Egg Allergy

[PaytonsMom]

It hasn't been tested and I'm waiting to talk about it with his doctor at his one year apt on the 21st, but I think my ds is allergic to eggs.

Not highly allergic as he can eat muffins and cakes and pasta even, but as soon as I scramble them (on a teflon skillet with no milk or butter added), his face and eyes get all red and itchy.

This has happened twice now... so until we get further word, eggs in their full form are out.

Anyone else been through this?

[circlemama]

I didn't know about my dd's egg allergy until she was tested (RAST) at the age of 2 1/2 years. She never had eaten eggs, but had them via breastmilk.
Strict avoidance in all forms, under the age of three, is thought to help chances of outgrowing the allergy. The allergy could become worse with repeated ingestion. If your son reacts to egg being cooked, that would be an inhalation allergy and could be severe. I would get tested.

[ShellyK]

Yep, I would avoid them entirely, even in baked goods and other products where they appear. You want to give him the best possible chance of outgrowing it, and the least possible chance of developing a worse allergy.

Also, allergy tests can be great for figuring out what foods your child is allergic to, but it sounds like you are pretty sure he is allergic to eggs. Sometimes (often, really) those tests can come back negative and the person really is allergic. My DD tested not allergic to wheat and soy, but let me tell you she has a reaction if she eats it!

[wendy1221]

Egg allergies run in my family and I second avoiding them entirely. The allergy is most likely to become worse with repeated exposure (read labels as well!), but if you cut them out entirely, there's a chance that he could outgrow it.

I'm 28 years old and eggs never bothered me much unless I ate straight eggs. I could even eat egg yolks without them bothering me if I didn't eat the white. Now, I can't even eat cookies or cake or ANYTHING with even a little bit of egg in it. My sister is also allergic to eggs as are her 2 boys. Her 4 year old is anaphylactic, but her 2 year old tested negative at 1 year. She suspected he had problems, but when the test came back negative, she thought it was ok and let him eat things w/ eggs. Now he's DEFINITELY allergic. Please avoid them completely!

[sarakay2]

Ds #2 is allergic to eggs. His first reaction was mild. He had hives down his face and his eyes swelled. We questioned what it could be as he didn't really eat more than a taste. The second reaction was not so mild. His lips swelled and more hives. This was from a pancake mix we thought would be a great treat for the boys.

Now it is total avoidence. We use very few package foods and just hope he will out grow it. With a peanut, tree nut and egg allergy, it is so much easier just to eat whole foods

Defineatly aviod all egg products. Even if the RAST comes back negative, reactions always out-weight tests.

[thepeach80]

Egg:
Albumin
Binder
Coagulant
Egg white
Egg yolk or yellow Emulsifier Globulin
Lecithin
Livetin
Lysozyme
Ovalbumin
Ovamucin Ovamucoid
Ovovitellin
Powdered egg
Vitellin
Whole egg