food allergies vs. heat rash

magdusia

sometimes i can't tell the difference.

Friday i came home from work and it was actually the coolest day of the week.  My son had on short sleeve shirt and light pants. I noticed a small ring around his mouth and started questioning everything (nanny left already). A few mins later i changed his diaper and noticed blisters on the back of his legs (in the crease area) and then on his arms.   (i get so annoyed w/ my nanny for not letting me know about them!)

Normally i would think it's a heat rash, but it was pretty cool out and he had a ring around his face. Is it safe to assume it's a food reaction?  

the blisters are getting worse and worse.  It looks like a heat rash but it wasn't hot.  I'm seriously thinking of not allowing my son to ever go to another park again.  They scare me now. 

is this worth calling the allergist so she can look at his skin? My DH wants me to call her for every little thing and i feel like letting it go and just detox his body.  

carlinlp

The creases would make me think it could be heat rash but rings around the mouth are usually food related from what I understand. My DS gets those and it's always been food related. We usually do an Epsom salt bath with some baking soda.

CareBear0607

carlinlp:

The creases would make me think it could be heat rash but rings around the mouth are usually food related from what I understand. My DS gets those and it's always been food related. We usually do an Epsom salt bath with some baking soda.

This.  I would give some Benadryl and a bath and see how he does.  Poor thing!

Miller238

I would agree that the marks in the creases seem more like a heat rash, but I have never seen a rash that blisters on my daughter.  Her creases get extremely red and itchy and bumpy.

The rings around the mouth seem like food allergy to me.  I would call the allergist and ask at least.

magdusia

Miller238:

I would agree that the marks in the creases seem more like a heat rash, but I have never seen a rash that blisters on my daughter.  Her creases get extremely red and itchy and bumpy.

The rings around the mouth seem like food allergy to me.  I would call the allergist and ask at least.

that's exactly what it is.  if it bumpy i automatically think it's blistering. 

 I made an appt but it's not until thursday. Ugh. it's like a constant what could it be? is it this? or that? is he now allergic to something new? what did he touch? 

magdusia

CareBear0607:

carlinlp:

The creases would make me think it could be heat rash but rings around the mouth are usually food related from what I understand. My DS gets those and it's always been food related. We usually do an Epsom salt bath with some baking soda.

This.  I would give some Benadryl and a bath and see how he does.  Poor thing!

i have pics of it but of course my work blocks smugmug. 

i did give him benadryl friday night and sunday.  I havent tried the epsom salt bath.  I feel like that would burn.. no? his skin is cracking so there are a ton of little open marks. 

carlinlp

If the skin is open it may burn a little.  I would do the baking soda still though.  Maybe take a few pics so if it clears up before Thursday you can still show the Dr. what it looked like?

magdusia

carlinlp:

If the skin is open it may burn a little.  I would do the baking soda still though.  Maybe take a few pics so if it clears up before Thursday you can still show the Dr. what it looked like?

We did take pictures yesterday.  we were hoping to send her an email with the photos to avoid driving after work all the way over to her but the don't do biz over email which i guess i understand. 

g_belle

I hate break outs like those.  It's crazy hot here and we went to a birthday party over the weekend so J's skin is in the same boat.  Have you tried an oatmeal bath?  (Aveeno has packets or you can grind up steel cut oats in the food processor and add a few Tbs to the bath water).  That usually helps soothe his skin even if the bumps don't totally go away.  Does he seem to be itching it?  You could try hydracortizone cream or calendula cream and see if that helps.