Mums who have children with anaphylaxis

[HouseOfBlues]

Hi girls, i took Ds for a skin p rick test today for his allergies.
I am really worried because his reaction to peanuts has gone really servere and the hive on his arm measured 22mm.
Our app to see the doc about this isnt until April so I am really concerned and would like to hear from others.
My main concern is anaphylaxis.
I would like to hear from other mums whose child has anaphylaxis to foods. Did you get the skin preick test done? If so, what were your childs results and how much did the hives measure?
How do I know if he could have an anaphylaxis reaction or not?
Thanks...worried mum:(

[DB&O]

Hi :wave: my DD who is 2 next month was diagnosed as having anapylaxis to peanuts when she was just 14 months old. After her initial reaction we took her to an allergist who didn't do a skin p rick test at the time but said that she would need one at age 3 if she didn't have any more reactions before then. We have been extremely lucky & she has not any more reactions but her case is very severe so we still have her checked if we think that there is even the slightest chance she has come into contact with anything.
When Liv had her reaction she was swollen all over in about 30 seconds, her eyes swelled shut & her entire face was red, she looked like she has badly beaten, then she stopped breathing. This happened so quickly & she required adrenaline among other things on route to the hospital.
If you ring your local hospital or the nearest W&C they will be able to post you out alot of info & maybe put you in contact with a support group.
If you want to chat or you need help with anything else feel free to PM me.

Good luck,
Brooke & Liv.
xxxx.

[Kari_Adel]

Hi juliansmummy,


My son also had a couple of p rick tests to determine the cause of his eczema. He also reacted to peanuts, as well as every other nut.. but the hive was only about 15mm. Our paedatrician was confident he only had food allergy = eczema breakout, and never suggested anapylaxis.

Always check with your GP/Paed, but there is hope. Jake's was a case of skin reaction only.. although I still kept him clear of peanut butter etc just in case it worsened, but didn't have to be overly concerned about traces etc.

Good luck, and I hope your son's allergy is not severe.

[HouseOfBlues]

Thank you girls for your input.

livsmummy, how scary for you to go through that with your daughter:hugs: . I hope she never has to go through that again.

kari-adel, i'm glad your son only has an outbreak of eczema and nothing more servere.
How did the doc know that he would not have an anaphaylaxis reaction?
That's what i am worried about. I dont want to wait until DS comes in contact with peanuts to find out the hard way. He is starting daycare next week, now I am having second thoughts about sending him.

[Kari_Adel]

Thank you girls for your input.

livsmummy, how scary for you to go through that with your daughter:hugs: . I hope she never has to go through that again.

kari-adel, i'm glad your son only has an outbreak of eczema and nothing more servere.
How did the doc know that he would not have an anaphaylaxis reaction?
That's what i am worried about. I dont want to wait until DS comes in contact with peanuts to find out the hard way. He is starting daycare next week, now I am having second thoughts about sending him.

Jake had suffered from eczema, and the p rick test was to determine what was causing it. Quite a long list of products tested positive, including wheat, chicken, nuts, pine.. and more.

But due to the sizes etc of the reactions, and the fact that the welts disappeared on their own before long, the specialist was confident that it was not anaphaylaxis related.

Perhaps a severe reaction like Liv's would be the clear indicator of this type of allergy. Hopefully the fact that your son only had a welt means that it is not as serious.

Don't let child care worry you too much. Perhaps if you feel as though your son does have this type of allergy, speak with the child care workers. Its possible they have other children with the same condition. These days, child care centres do not allow nut products into the centre for this reason, and most have their own chef so they can monitor this.

Best of luck,

Kari and Jake :hugs:

[jessgray]

my ds1 is being sent off for tests after he had an asthma attack from oat milk:( his pead said it was probably anaphlasis,he gets hives and eczema from other foods.he's been diagnosed as asthmatic since 15 months old.i think the wait for results will be hard for me, not knowing is already driving me insane:laughing: :hugs:

[rollercoastermum]

my DD aged 7yrs has severe allergies to eggs and nuts.
We carry an epi-pen and phenergan for her and there is also one at school for her.
She was under the age of 1 when first diagnosed.
The reason we had her tested was she would react to baby rice (!).. she was originally allergic to potato but has outgrown that.

Her allergic reactions to nuts seem to be getting worse as she is now reacting to the smell.

We are off for more testing this week for her.

Her reaction is LIFE THREATENING.

Wish the wider community would take more notice of these allergies our children have.

Soon after I enrolled my daughter and her siblings at our local primary school it was made a nut free zone.

[youngones]

Hi Ladies,

I'm sorry to have to join you here in this thread:( .

Our little girl Lily who is 4 1/2 mths old has been diagnosed with anaphylaxis to peanuts. Funny the reaction we get from people when we tell them - they're horrified that we fed her something with peanuts in it at her age (duh - as if we're that dumb).

Actually, she has had terrible eczema (head to toe) from about 4wks and we managed to get in to see an allergist after only waiting six weeks instead of his year long waiting list. He made us a priority because of the extent of the eczema and her age and the fact that we couldn't seem to find a GP who could tell us how to manage it other than with emollients (don't even come close to managing it).

Her skin test was 7mm and he said that at her age, it was enough to indicate anaphylaxis on ingestion (anaphylaxis australia says a reaction of more than 4mm indicates possible anaphylaxis). Then again, she is only 6kg, so 7mm on her looked huge. Her control histamine reaction was 13mm. Fortunately at this stage, she didn't react to anything else, but she will have a full test and nut screen at age one.

In the meantime, I hear you whoever it was that was worried about child care. We only registered with one centre because we didn't like any others close to us and instead elected to register with family day care, FDC, regulations covering FDC are a lot more relaxed than for centres, so now I'm really worried.

My biggest concern is that she isn't able to have an epi pen until she is 10kg, which is miles off yet, but I'm going back to work in June or as soon after that as we can find a day care place. I trust a carer not to give her nuts, but how can you trust a 3 or 4 year old in care, who knows nothing about it not to give her something (carers can't be watching 4 kids all the time), or in fact, how can you trust another parent who doesn't understand not to give their kid peanut butter on toast for breakfast?

I'm not overly concerned once we get the epi pen (although I know it is no guarantee), because we want to teach her to manage her own problem. We can ban nuts at home, or schools can say they ban them, but that is pointless, as the reality is that she will come in contact with them at some stage and I think it is unfair to force others to change their lifestyle for us, so it is better for us to teach her to manage it, rather than create a false sense of security by putting her in nut free zones. BTW in Qld, schools are not allowed to claim to be nut free (something to do with litigation if an incident occurs).

The more immediate problem for us is - what to do about FDC or any other care, when you know about the allergy, but can't give first aid (adrenaline) ? Apparently a doctor can prescribe ampoules of adrenaline and a syringe, but under current legislation, no carer is under obligation to administer adrenaline by syringe.

Anyone else have this problem?

[Duchessa]

My two daughters (identical twins) are both anaphylactic to milk protein. We found out the hard way and had the skin ***** test a year later. They are both in the life threatening category too.

We carry at least 2 epipens and zyrtec syrup with us at all times.