Egg Allergy

[Ryansmummy]

Hi Ladies,

My DD has an egg allergy and I was wondering if any of you had children who had an egg allergy and grew out of it. I have read that 80% of children who have an egg allergy grow out of it by the time they are 5. I certainly hope so! DD is pretty good about when we say she can't have something because it has egg and she even told me once that she couldn't eat a piece of carrot as it had egg in it :D .

Cheers,
Bron

[mygirls]

Hey Bron,

My DD#3 seemsto have an egg allergy too:( everytime we give her anything with egg in it she vomits everywhere....yuk!!! I have hesitated in giving her another try - i wouldn't want a servere reaction to it. Do you or anyone else know if ypu can have servere reactions?? (like peanuts?? ) It worries me as my other too are fine with everything so i havent come across this problem or any like it before

Thanks:)
Kristy

[sarah81]

Hi Bron,

My DS1 had an egg allergy, he is almost 3 now and had outgrown it by the age of 2. If he ate eggs or baked goods with eggs in it he had hive type redness around his mouth. We had a fair few accidents with egg as at Mums groups and other things he would try and eat their biscuits etc. I noticed over these accidents it was getting better and at the next specialist appoint ment the next skin test was negative.

He is still allgergic to nuts and he does the same as your DD, i can't eat that mummy it has nuts. He does it to all sorts of foods, probably the ones he doesn't like. But I am glad he is aware and will ask now.

I found egg a difficult allergy, it is in just so many things. Good luck with your DD :)

[nemosmum]

Our DS was diagnosed with an egg allergy and other allergies also at about 7 months. From then on he was on a very strict diet and we didnt cook, eat or expose him in any way to eggs or egg products etc. He got tested again when he was 15 months and his egg allergy had gone (he still has an allergy to dustmites but is doing well)

I personally believe he grew out of it because we were so strict about what we offered him and the fact we never cooked egg or exposed him to it.

I have heard of people having a severe reaction to eggs, it may not happen the first time or the 6th time etc but the more your exposed to the egg the more allergic you become iykwim.

All the best.

[Ryansmummy]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks so much for your replies.

Kristy - Sounds like your DD has an egg allergy as thats what my DD does. When we gave her scrambled eggs when she was 1 she vomited immediately, but when we accidently gave her some crumbed cutlets that had been crumbed with egg, it took about 1/2 hour before she was sick. I think she is allergic to the egg white (which is often the case because of the proteins in it) as we had given her egg yolk when she was younger and she was fine. I didn't think an egg allergy would cause ?sp anaphylactic reactions like nuts do, but Orlandosmum said she had heard of severe reactions so maybe they do. I have found a fantastic product called No-egg and you use it when making cakes etc instead of an egg. You can buy it at the Supermarket or Healthfood shop. It means my DD can have a cake, biscuit or muffin as a treat.

Sarah - Thanks. Thats great your DS has grown out of his. I'll keep my fingers crossed that DD does too. It must be hard having a nut allergy as well. I haven't given DD nuts yet and when I give her a taste of peanut butter it will be sitting on the local hospital's lawn :D .

Orlandosmum - Thats great your DS egg allergy has gone too. We are really careful about making sure there is no egg in anything we give DD too. I have become the best packet reader. Its amazing how many products have egg :eek: .

Cheers,
Bron

[sarah81]

Nut allergy is hard but more because there is a greater risk of a severe reactions.

It would be the egg white rather than the yolk. Don't know if you have had any allergy testing done. But at my specialist they only check the white as it is the allergen.

I am also an expert packet reader, I still do it manically at the shops!!!

[Ryansmummy]

Hi Sarah,

DD hasn't actually had any allergy testing done. I did talk to my GP about it, but he thought to leave it for now - mainly I think because of what it involves. I think I will ask him further about it when I take DS for his 1 year injections as hopefully I won't see him before then :) .

I thought you would be a champion packet reader too, especially with the nut allergy. You must find so many things say "may contain traces of nuts etc". I have a friend who is allergic to strawberries and it does terrible things to him if he even has a lick of anything with strawberry in it.

Bron

[Tisme]

I find that those products that DON'T have egg in them seem to have Milk in them and both my children are allergic to them. I had to have Ciaran tested for both egg white and the yolk and found he was highly allergic to the white and mildy to the yolk but likewise I was told that he would grow out of it if we stopped his exposure.

The way I have come to understand what happens is that when the children are young they form "allergies" as in their guts histhimines form which reject certain proteins thus causing an allergic reaction. AS the gut matures the "good bacteria" star to attack the histhimines and eventually stamp them out by age 2, 5, or 11 (according to my allergist). So the less that the histhimines are made react and reproduce (by exposure to the allergan) the less histhimine there is to fight.

In the case of an "intolerance" however the more exposure (in small doses) there is to the cause can actually (it is said) reduce the intolerance and force the body to accept the cause. Though this is usually done under strict diet or circumstance.

Now that Ciaran is nearly 4 we have to take him back for another test and make sure that is allergies are decreasing (as he was nearly anaphylactic at the last visit) and hopefully be able to get a formal test for Alana and the new bub as well. Until then the diet remains strict, severe and in his best interest.

He too is great at telling me when there are foods he can or can't have though he is starting to go to birthday parties and gets quite upset that he can't eat EVERYTHING on the table, and usually can't even have a piece of the birthday cake. Poor thing.

[sarah81]

Bron,

My DS has the skin testing done and it is not painful just itchy and they can't touch it. they showed me on my arm as the older child next door was having a bit of a tantrum. He hasn't been too worried by the process each time. At the first test he was 9 months.

What I am trying to say (no brain today) is that if you are worried about the testing process it wasn't that bad :) There is also blood testing available, don't know which your GP was talking about.

I am glad I had the testing done as it gave me the peace of mind that I knew what he could and couldn't eat and I didn't feel I was being too harsh in the dietary restrictions.

Trace of nuts are a pain but because DS has only had a mild analphalatic reaction to a direct exposure he can eat things which as possible traces of nuts. As the allergist said if you avoided everything with that warning there would be very little he could eat.

Good luck with your DD :)

[rsmum]

Hi everyone,
My son also has allergies to a range of things. A good book I have found is "Friendly Food" from the Royal Prince Alfred Allergy Unit. It has lots of different recipes and is well broken down. Although I am still looking for a museli bar type recipe without honey or nuts if anyone has one. Sorry if this is not the place to leave this message as I am newbie:) .
Sandra.

[Ryansmummy]

Hi Ladies,

Eleanor - that makes sense what you said, especially the "intolerance" part. I think DD may be more intolerant as she can eat things like Tiny Teddies that have a bit of egg in them and she is ok. Hope Ciaran's tests go ok and show his allergies are decreasing.

Sarah - Yeah it was skin testing that GP was talking about. Glad to hear that its not that bad. Will definitely ask him about it when I see him next. It would be nice to know in advance if she has a nut allergy.

Sandra - Thanks for the book suggestion. Sorry I don't know of a recipe for museli bars of any kind. If I do find one I will let you know.

Cheers,
Bron

[wattle]

Ds had an omlette for lunch today and straight away broke out in a red rash around his mouth and chin. Do you think this could be an egg allergy?

He has eaten foods with some eggs in them before, like pikelets etc and not had a problem. I just thought because the omlette had a lot of egg it may have caused this reaction.

The rash lasted about 1/2 hour and he seemed a little anxious.

Should I take him to an allergist?:confused:

[Georgie'smama]

Sandra- hi there. George had multiple allergies, and we have worked our way down to 3 big ones- milk,wheat and soy, so it does happen. He was diagnosed at 5 months, and is now 21 months.
Saying that- try making pancakes without milk, wheat or eggs- what a nightmare!
I have found you some recipes:

Morning Bars
Serves 12
2/3 cup raisins or dried fruit piecs-apples,blueberries, apricots etc
1/2 cup butter (or marg in case of milk allergy)
1/2 cup honey or corn syrup or maple syrup
4 cups rolled oats or buckwheat
1/4 cup buckwheat,potato,or rice flour (i guess you could use normal flour if u don't have wheat allergy)
1 teasp baking soda
1 cup dried fruit (blueberries,apricots or apples)

Place 2/3 cup of dried fruit in food processor, and preocess until smooth, add marg and blend until smooth, then add syrup and blend again until smooth.

In a large bowl mix together oats, flour and baking soda. Stir in the cup of dried fruit.
Add first mixture to the oat mix and stir until thoroughly combined.
Line a 9 inch x 13 inch baking pan with paper.
Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the pan.
Bake for 30 mins in a 325 degree (170 degrees C) oven.
Remove and let cool for at least 4 hours.
Invert onto cutting board and lift pan to remove. Peel off paper and cut into desired bar size pieces.

or else there is this one:

Chewy Granola Bars
1 cup butter/marg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons maple or corn syrup
4 cups oats or buckwheat flakes
1 cup shredded coconut (this can be omitted)
1 cup dried fruit or choc chips (you can get dairy free choc chips)

Grease a 12inch x 9 inch baking tray.
In a large pan heat marg,sugars and syrup until melted.
Stir in remaining ingredients until evenly combined.
Spread on baking tray and press down making sure surface is smooth.
Bake in a 325 degree oven for 30 mins.
Cool for 20 min and then cut into bars. Transfer to cooling rack and cool completely.

Enjoy!

[rsmum]

Thanks. I will give these a go.