I took my dd to the allergist Thursday about her allergies. She is allergic to milk, strawberries, kiwi, and some antibiotics.
For some background info-since she was born she had this bad rash, mostly on her behind. It was unlike daiper rash, and was more like hives and welts. She was also horribly colicky, and had nasty strange poops. I did the elimination diet and found that within a week (I bf her) she was better. The rash went away, she actually slept, had normal poops. And if I did get some dairy in me, she would generally have a minor rxn (I never got much in me) within 1-3 days.
But as she has gotten older, it has gotten more severe and more sensitive to the amounts I might get. She has never actually eaten any dairy so far as I know. But things have gotten to the point where she has this happen almost every week now. Her rash starts like where diaper rash would, spreads out to her upper thighs, lower back, lower stomach, and butt. It has always been like this, or spread farther depending on the amount. Sometimes they bleed and turn into huge welts that scare the daylights out of me-and I've seen a lot being in healthcare for 6 years. I give her Benadryl if it gets too bad and they go away much quicker than if not.
And it happens like this now if I even eat a cracker with some whey in it. I can't imagine what will happen if she ate a piece of cheese. I am very careful, but you never know with cross contamination or is she finds a crumb on the floor from dh.
Well, the doc was nice and seemed very knowledgeable, but he wasn't very helpful. Firstly, there was another 1.5 yo girl next door to our room and he kept getting us mixed up as he went back and forth. He kept talking about her eczema and asthma. I was
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They did the skin scratch test for general allergies like dust and pets, etc. and also tested for strawberries, milk, and casein the nurse said. But they made her bleed on the milk and casein one! I thought they weren't supposed to make you bleed! All of her tests showed negative results, as they were nonreactive. He said that those tests aren't very reliable with young children, and she would probably have better results if she were around 5 or so. But within the time it took to leave the office she said that her butt hurt and now today she is beyond in pain and won't even sit down. She is running around naked right now because anything on her and she screams.
Could the milk stuff they put on her to test her have gotten into her blood and caused this? I am so sick of dealing with doctors. I'm not expecting medical advice, but is anyone else going through this?
For some background info-since she was born she had this bad rash, mostly on her behind. It was unlike daiper rash, and was more like hives and welts. She was also horribly colicky, and had nasty strange poops. I did the elimination diet and found that within a week (I bf her) she was better. The rash went away, she actually slept, had normal poops. And if I did get some dairy in me, she would generally have a minor rxn (I never got much in me) within 1-3 days.
But as she has gotten older, it has gotten more severe and more sensitive to the amounts I might get. She has never actually eaten any dairy so far as I know. But things have gotten to the point where she has this happen almost every week now. Her rash starts like where diaper rash would, spreads out to her upper thighs, lower back, lower stomach, and butt. It has always been like this, or spread farther depending on the amount. Sometimes they bleed and turn into huge welts that scare the daylights out of me-and I've seen a lot being in healthcare for 6 years. I give her Benadryl if it gets too bad and they go away much quicker than if not.
And it happens like this now if I even eat a cracker with some whey in it. I can't imagine what will happen if she ate a piece of cheese. I am very careful, but you never know with cross contamination or is she finds a crumb on the floor from dh.
Well, the doc was nice and seemed very knowledgeable, but he wasn't very helpful. Firstly, there was another 1.5 yo girl next door to our room and he kept getting us mixed up as he went back and forth. He kept talking about her eczema and asthma. I was
:They did the skin scratch test for general allergies like dust and pets, etc. and also tested for strawberries, milk, and casein the nurse said. But they made her bleed on the milk and casein one! I thought they weren't supposed to make you bleed! All of her tests showed negative results, as they were nonreactive. He said that those tests aren't very reliable with young children, and she would probably have better results if she were around 5 or so. But within the time it took to leave the office she said that her butt hurt and now today she is beyond in pain and won't even sit down. She is running around naked right now because anything on her and she screams.
Could the milk stuff they put on her to test her have gotten into her blood and caused this? I am so sick of dealing with doctors. I'm not expecting medical advice, but is anyone else going through this?
