I introduced eggs when DS - now 22 months - was about 18 months, (as in scrambled eggs; he'd had products with eggs in them - i.e. muffins, pancakes, etc.) since he was about 12 months, but this was the first time I gave him actual cooked eggs.
Around that time, he also had a TON of apples, apple juice, apple sauce, apple cobbler, etc. Just seemed to be eating a lot of apples last fall! Anyway, around that time, every time he pooped he got huge welts on his bottom - what I imagine hives look like - like big mosquito bites - but only where his poop touched his skin. He had this repeatedly for a few weeks, and the only thing I could think of that we'd done differently was eggs on their own and lots of apples. He used to get a VERY red bum from apple sauce as a baby (started it around 10 months) and a red face, so I cut that out, reintroduced it at 12 months, same thing, cut it out, then slowly reintroduced it again about 14 months onward and he seemed fine until the fall, when there seemed to suddenly be apple at every meal!
So following a week or so of welts on his bum, I clued in and cut out all apple products and eggs on their own (still has muffins etc.) and this stopped immediately. I waited about 3 months. I've just started reintroducing apple stuff - so he's had apples and apple juice, in moderation and nothing - no welts etc. So I'm assuming it's not apples.
Is it an allergic reaction if he gets welts where the poop touches him? I haven't given him eggs since, I want to as it's a great source of protein but I'm scared now!
P.S. I have a very real allergy phobia.
Around that time, he also had a TON of apples, apple juice, apple sauce, apple cobbler, etc. Just seemed to be eating a lot of apples last fall! Anyway, around that time, every time he pooped he got huge welts on his bottom - what I imagine hives look like - like big mosquito bites - but only where his poop touched his skin. He had this repeatedly for a few weeks, and the only thing I could think of that we'd done differently was eggs on their own and lots of apples. He used to get a VERY red bum from apple sauce as a baby (started it around 10 months) and a red face, so I cut that out, reintroduced it at 12 months, same thing, cut it out, then slowly reintroduced it again about 14 months onward and he seemed fine until the fall, when there seemed to suddenly be apple at every meal!
So following a week or so of welts on his bum, I clued in and cut out all apple products and eggs on their own (still has muffins etc.) and this stopped immediately. I waited about 3 months. I've just started reintroducing apple stuff - so he's had apples and apple juice, in moderation and nothing - no welts etc. So I'm assuming it's not apples.
Is it an allergic reaction if he gets welts where the poop touches him? I haven't given him eggs since, I want to as it's a great source of protein but I'm scared now!
P.S. I have a very real allergy phobia.
