Ivy ate some salmon yesterday.
David and I had sushi and she wanted to try it, so we let her.
About an hour later she came out in big red welts and started to cough.
It was just one small piece and I’m pretty sure she has had fish before.
Before long she was scratching at her throat and became quite irritable.
We took her home and I dosed her up with phenergan.
Obviously, now she is existing on other people’s antibodies and is mounting a response of some sort, she is also reacting to things that irritate her body
and I think she’s allergic to fish.
Anyone out there have allergies?
Anyone have any pointers, aside from avoiding fish, that is
because, I think that’s pretty much a given.
Originally posted at Three Ring Circus
Bringing up seven kids has led to in depth knowledge of asthma, autism, fetal alcohol syndrome and drug induced developmental delay, immune deficiency and autoimmune disease, ectodermal dysplasia, neonatal death and cardiac defect. Despite all of that, I didn't know I was about to start the ride of my life with the illness of my youngest daughter, Ivy.
Allergies to food are hard. My son’s allergic to ALL dairy. That’s a lot of major areas, from butter, milk, lunch meat, soups, down to pop rock candy. it’s a hard chore but you have to know all the various names it goes by and read lables.
My daughter had eaten seafood many times, even clams…then one day just putting one in her mouth lead to an allergic reaction. Now it seems silly when people ask because she is completely tube fed…but we make sure to list it…you never know what medications might have in them and so forth. Also when we have had clambakes we have asked that everyone make sure they wash their hands very well before coming in contact with her.
We are just learning about food allergies. So far we know my son is allergic to soy and green beans. I think maybe he is allergic to all legumes, but we’ll see after we go to the allergist. He also is mostly tube fed, but we are starting oral feeds so I am nervous about the allergies.
Oh, Ivy — you poor little tyke!
We have a TON of experience with allergies at our place Tiff, so if I can help with anything specific, just give a holler.
One thing off the top of my head — if in the future Ivy’s going to be anywhere eating lunch on her own, you might think about some kind of notice to put in her lunchbox.
We have large, bright red laminated card with a picture of milk and a picture of a stalk of wheat circled with a slash through them and great big lettering that reads “I’M ALLERGIC TO MILK AND WHEAT”. The card is placed on the table in front of her during any meal or snack.
This because we once had a substitute at a class she was taking who refused to listen to her protestations that she was allergic to milk and forced (yes forced) her to drink a few swallows of milk “like everybody else”.
You never know what sort of “adult supervision” is going to be assigned to the lunch table so
it’s best to be careful. We also label all of her individual containers with her name and the contents: “Rice Milk” “Gluten-Free Sandwich” so that someone doesn’t assume “Well I just saw her eating a sandwich so she can’t be THAT allergic…”
It never ceases to amaze me the risks people can be willing to take with someone else’s child. So I dive head first into the “over-protective-worry-wart” mom persona. I play it up, in fact. Because it’s better to be thought a lunatic and be remembered than to have someone force-feed your child an allergen the minute you turn your back.
Hope things get easier!
Hugs,
~Michelle
Hello everyone!
Thanks for your comments and suggestions – all great and I will take them on board.
When Ivy was small she reacted to everything and we know that she does alot better when she is gluten and lactose free but when her Igs started to drop off, her intolerances all settled but this was a reaction we hadn’t experienced before. It was the coughing and scratching at her throat that had me really worried.
That’s very worrying Michelle! I can’t believe people could be that dumb!
My Dad is severely allergic to mushrooms, so we are all used to checking everything we buy, you wouldn’t believe some of the places you find it!
Luckily, he is an ambulance officer, so as soon as he realises he has eaten some he can go to the hospital and get exactly what he needs (it helps that the stuff is so awful that they tend to accept that anyone asking for it REALLY needs it!)