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..

@stucknoue for the last time, she has been exposed to peanut butter more than 3 times and since this photo!

She carried on trying to eat it so she can't have been uncomfortable!

Alwaysskint. You’re extremely rude to people who are trying to help

@Jojobears people who don't bother reading irritate me. It's the one thing I can't stand on here, people who can't be arsed to read the threads. So yes I will bite at that.

Sorry @AlwaysSkint I'd read that she'd had it before but missed where you said she's had it again since. Seems odd to react some times but not others but I'm sure it's possible. Definitely worth keeping an eye on, can't be too careful when it comes to allergies.

@theSnuffster I will definitely keep an eye out. Always do with allergens. It's the first time, but coincidentally the same time she first had toast. Thanks :)

hmm...so the doctor said to leave it a week and try again and you tried it 3 times in the following 24 hours?

You remind me of my parents...they once fed my sister raw egg so she'd barf and get them out of a boring party....

...needless to say both you and my parents ABVU.

@M3lon I know I was wrong but I got anxious, no she ingested it once since and rubbed a small amount on her skin. The doctor did not tell me to avoid the product for a week.

Well that's not quite the same, that's deliberately making her ill... and what exactly would I have to gain? I thought it was the toast as she's had peanut before and no reaction, if she hadn't had it before and not reacted I'd not have done it.

OP you're not being rude. You're a human getting fucked off with people not reading the thread. It's infuriating isn't it?

When I make a thread I just ignore them now, don't repeat yourself.

I've been told before by an allergy HCP that it isn't unusual for an allergy to be hit and miss in the beginning.

I would just continue as you are and be on high alert.

Best of luck.

My DS was 16 when we first found out he had a peanut allergy. He’s a VERY fussy eater and was going away with school to New York where they were due to have a Chines meal. He never eats Chinese but we thought we would have a Chinese takeaway at home before he went and order various dishes at home so he might find something he liked so he could enjoy the Chinese when he was away and not be the pain he usually is when trying new food.

He had the tiniest taste (not even a spoonful) of satay chicken but decided he didn’t like it and only ended up eating rice. About 30 mins later he was doubled over with pains in his stomach and vomiting. His eyes swelled and he was streaming as though he had a heavy cold. A few minutes later he was covered from head to toe in hives. We raced him to A&E where they gave him medication. We were told to go and see our own GP to get a peanut allergy test. I had a real fight to get this as GP said he would be surprised if DS had got to 16 without us realising he had a peanut allergy! I insisted and he finally agreed but would only do a peanut allergy and not test for other nuts and the test came back a high positive. He wouldn’t give DS an epi pen which worried me as he was going to be away in New York within two weeks but we were given steroid tablets and antihistamines to take away with him! Luckily it’s been 2.5 years since that reaction and he’s been fine ever since but he’s now very careful not to eat anything containing nuts.

Those of you with shit GP's who won't prescribe much needed epipens.

You can buy them online.

@WTFthatsweird thank you , I meant to add I hate repeating myself.
Defo on high alert. Don't really want something like a stupid peanut doing some real damage!

@Icequeen01 oh my god! Glad he's been alright! I would have panicked so much if it was that bad! So scary.

Is it safe to take unprescriped epinephrine WTF never heard that before..

It's safer to give someone who's in anaphylactic shock an epipen, then not.

You don't die of epipen, you might get heart flutters and that's about it.

Anaphylaxis kills.

I know what I would want for every single one of my family including my children and baby.
Anaphylaxis or unprescribed epipen to save their life? No brainer for me.

But that's coming from a parent of a child who is anaphylactic to multiple foods and it's been drummed into us by consultants that "if you're worried give the adrenaline" it's safer to give it when he doesn't need it, then not give it when he does.

I trust them!

It does not even look like the OP’s child has an allergy, so how is this responsible?

Is it safe to take unprescriped epinephrine - in case of anaphylaxis, absolutely. Like a PP describes, anaphylaxis could be the first allergic reaction ever, which of course would mean you have never been tested and diagnosed.
Some GPs described here are shocking and are literally putting children's life at risk. Refusing to test; not testing for other nuts in case of peanut allergy; telling people to simply try again when a child has suspected peanut allergy - this could end very very badly. Allergies are no joke.

KatharinaRosalie

One GP at our surgery suddenly decided ds didn't need an epi pen any more as we was older and he'd never used it ( properly diagnosed at Guys Hospital etc with a consultant care plan in place)

I went down with a copy of the care plan in hand and demanded they prescribe as usual or ring the consultant and query the care plan. Funnily enough they prescribed

Next time I was already for a fight again and the lovely GP I saw said that's exactly as it should be, control with diet as much as possible and epi pens are for emergencies,just because it hasn't been used doesn't mean it's not needed. Ds's first reaction to nuts was so bad we ended up on hospital and his eyes swelled shut and took 3 days to go down.sonje very obviously needs it!

My DD had a very similar rash from about 18 months to 2 years. She reacted to things like hummus and tomato sauce. We took her for allergy testing and it all came up clear. The Dr said that the skin around the mouth is the last to become waterproof and she was just sensitive to the acidity etc. of course from the day we had her tested it has settled down! They did prescribe a moisturiser called sorbolene which seems to be helping.

One GP at our surgery suddenly decided ds didn't need an epi pen any more as /../ he'd never used it

By this logic, we don't need smoke detectors - my house hasn't burned down yet.

OP you gave your baby an allergen 24 hours after a doctor told you to leave it for a week. If you can't see how unreasonable that was then I think we all just need to cross our fingers and hope that none of your kids or any of their friends ever suffer from an allergy.

@M3lon as I said I know it was wrong, but I wanted to know for sure and I can't see the difference between the that and a week.

I wouldn't feed anyone an allergen if I knew they were allergic to it

@M3lon if I was certain it was an allergy or the symptoms were bad then if course I wouldn't have given her more. Pretty certain it isn't allergy.

well as long as you are "pretty certain" someone isn't really allergic then obviously its fine to feed them the allergen

It isn't you know. It never is. No matter how much you think it isn't a real problem...or the doctors probably got it wrong...or its nothing...or they are just making a fuss....

as I said...I really wouldn't want my kid anywhere near a parent like you.