egg allergy question

la79al

DD has a class 4 egg white allergy.  Does this mean eggs in baked goods are okay or not?

Fuzzy8252

It depends. There are various proteins in the eggwhite that they can be allergic to. Depending on which protein, they can or can't eat them in baked goods. We actually JUST tested for this a week ago and are still waiting for the results.

Court0026

I would leave that one up to the allergist.  We do not give DS eggs in anything.  He is a level 4 and his skin testing was on the high side.   Every person is different so it is hard to say about someone else.  Even the allergists at our office have differing opinions. 

LeaPea81

My son has the egg-white allergy, too, but he does totally fine with baked goods. Our allergist recommended we try like a pencil-eraser-sized bit of something first, and then wait about 15 minutes. If no reaction, give him a slightly bigger bite and see what happens. He's never reacted to a baked good.

She also told us that kids who eat eggs in baked goods tend to outgrow the egg allergy sooner than those who don't. But I'm guessing they don't have as severe a reaction to begin with.