long shot question

[woodchick]

Hi. My dd (almost 18 mos) has had no history of allergic reactions.

Driving home from Thanksgiving last night she started vomiting and has since thrown up 8 or 9 times. She didn't eat much; just turkey, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, oranges- all things she's had before. No one else is sick so I doubt food poisoning.

The ONLY thing I can think of is that I had walnuts for (probably) the first time since she was born. I don't buy them and don't normally choose to eat them, but I did crack open a couple yesterday.

She is breastfed- is there any chance that the walnuts could be causing the vomiting?

Or does she just have some bug?

TIA

[Panserbjorne]

If she didn't eat the walnuts directly (which it sounds like she didn't?) I would be suprised if it was indeed an allergic reaction. How soon after eating did she vomit? I don't know...I'm not getting an allergy vibe...

[mtn.mama]

I think there's a possibility its a food allergy. My EBF daughter reacts to foods coming through my breastmilk and one of her symptoms is vomiting...

[Panserbjorne]

no-that's true. My ds vomits if I get traces of soy or dairy. It could be.

[elmh23]

It could be. I'd watch her closely. If she develops a fever, than she's sick. My dd vomited a lot back when I ate peanuts.

We just got over a tummy bug and it had me wondering if it was illness or food allergy. It started in my infant after he got ahold of a banana (one of the two foods I'm suspecting he's allergic to) but then when my toddler and I got sick, I knew it wasn't an allergy.

Good luck!

[JaneS]

Was the vomit mucusy? Then it's definately an allergic reaction. The body starts produces lots of mucus to isolate the allergen and protect itself.

If so, this is a pretty serious allergic reaction. It might lead to anaphylaxis. I would have a blood test done for walnuts and tree nuts.