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Food Allergy
orchid8407
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Bad day :( overwhelmed.
orchid8407
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in Food Allergy
I have a one year old DD that is allergic to milk, eggs, shelfish, peanuts and staying away from tree nuts for now. She also has severe eczema that we get control over and then lose.
The past three days she has gotten hives, swelling and an odd red speckle rash all over her arms and some of her face. I am at work and get pictures from her daycare instructor with some sort of swelling, rash or hives. I don't know what it is. I had a meltdown for the first time in my co-worker's office. The rest of the department caught wind of it and they are supportive, but I am on the brink of tears again 
I am thinking of making a plan to go wheat free and do a gluten free diet for her. She isn't allergic to wheat, but it might cause an irritation.
I am overwhelmed and at my whits end with her rashes, itching and scary swelling.
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Re: Bad day :( overwhelmed.
I'm sorry. (((hugs)))
Have you googled dermatitis herpetiformis (the celiac rash)? My DDs that have celiac disease are not allergic to wheat.
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I'm so sorry. {{HUGS}}
Is it possible for you to get a nanny instead of day care? i know it costs more but if you can afford it, i highly recommend it. I don't think that your DD is allergic to something else (even though it's highly possible) but i just think she's amongst other children who are not allergic and eat and drink everything. Could it be possible your DD drank someones milk?
I think the only reason my son's eczema is under control is b/c he's at home which is completely allergy free. No one, including my Nanny, is allowed to bring food from outside. But as soon as we go to someone elses house, my son's face and body will either break out or swell up. I really believe it's other kids diets.
Have you spoken to the DC teachers and told them how important it is to keep the place clean and make sure no one brings in certain foods. They should scan everything the kids eat. This includes the teachers lunch also -they need to be careful.
hope everything turns out but i would really have a serious conversation with your DC provider about rules
I hate to say it but you would just be covering up your childs reactions IMO. My son spent the first 8 months on steroid creams that pretty much covered up his eczema. But all along it was my diet and the milk i was giving him. His skin cleared up when he was 13 months old when we finally took EVERYTHING that he's allergic to out of his diet, including traces of what ever he is allergic to.
I think you should always have a cream just in case a reaction broke out but i hope no one is using it and still exposing their child to some foods they are allergic to.
We had my son tested for celiac also and put him on a gluten free diet at one point b/c we couldn't' figure out what was causing his reactions and it turned out that there were some products that had soybeans in them that we were giving him. I would double check ALL the ingredients again before going wheat free unless your daughter has all the symptoms of a celiac child.
I hate using steroid creams. But, yes we use them and we use them often. The allergist said to start using the zyrtec everyday now. This breaks my heart. I want her to be comfortable, but not by medication. When we went on a cruise in March, her skin was great. Fresh, open air on the water. I wonder if the pollen has anything to do with it.
She has an allergist and we have been to the dermatologist. They tell us that as long as she is not itching and it appears under control, not to worry. I do worry, b/c it's obviously irritating or it wouldn't be a rash. We use aveeno, celphaor bath and oatmeal bath.
We use rice products, but have to be careful b/c she gets bound up and it get's painful for her to go.
The nanny is a good idea. I will discuss the option with my husband. When daycare calls me it's tough b/c I can't see what the situation is. "Is she too warm, is her skin dry, what was she doing when it happened?" etc...
I'll try anything!
if you suspect your LO has celiac than she will have a pop belly and major diarrhea multiple times a day, especially after anything wheat.
We suspected it b/c he was having diarrhea a lot but it turned out to be soy.
most dermatologists do not believe in food allergies.. at least that's what a few doctors told me. They will try to pile on creams on you instead of trying to find the culprit of what he/she is reacting to.
my allergist did say that in the summer kids with food allergies will have much much skin issues than those without.. So maybe she was sweating if she was outside? Did any of the teachers eat any of her allergens? or did any of the kids have anything she's allergic to? not to say that your LO ate it, but maybe touched something another kid touched. there are so many possibilities.
I feel that having a nanny and a home that is completely allergy friendly is huge for my son. My nanny knows how to use the epi pen and she watches the video once every couple of months. She takes the epipen everywhere, including parks or walks. Since he picks everything up and puts it in his mouth. I recently was at a park with him and saw him running towards an opened candy bar which was resses pieces. my heart dropped.
There are good things about having your kid in DC b/c they interact w/ other kids. Having a nanny was hard b/c the first nanny was psycho and we ended up getting a nanny cam before firing her. we finally found a good one but it took a ton of pain and crying before we did. So having one person watch your child is hard too b/c he's rarely interacting with children. but i know it's safer for my son.. at least until the world becomes more allergy friendly.
HUGS
First, I know how stressful and awful you feel. I was called off my job twice when my son's eczema flare was so bad that he was literally pulling out his hair and scratching himself raw. I still get a sinking feeling when I see my mom's number on my work telephone, because I am afraid that something happened. Eczema is horrible, and the best we can do is try our best to keep our children away from things that cause irritation. It may be that she is so allergic that just having someone who has handled or ingested milk and eggs touch her causes her to react. I am methodical about washing my hands and brushing my teeth before I handle my son when I have eaten something he is allergic too. Unfortunately, most daycare providers are not. I don't have an answer, but I feel your pain, and I hope your day gets better.
Pollen allergies don't usually cause rashes (it's typically more of a nasal reaction), but they can exacerbate food allergies.
I'm new at this, but the way my allergist explains it you get hyper-reactive. You've got all this histamine floating around because of environmental allergies, and then when you encounter a food you react to with your skin, the reaction is more significant. I'm eating the same diet I've been on for a few months, which is 99% clean of all my allergens, but any accidental exposure causes huge skin rashes because of all the histamine built up to deal with pollen--a month or two ago before everything bloomed I could tolerate foods better.
Sorry you are dealing with this.
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I would agree that it's probably a cross contamination issue or an environmental factor that's irritating her skin (sweating, playing in the grass etc. can all cause a flare up since her skin is already super sensitive). My son's eczema flares up a lot more that he plays outside almost every day. He's now on Claritin and we use the 2.5% hydracortizone to treat flare ups. Also- is her clothing 100% cotton? We only put our son in cotton clothing now since anything with polyester doesn't breathe as well and usually results in more flare ups.
This is not necessarily true. My DD did not have these symptoms prior to diagnosis. Celiac disease manifests in many different ways. Some people only have the rash (can be diagnosed by a biopsy of the rash).