Almost everything makes baby itchy.

[Hope54321]

Baby is so eager to eat, but almost everything I offer makes him itchy. Anyone else with similar experience? When did your LO grow out of it?

What foods have you offered?
Where is he scratching?
Does he have known allergies?

I offer single ingredients only to help identify allergies:

So far he itches after eating:
Banana
Apples
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Weetabix
Pasta
Milk
Baby porridge
Tangerine
Cabbage (might be due to something else)
Green beans (might be due to something else)

He has eczema on his arms and legs. When he itches after eating it’s usually his neck and back of his neck.

Banana and milk gives him hives.

Too scared to offer other potential allergens.

Have you spoken to a GP?
Sounds like you need help identifying allergens in his food

What has he been ok with?

Yes, due to comvid I can’t seem to get an appointment for allergy testing despite having a referral.

*covid

Will they give you a telephone dieticians appointment? They might be able to advise which food to try

Honestly, I'd go back to the GP and show them photos of the eczema and hives and ask for a referral to the allergy clinic, or for it to be brought forward if they've already referred him.

Has the GP also sent an urgent referral to a Paediatric Dietitian as well?

He seems histamine intolerant and you should try foods low in histamines .
You can read a bit more here www.healthline.com/health/histamine-intolerance#diet including foods to avoid (which have given) and that's why it came to my mind.

While you wait for a specialist appointment , your GP can prescribe you an anti-histamine for babies.

Hi @Hope54321

How are things now? Not sure you'll see this, but going through similar - allergies aside, very itchy with most foods

That must be hard. Could they have an allergy to something like fructose or histamine?

Hello, he is 5 now and still has eczema, multiple allergies, asthma and autism. Poor kid has a lot going on.

I give him probiotics, avoid his allergens and use steroids on his skin (about 2 applications a month). I also apply aloe vera to his skin after a bath and then moisturise with aveeno dermexa night balm. He

He has got a lot going on and it sounds as though you have too

Yes, it's not easy - even foods without fructose or supposedly 'low' histamine foods. Antihistamines also don't seem to help

Thanks for replying. Sorry that sounds tough. We are managing the eczema best as we can, but it's like you said almost every food.

Did you find as your child got older, they were able to handle more? Or any specific foods that were worse/better?

Hopefully things will get easier for you and your little one as they grow x