allergy to eggs..but ok with cakes/pancakes etc with eggs?

[trellios]

ok so the title may seems odd...but its true...

my DS is now 1 yo, and we gave him his first omelette today which he reacted badly...severe hives, swollen lips and eyes etc...he's had some cakes and pancakes with eggs in it multiple times and was ok with it...

so anyone else had this problem? their kid has got reaction to omelette/hard boiled egss but ok with egss in cooking?

cheers

[Actuality86]

this may sounds silly, but is there a possibility that there was something else in the omelette that could've caused the reaction?

[Bell & Bug]

I'm not certain, but I'm sure I have heard that not all allergies present themselves the first time a child has been given the food they are allergic to. Hopefully some one can confirm or deny this for you.

[Actuality86]

I'm not certain, but I'm sure I have heard that not all allergies present themselves the first time a child has been given the food they are allergic to. Hopefully some one can confirm or deny this for you.


Just found this, thought it might help. From an allergy website:
Egg allergy usually begins in infancy, often soon after egg is started. Children who are egg allergic will often refuse egg when it is given to them. It usually disappears by age five to seven years, but may sometimes be lifelong. Egg white, especially raw or poorly cooked causes more severe allergy than egg yolk (yellow) e.g., tasting raw batter, playing with egg shells, or egg white icing. Mildly egg allergic children can often eat food prepared with small amounts of egg e.g., cakes, muffins, without an immediate reaction. However, these trace quantities may aggravate eczema, and may cause the egg allergy to stay longer. Therefore unless told otherwise, all eggs should be avoided, even in traces in baked goods in the first few years of life.

[TickTock]

Hi trellios.

My DS is the same. He has no issues if he has pancakes or birthday cake or other things containing egg, but if he has egg by itself he gets little raised red spots come up.... mainly around his mouth (so maybe a 'contact' thing??). I haven't spoken to a doctor or anything about it at this point... we just avoid giving him eggs by themselves.

It's actually quite strange cause when he was younger he loved eggs and had no problems with them. He'd have a boiled egg at least a couple of times a week. Then all of a sudden the spots occurred. Freaked me out the first time as he got the spots down his chest as well and they just kept coming up in front of my eyes. Since then, he's only had a few spots come up if he accidentally had a little bit of egg (in a fried rice for example).

It sure is weird though isn't it?! Hopefully someone else can shed some light on why it is only an issue with eggs by themselves.

[Actuality86]

According to what I've read and what happened with my younger brother, sometimes if the allergy is mild children can tolerate egg in small doses, like in cakes, etc.

Seeing a doctor would probably be best to confirm it isn't anything else.

[TickTock]

ooh, that's interesting Actuality86. Thanks for posting that. We shall avoid eggs altogether then... not that DS has them in things often - only in his birthday cake and the 2 or 3 times a year he might have a pancake or pikelet or whatever.

[Actuality86]

TickTock, no worries. I'm used to using the internet for uni research and find it somewhat easy to sort the informative websites from the bad ones that scare people. Plus, my younger brother had issues with eggs and cats from an early age, but he did grow out of it. (lucky for him and mum!)

[Seacretsquirrel]

I don't eat eggs (hate them - suspect I may be a tad allergic as I have never eaten them even a a very small child) However I have heard (I can't remember where it may have been from a GF whos son is allergic to the eggs on there own but can tollerate in cakes etc) that is the way they are cooked in cakes and the likes that reduces the allergen - not sure how that makes sense as you aren't likely to give raw eggs very often so mostly eggs given to kids are cooked..... i agree it might be the tiny amounts in those type of food.

[Little Gorilla]

ok so the title may seems odd...but its true...

my DS is now 1 yo, and we gave him his first omelette today which he reacted badly...severe hives, swollen lips and eyes etc...he's had some cakes and pancakes with eggs in it multiple times and was ok with it...

so anyone else had this problem? their kid has got reaction to omelette/hard boiled egss but ok with egss in cooking?

cheers

I'm like this.

I can have egg mixed into whatever - cakes, pancakes etc...but I can't eat hard boiled, fried etc eggs. I can't eat fried rice eith egg. If I get egg on my skin it reacts. If I get it on my lips I get lumps inside my mouth and my lips swell up a bit.

There are some desserts I can't have - homemade custards with high egg content etc.

[presley]

My DS1 is anaphylactic to eggs - and a few of my friends kids too. I've been too scared to give DS egg at all but under the supervision of their specialists both my friends kids have been introduced to, and tolerated, a small bit of egg baked in a biscuit or cake.

This was how it was explained to me (so I can't vouch for it with research or anything, it was told to me by a mum of an extremely allergic kid so I tend to think she knows what she's talking about). If you're allergic to something, it's a reaction to a protein in a food. For egg, it's usually albumin - the protein in the egg white. When you eat cooked eggs, the protein is changed a bit (from when it's raw) but it's still very egg-y. But something happens when it's baked or cooked into pancakes or biscuits - there's some kind of chemical reaction that goes on where everything is bound up together into this new substance so the proteins are more broken down or bound up or something like that - less 'egg-y' iykwim. My DS's allergist wanted him to get a blood test as he said that he'd seen kids with the same reaction to egg as my DS be able to tolerate a little bit of egg baked in something.

I think this is also why it's ok for DS to be around cakes and stuff that have egg, but more risky being around blatant egg like an egg sandwich or quiche as there's more risk of it being airborne as it's not 'bound up' in the baked good. There's a PhD here people!! Someone please!!

[CheekyChicken]

Yes Presley you're basically right I think, there's changes in the protein when the egg is cooked, and it is changed more the more it is cooked, so hard boiled egg will react less than soft boiled which will be less than scrambled etc.

DD reacted to scrambled eggs a few weeks ago (a couple of hives and a full-on red face within seconds of eating- nothing to do with contact as she was red all up her face- in others contact can be an issue). My Doc said that although this reaction wasn't anaphylactic that a second exposure to egg may cause a worse reaction. In fact DD went on to react with red welts on her face to ever single food we gave her in the week following. I am not sure if it was just her immune system being on high alert or if she's allergic to something else too.

My Doctor suggested having an oral antihistamine in the house for any future reaction. In your case with swelling I would be seeking medical opinion for possible tests as it could lead to anaphylaxis if the airways are affected.

Hopefully as most cases do it will be something they'll grow out of.