Try baby with potential allergy foods again?

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DC2 has what was called an mild / moderate reaction to either egg or tomato a month or so ago (hives and vomiting).

We have an allergy referral however I’ve been told it could be 6 months before we see anyone.

A nurse said to try her with something with cooked egg in it, like say cake or a pancake, or a cooked tomato sauce. HV said avoid both until she’s seen.

Has anyone any experience in this? I was wondering about trying her with a small amount of pasta sauce, which would of course contain tomato. And we are having pancakes this morning - which prompted my post!

Or is that’s really unwise idea? It’s all new to me, DC1 didn’t have this.

Thanks.

I would call Allergy UK for advice while you are waiting to be seen. What’s your GP like? Ours was actually really clued up on allergies so good for advice.

The reason the nurse has said that is the more “cooked” an egg, the less allergenic usually. So you might react to scrambled egg and not cake. Pancakes are up the scale but not the most cooked..

However, when my 7 month old reacted to scrambled egg with all over hives and coughing, we were told to avoid egg until she was seen by the allergy clinic. We had an appointment within weeks though.

Egg is a v common infant allergy. Thankfully they often grow out of it. Tomato less so but it does happen.

Goodly kOP

Good luck, I mean

I really don’t think this is a good idea at all OP. Allergies can be unpredictable, and you don’t want to trigger anaphylaxis.

For what it’s worth, my DS had an egg allergy that showed up when he was about 6 months old, and he finally tested negative for it at age 4. It can take a while to outgrow

Thanks both. It’s a hard one isn’t it. I’m tempted to leave the egg, and try her again with the tomato as it sounds like egg is the more common allergen and tomato is likely to be the one she isn’t allergic too (she had scrambled egg by tomato when it all kicked off). I’m making a Family lasagne later So it would be an opportune time.
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I'd try them with both personally (obviously not on the same day), but I'd only try them with them during office hours Monday to Friday because if there was a serious reaction it would be easier to get help. Obviously this doesn't apply if you live near a hospital.

My son had a reaction to fish when he was really little - developed a rash on his face/around his mouth. His dad has another child who has serious anaphylactic reactions to fish, nuts, seafood and eh...something else.

I read so much research in to allergies, including the guidance for other countries. Decided to continue to try him with different fish. Tiny tiny amounts at first, and then more. He's been fine ever since, but maybe I got lucky. And despite the family history he's not at high risk of serious allergies, I think if he'd had eczema I'd have held off and seen the GP.

Tomato is a common allergen and it’s more likely he would be reacting to the citrus than be truly allergic. Try some ketchup and see how that goes. As for egg - I personally would offer it again but if you aren’t confident then your GP should allow you to offer scrambled egg in their presence. That way if there is a severe reaction they can take action.

If it really is a 6 month wait, I would look into getting private testing if at all possible.

My DS started with a cows milk allergy. Easy I thought, I'll just avoid CM (he was breastfed anyway) and carry on.

No one ever told me that this made him high risk for other allergies. He ended up being blue lighted to hospital after eating a pasta sauce containing cashew when he was 18mo.

Allergies are dangerous, especially when you don't know what your child is allergic to.

How old is your child? Was this their first exposure to either of these foods?

Previous reactions cannot predict what the severity of future reactions will be but if it is an allergy the next reaction could well be much worse.

Vomiting and hives could well indicate an anaphylactic reaction so I would be cautious.

Maybe ask for this to be moved to the allergy section where you will get answers from parents who have children with severe allergies.

My DD has a mild egg allergy, and we were given this egg ladder to try to work through. I’ve attached a pic, apologies if you already have it!

If you’re going to give your DD egg I’d make sure you have some anti histamines in just in case. When we discovered my DD allergy we actually ended up in a&e as she’d puffed up and we needed to give her anti histamines for a couple of days after.

Thanks all.

For the person who went privately - Can I ask how much it cost please, if you don’t mind?

When mine had a allergic reaction (hives, swelling, vomiting), GP advised to cut out the food but re-introduce after 12 months. Reaction(s) were at 7 months (happened twice before I made the connection). No reaction at 12 months and we’ve had no issues since. I think there’s no reason to rush it. Wait, have an appointment, re-introduce when you’re advised to.

Hello. We went private as my dd had slight reaction when weaning. She was prick tested and blood tested. The doctor said to introduce the food by putting it on her skin first (arm) to see if there is a reaction. If none, after 15 mins, smear some on top of lip and wait again to see if reaction. I would definitely go private for peace of mind if you can afford to.