Moms with allergies

tosh24 · May 2011

Hi ladies!

I'm Tosh. I have a 4 yo DD that I am contemplating starting allergy testing for. She has had the worst dermatitis since she started eating solid foods and doctors just brushed it off as dry skin. Now that I have been diagnosed with more allergies than I care to count, I'm wondering if she is actually allergic to certain foods (I know dairy is a likely culprit with dermatitis).

Do any of you other moms have food allergies? I am gluten and wheat intolerant, dairy intolerant, egg intolerant, and have allergies to all fruits but berries, bananas and pineapple, and all leafy green vegetables and most legumes. I have to be careful with corn (some products bother me, some don't).

Just wondering if there are any more of me out there? It's been almost 2 years that I've been living a "free" lifestyle and it's still hard. I feel about 75% better (I have IBS and my symptoms aren't all food related) so it's good motivation, but sometimes I still want to throw a tantrum and have a good cry.

Rink08 · May 2011

I am allergic to citric acid and whey (protein from cow's milk). Both of my children also have the whey allergy and DS1 is also allergic to soy. DS2 is breastfed so we don't really know if he will have other allergies yet.

MaxandRuby · May 2011

When they did the skin prick test on me years ago, I was tested for 63 things. I tested allergic to 1/2 of those. Then they did an injection into my arms (7 on each side) of stuff from each category and I had reactions to 1/2 of those. The ONLY thing I did not have any allergic reactions to was animals.

I am allergic to wheat (and gluten intolerant), coffee (they tested it but I have no idea WHAT about coffee I'm allergic too), egg whites, peas (this just gives me a reason not to eat them), tomatoes and something else I can't remember.

Honestly, I eat everything I am not supposed to. I suck at sticking to specific foods but I also don't have super gastric issues that I deal with. However, I was tested so many years ago that if I do have gastric issues I'm assuming I just consider it "normal me".

heatherebee · May 2011

Yes. I have loads of allergies.

I am allergic to corn- in all forms. This can be so hard to get out of the diet it can make you think you're allergic to loads more then you actually are.

At my worst, I couldn't have corn, rice, sugar, legumes, mango, kiwi, citrus, dairy, banana, onion, garlic, any spices... gosh it's hard to remember them all now...

Once the corn got under control I found there were safe versions of almost everything I could eat. It's still hard but I have it down to a science now. I have a lot of trouble with produce because they use corn and soy on EVERYTHING. I also was diagnosed with celiac and that got rid of all my GI issues. My corn issues are rashes, hives, throat swelling, anaphylaxis etc.

It isn't easy... I am currently 25 weeks pregnant and MAD I can't have more food.

DandelionMom · May 2011

I have celiac disease like 2 of my DDs and seasonal allergies like the other one.

sweetie0228 · May 2011

I'm allergic to MSG and walnuts. The MSG causes a full AnaShock and I carry and epi. Walnuts is still a "mild" reaction with soapy mouth. Seasonal allergies and Cats.

My DD is has reactions to walnuts and milk. Both DD and DS has eczema. Both children have seasonal allergies. DS gets a rash if he rolls in the grass.

mldain · May 2011

I have bad ibs probably because im gluten intolerant and i dont really follow the rules. im also allergic to orange cats (they have different dander) seasonal allergies, and mangoes. dd is allergic to berries.

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muffie1303 · May 2011

I am lactose intolerant, egg intolerant and have allergies to shellfish, walnuts and cilantro/coriander. I have IBS as well, due to having my gallbladder removed. There are a lot of things that I cannot eat because of allergies or that would aggravate my IBS. It's not fair, and I'm with you - sometimes I still want to throw a tantrum.

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