To think this looks like a peanut allergy?

[AlwaysSkint]

I gave my 10 month old peanut butter on toast - she's not had a reaction before to peanut butter..

Looks just Ds when he first had peanut butter. He still reacts the same to peanuts, and to almonds, as well, he's 13 now. We've never had him tested, only because he can't even tolerate the smell of any nuts, so he won't eat them in any form. Also, antihistamine seems to work for him, he's never had any swelling, just itchy mouth and hives. I realise that he could potentially have an anaphylactic reaction, but he's really vigilant about checking, so haven't had a nut issue since was little.

Looks like a reaction to me

Yes that's an obvious and typical allergic reaction to a food.

I am, unfortunately very experienced in this.

for some people the reaction is more severe with each exposure, so be wary.

DS did this on second exposure to peanuts. He's now 14 with diagnosed allergy to nuts and other things.

My boy started with it alllllll over his back, chest and stomach and it spread and spread until it was everywhere. It was like a nettle rash and he was in agony. Is it like that?

Keep a food diary of everything she’s eating and note down any reactions

@Chartreuser it's more like her 3rd/4th

@SkaTastic she was happy as larry so don't think she was in pain. She wanted more! When you say nettle rash, do you mean what it looks after being stung by a nettle? Wasn't like that. It just looked a bit irritated and was gone within 10mins or so.

Anyway I have given her a little bit from the end of and rubbed some on her cheek, nothing, no reaction. I was thinking it could be the rough toast - it's the first time she's had toast and I noticed my toaster was set a 6! Maybe that's it?

@RobotNews that's a good idea, I'm quite careful when it comes to allergens so when ever she eats anything that could cause a reaction I just watch. She's had plenty if other stuff containing nuts.

*end of a spoon

That flush through the skin looks very much like an allergic reaction. Scratchy toast - no. That is flushing up from inside the skin.

Don’t try it again in a week! - would you believe I got similar advice from A&E when my daughter first reacted to egg (more severe reaction though) - the incredulous looks I got when we ended up in hospital a second time and I told them it was her second reaction and it wasn’t an accident!

Do push for a referral to an allergy clinic that will do a skin prick test. Great that’s she’s ok now.

Reactions can worsen each time she's exposed to an allergen so definitely get her tested and don't give her any peanut product in the meantime just in case. Ds has a nut allergy. By the 4th time he was exposed he had to have adrenaline.

My lb gets this of he gets mayo around his mouth. Fine to eat, just irritates his skin.

Allergy hives and rashes don’t disappear in a few minutes. Looks like an abrasion injury. The GP’s advice is spot on because if you don’t continue to try peanuts then she could develop an allergy when she’s older (it’s also why Indian kids don’t often ‘get’ peanut and tree nut allergies because these nuts are introduced first thing during weaning). If you’re concerned you could make an appointment and feed her peanut butter again in front of the GP (do it with and without the toast) and see what happens.

@Drum2018 this was the 4th time (possibly more) and I have exposed again - no reaction

@elf1985 not heard of that before!

This was my boy after a little taste of peanut and chicken in a Chinese restaurant. Confirmed (unsurprisingly!) as allergic to peanuts recently. It was bloody awful and got worse.

@Teddybear45 abrasion was the word I was looking for, it looked like someone beard had rubbed her face. The way she was eating it was like rubbing a scouring pad over face come to think of it.

I have given her more since on a spoon, no toast and no reaction then whilst my mum had her tonight whilst I was at work I asked her to just rub a bit of peanut butter on her skin, she did, again - no reaction! So I'm assuming good news.

@SkaTastic ohh no! Was it his first time? My little girl has had peanut a few times before this and it was the first time she has had toast, so unless that's a coincidence and I've given her peanut butter since - no reaction.

@SkaTastic poor thing! My little lady was nothing like that

To me it looks like a skin reaction, my son gets a rash identical to that when he eats anything acidic (especially tomatoes) or quite oily (salmon etc). Internally he's fine but his sensitive skin doesn't like it. Gp was pretty useless when I asked them about it but I deduced that it was probably contact irritant dermatitis as it only affected the skin the food touched and he was fine in every other way!

@Mammatron that's a pretty good shout, although when my mum rubbed a bit on her cheek there was no reaction. Tempted to try her with toast and normal butter..

My youngest has multiple allergies in all different severities.

Getting allergy testing is actually really hard they don't like doing them on young children as they can be unreliable and show false results. They also don't tell you if they have non ige allergies to so they tend to go off what the child's reacted to and how.

If your child's had other nuts bar this I wouldn't stop them they are from a completely different food family.
Fun fact, peas and peanuts are from the same family so some people react to both of them.

I'd follow your doctor's advice as it's what guidelines say to do.

Anaphylaxis is very rare even with immediate onset allergies but to be cautious just always watch and know the Symtoms for peace of mind.

@AlwaysSkint he is 9 and incredibly fussy so it was potentially the first time he has has them. The allergy consultant said avoid all nuts for now and they will do a full screen on him in a year or so. The conversation was so funny:

Consultant "does he eat pesto?"
Me "no."
Hummus?
"no"
Burger buns with sesame seeds?
"no"
Chinese food normally?
"No"

Ha! So the picky boy has probably saved himself from an earlier reaction due to his love of a freezer buffet.

Hope you get your little one sorted!!

Anaphylaxis is very rare

That's strong statement.

I'd say anaphylaxis is unlikely. I wouldn't for one minute say it was 'very rare'. Not these days unfortunately.