So what caused the 'exorcist' moment?

[vole3]

I have been very lucky in that DS 8.5 months has never been a sicky baby - he's probably like me in that he likes his food too much to let it go.

Last night he decided to bring back nearly all of his dinner in one fell swoop (AK plaice recipe) about an hour after eating, and the rest 2 hours after that. He was then quite happily drinking water and berastfeeding within 5 minutes both times. He hasn't been unwell apart from the snottiness that he and the rest of the local children have had for the last few weeks and he is his usual happy self.

After the second bought of sick he then slept through with no problems.

So was it :-
a) a dislike for AK recipes
b) fish and him don't get on - his dad has an allergy to pink fish and, although this isn't the first time he has had fish, this is the first time he has had plaice as it was cod before
c) he has been swallowing too much gunkiness from his nose and it wasn't sitting too well
d) his dad fed him a crumpet with honey on it for breakfast and that was the culprit
e) the formula he had disagreed with him
f) he thought that his mum, the sofa, the carpet and his bedding could do with a few orange accents

Any thoughts would be gratefully received

Doh - breastfeeding and bout

probably c).

Tell his dad babies under the age of one shouldn't have honey (due to the risk of botulism I think)!

I think c) too (though tis tempting to say a)

I think it could be b). My DH has an allergy to fish and we were told by paediatrician to hold off on fish with my DD until she was 1, and when she tried it , to have antihistamines to hand! So allergies are definitely hereditary!!

My 3 year old has had much the same - snotty nose, cough and then out of the blue, vomiting loads. But in between times absolutely fine. Lasted a couple of days then stopped.

An allergy does not cause vomiting. An intolerance might do. (sorry - a bugbear of mine!)

An allergy certainly CAN cause vomiting.

Found this:

Food allergies may also be more subtle, causing diarrhoea, reflux (regurgitation or vomiting), poor weight gain and eczema.

here: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/services/managednetworks/childrens/paediatricallergy/conditionstreated/fo odallergies.aspx

and there are about a million other reputable pages out there if you google allergy and vomiting!

Oops i realise you are a GP But its strange that that site says allergy can cause vomiting and we have also been told that by paediatrician? Maybe it would have other signs though as well and that's where I am getting confused??

My bugbear is actually people on here who think they know better than medical professionals...what a hypocrite I am eh

f) definitely.

though c) would also be a strong contender, swallowing snot can easily make you sick.

He decided to decorate himself again this morning in the childminders car on the way to football. He's been a bit off his food, but drinking well and having wet nappies.

He is still a bit quieter than normal, but got plenty of pleasure from repeatedly trying to turn my nork into a stretch scoobie this evening - bless!

My DS has not had many sick bugs, but has always had a tendency to throw up unexpectedly and as a one-off when very snotty (he's now 2.9 but has done it since a baby). I sympathise with you as he did it a couple of weeks ago - massive vom - in the car - after a tuna mayo and sweetcorn sandwich. Mmmmmm that was fun to clean up.

Not likely a - he'd have refused it at the point of entry!

Could be b - these things can start at any time and often a reaction occurs on the second or subsequent exposure to an allergen.

C is very likely. D is not likely - too long between ingestion to vomit to be the culprit. E - depends when he had the formula. Definitely not f

As an aside - DD would projectile vomit if there was a trace of something she was allergic too.

I would still feel that that is a food intolerance rather than a true "allergy". But perhaps that is just me not knowing enough about paediatric immunology, being a humble GP!

I bow to the superior knowledge of Guys and Tommy's allergy folk.

thegrowlygus - I think you are right..probably when they referred to a mild allergy they meant an intolerance but didn't want to confuse the general public?

That was my feeling when I read it, but wasn't sure if that was because I am medical so tend to read things with that in mind (if you get me!)

But I also found this food allergy

So I stand corrected.
Learn something every day. Thankfully never ranted at a patient about it. Indeed don't think I have ever ranted at a patient - I am not that sort of GP!

And happy to admit I was wrong. I was wrong! (so perhaps I am not really a doctor at all as I suspect I am supposed to be all knowing and very smug about it )

Well, I'm sure you can't be expected to be a complete expert in every single field of medicine or your brain would be so big your head wouldn't fit through the door

No - not an expert in everything - just a little bit in each area and a willingness to learn more about the parts you don't know about. Like food allergy

Will go and keep my nose out of threads that I clearly know little about.

vole - how is your lo? Still chucking up? It lasted about 4 days for us, with my DS being fine inbetween vomits. And I did mean to mention - if it is the AK recipe with plaice and cheese, it is disgusting and makes me want to vomit despite liking all the compenent parts

Was ok until about 2 hours ago when he brought back bits of what looked like lunch. DH has been in touch with some friends we met up with on Saturday at McD's and they've all had D&V type symptoms since then, so it could be a dodgy fry he swiped from our friends meal or just something he picked up from them.

(Slummy mummy slinks off muttering how she will not let her little darling eat in McD's again until he has graduated from university)