash cream was handed back because they noticed (4 months on) that it contaied peanut oil. I explained it was all that worked for ds, they've seen him at his worst. I was told I should understand as my ds is allergic too. I've said nothing yet but already his bum is getting bad. They're trying a mixture of vaseline and his excezma moisturiser (doublebase) but it's still creeping up. Nappy changing is descending back into a painful expereince full of screaming and he runs away or cries after soiling.

I'm starting to feel a little put out, one child at a time is changed by staff wearing gloves in a room well away from food. I can't see the risk of contact. Unlike the times other children eat their cereal around my son. The nursery can't be dairy free and it's well managed.

Is it going too far? I'm wondering about changing nursery if I can't find an alernative cream soon which would be a huge shame as it's a wonderful place, but I can't bear to see ds so sore.

Yanbu I'm sure the nursery could implement a system to limit cross contamination, my son was lactose intolerant, had acid diarrhoea that burnt his skin and made him bleed. His dad is an arse and refused to watch his diet and apply the cream. Ss said it was abuse and stopped his contact.

The nursery should not be making decisions against your child's medical needs. I would look into other nurserys see what their policy is.

My son is nearly 17 now and over the years we have been able to reintroduce foods and as long as he doesn't go over the top he can now eat and drink whatever he likes

I am just curious. Has anyone seen nut anaphylaxis?. My DS (4 years) is highly allegic to nuts after testing and mildly allergic to sesame. This was after nursery gave him humous and next thing we knew he was in an ambulance with swollen lips and constricted trachea. He is now over chickpea allergy and also egg thank god. But ground nuts are still here.
His pin prick tests are so extreme they have a allergy nurse available with a epipen.

I have taken the road that he can eat what he wants as long as I have read ingredients as life would be boring for him.

But I have banned nuts in the house as 2 hours after eating some pistachios then driving home I touched my DS and his skin came up in a nettle rash in the shape of my hands within seconds. Thankfully Piriton delt with it.

Shopping takes ages as spend time checking. Recently found a famous pesto had replaced pine nuts with Cashew. He was one mouthfull from Epipen, thankfully I double checked before hand but was a close call.

Banning nuts in schools does give us a modicum of relief so PLEASE understand me that it does matter. I am sure when my adult son is 18 he will go out an play Russian Roulette with a packet of Revels. But until then while he is little, let him be safe till he can choose.
Jooles

Just to repeat, after my rant (:)), how bad is a nut relate response?
I want to know how long we have etc.

anaphylaxis is anaphylaxis

The symptoms are the same, only difference is the cause.

Anaphylaxis caused by nuts is no different to anaphylaxis caused by oranges, its still life threatening. Its just one is more common than the other.

I haven't read the whole thread, so this may have already been said 20 times. peanut allergies can be fatal. someone with a severe allergy in the same room as peanut oil can die within minutes, or, just become further sensitised and die at later date.

20 years ago, we could do experiments on peanuts in science lessons, now I would be sacked for bringing one in. some school have a total and absolute ban on any penut derititive, other schools just label and isolate anything which may be contaminated.

The problem is increasing, eventually all schools willl ban anything woth peanuts in, many nurseries do.

Years ago, no one would be walking around with a peanut allergy, as their first reaction would have killedthem, and the diagnosis, if made at all, would have been posthumous.Now many children survive the first incident