Eggs

My LO's seem to get a rash around there mouth when the eat scrambled eggs......I did space it out everytime I tried them on it...to see if I got the same reaction and I did....funny thing then can eat anything with eggs in it like french toast and there fine..it just seems they get this rash (that disappears within minites) only when they eat straight eggs (there 15 months)

 

Hmmm...I would contact your pediatrician and see what they say, maybe not try straight eggs for a while?

 

Max was getting that, but it was from the little bit of butter I was using to scramble the eggs in. He is allergic to milk and since butter comes from milk it was the butter, not the eggs. Hopefully this is for the time being and he will outgrow it. We found soy butter and no issues since. Do your LO's have milk issues at all?

 

We go for there 15 month well check up tomorrow...so I cant wait to ask then......I did last time and they just said to try again in a few weeks....which I did and the same thing happened.....

 

Let us know how it goes! I would be inclined to think that it would be the butter or oil that you are using to cook with, as well, based on your saying that they are fine with other foods containing egg.

 

not really sure its the butter or oil, as I use pam on everything...and they are fine....so who knows...we shall see later on today!!!! hope I get some answers

 

Hi. My ben has a very severe allergy to eggs. When he even touches egg, he basically explodes (his whole face swelled up). He is able to eat stuff with egg in it. He just had a slight reaction then. We have been instructed by the allergist though that he should have NO eggs at all.

So basically, I'm saying that yours might have a less severe egg allergy that only shows up when it's egg by itself and not in anything.

And, we've also been told that the better job we do of making sure he has absolutely no exposure to egg, the better the chance that he'll outgrow the allergy.

If I were you, I'd insist on allergy testing to know for sure.

Cary

 

My pedi told me that I could try giving the boys egg yolks at 9 months. So I did. Not good! Jack had an immediate reaction and started getting hives all around his mouth and neck. I freaked and called the pedi and she said to give him Benedryl and that worked. After that I struggled with feeding him as it seemed every new thing I tried he was reacting to. I should mention he also has extremely bad eczema. Anyway, I wasn't getting anywhere with my pedi so I took him to a pediatric dermatologist and they gave me a steroid creme to use on his skin, etc. It worked but I felt it wasn't solving or getting down to what was casuing every reaction and the bas skin issues so I decided to find a pediatric allergist. It was SUCH a good experience! They tested his blood and we found that he was indeed allergic to eggs but nothing else(than k goodness). She also greatly helped us get the eczema under control without the use of steroid cremes. We also got a precription for the Epi Pen(just in case). So, now, about a year later, he has no reactions with anything that egg is cooked in like he did before but we just fed him a tiny piece of scrambeled egg the other week and he had explosive diareeha the rest of the day but no rash, hives or anything. SOOO...he MAY be out growing it. The Dr said he most likely would. We will have him re-tested in the fall before we all get the flu shot. He wasn't able to get the flu shot last year since the strain is grown in egg. Anyway, sorry for my rambling here but hopefully you understand my message...it's been a LONG day! LOL. Good luck.

 

By the way...both mine have excema, is that from allergies???? Dr. just said use dove soap and eucerin (spelling)

 

Excema can definitely be exacerbated by allergies. How did the doctor appointment go yesterday? Did s/he tell you to avoid all eggs? :hug:

 

I just had one of mine tested for allergies and she is allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts and some fish. The allergist explained that she can't have straight eggs, but she can stuff that eggs are baked into. The protein changes when it's baked. She said to stay away from anything dipped in eggs, like french toast or chicken. Eggs are different than milk, though. She can't have anything made with milk at all. I guess the protein doesn't break down like eggs do. She also had eczema as a baby and still does. Eczema can be a sign of allergies/asthma. I would make an appt. with an allergist to see what allergies they might have. My allergist did a scratch test and also a blood test.