Re: Possible peanut allergy?

[Guest guest]

You won't miss a peanut reaction, the face swells and hives break

out everywhere. Our guy has some sort of ingested (food)

allergy 'to be determined' and the swelling in his face is the first

thing. He has an epi pen, just in case and the allergy tests came

back showing some issue with C1 Estorace (I hope I spelled this

correctly). That being said the old adage applies: When in doubt

check it out - I'd have the doctor do a screen for allergies. You

just never know!

Charlene

>

> I have a question for all of you. Yes, you all can help me out a

bit here.

>

> For the past two days, Max has complained of stomach pain and has

thrown up after

> eating lunch. He has been fine until lunchtime at school. At

first we thought it was nerves

> and stress over his upcoming visit with Dr. H. (Would you believe

he is afraid she will tell

> him he has gained too much weight????) Well, I realized today

that the lunches he has

> taken those days included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. His

reaction has been so

> quick after eating it that I am thinking that he may have

developed a peanut reaction. It's

> possible he has had it all along and the concentration of peanuts

he has been getting is

> putting him over the edge.

>

> It all makes sense: vomiting, hiccups, stomach distress.....

He's fine after awhile.... Of

> course I am going to eliminate peanuts from his diet and see what

happens.

>

> What do you think?

>

> Jodi Z

>

[Guest guest]

It is VERY Possible. I would elimanate, as you said and get a RAST test. It is a

blood test that checks for allergies.....

Liam is allergic to ALL nuts and SEVERALY to Almonds.....

R

Mom to Jed (12) Asthma, tics, CAPD

Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired,

SGA, Food Allergies.

Orlando Fl

[Guest guest]

<<You won't miss a peanut reaction, the face swells and hives break

out everywhere. >>

Not if the allergy is mild. Liam has a Moderate Peanut allergy.., Gets stomach

pain, sometimes hives..But a Severe Almond Allergy as you describe above with

closing of his airway....

R

Mom to Jed (12) Asthma, tics, CAPD

Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired,

SGA, Food Allergies.

Orlando Fl

[Guest guest]

You know it is possible Jodi, as we know, allergies are never evident from the

first exposure; it's subsequent exposures that lead to symptoms. And with Max's

GI problems since babyhood, that might have been missed because any digestion

issues would have been attributed to reflux etc. etc. etc.

It's difficult to completely eliminate peanut from the diet, but as teachers you

and I both know, it's possible! I say go for it and see what happens. Wouldn't

that be something if it was a peanut allergy?

Let us know how it goes for him!

Deb

Possible peanut allergy?

I have a question for all of you. Yes, you all can help me out a bit here.

For the past two days, Max has complained of stomach pain and has thrown up

after

eating lunch. He has been fine until lunchtime at school. At first we

thought it was nerves

and stress over his upcoming visit with Dr. H. (Would you believe he is

afraid she will tell

him he has gained too much weight????) Well, I realized today that the

lunches he has

taken those days included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. His reaction

has been so

quick after eating it that I am thinking that he may have developed a peanut

reaction. It's

possible he has had it all along and the concentration of peanuts he has been

getting is

putting him over the edge.

It all makes sense: vomiting, hiccups, stomach distress..... He's fine after

awhile.... Of

course I am going to eliminate peanuts from his diet and see what happens.

What do you think?

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Charlene

I'm not familiar with food allergies, thankfully my kids don't suffer from them.

But is there always, 100% of the time, facial swelling with food allergies? I

thought allergic reactions were numerous, but as I said, I don't know for sure.

Perhaps that is a misconception on my part.

Interesting!

Deb

Re: Possible peanut allergy?

You won't miss a peanut reaction, the face swells and hives break

out everywhere. Our guy has some sort of ingested (food)

allergy 'to be determined' and the swelling in his face is the first

thing. He has an epi pen, just in case and the allergy tests came

back showing some issue with C1 Estorace (I hope I spelled this

correctly). That being said the old adage applies: When in doubt

check it out - I'd have the doctor do a screen for allergies. You

just never know!

Charlene

>

> I have a question for all of you. Yes, you all can help me out a

bit here.

>

> For the past two days, Max has complained of stomach pain and has

thrown up after

> eating lunch. He has been fine until lunchtime at school. At

first we thought it was nerves

> and stress over his upcoming visit with Dr. H. (Would you believe

he is afraid she will tell

> him he has gained too much weight????) Well, I realized today

that the lunches he has

> taken those days included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. His

reaction has been so

> quick after eating it that I am thinking that he may have

developed a peanut reaction. It's

> possible he has had it all along and the concentration of peanuts

he has been getting is

> putting him over the edge.

>

> It all makes sense: vomiting, hiccups, stomach distress.....

He's fine after awhile.... Of

> course I am going to eliminate peanuts from his diet and see what

happens.

>

> What do you think?

>

> Jodi Z

>

[Guest guest]

<<It's difficult to completely eliminate peanut from the diet, but as teachers

you and I both know, it's possible!>>

I have found that it is not diffacult at all.. You just have to watch because

Chic Falia (sp?) Cooks in peanut oil.. So, we don't eat there with Liam...It's

the little things like that you have to be careful, but it is easier then Wheat,

milk or soy to elimitate...Liam was allergic to Milk and Soy as a baby and not

just sensitive, it showed up on allergy testing... That was hard...

R

Mom to Jed (12) Asthma, tics, CAPD

Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired,

SGA, Food Allergies.

Orlando Fl

[Guest guest]

Sorry -

My reply was too hasty - I am by no means an expert, but we have

been told that regarding peanut butter (because we were concerned

initially that it was the culprit for 's reactions). Our

allergist dismissed this as the case because of how often he eats it

and because of how long he has had it as part of his diet; and I am

paraphrasing what we were told with regards to a reaction to an

allergin that a person is exposed to over a long period of time.

(Apparantly the rections worsen over each exposure). I made an

assumption about Max's exposure and shouldn't have - I apologise.

One of the things we were told to really watch for was any tingling

in and around the mouth, after vomiting, and the swelling and hives;

apparantly they are indicative of the allergy reaching a pitch of

danger.

Charlene, mom to

> >

> > I have a question for all of you. Yes, you all can help me

out a

> bit here.

> >

> > For the past two days, Max has complained of stomach pain and

has

> thrown up after

> > eating lunch. He has been fine until lunchtime at school. At

> first we thought it was nerves

> > and stress over his upcoming visit with Dr. H. (Would you

believe

> he is afraid she will tell

> > him he has gained too much weight????) Well, I realized today

> that the lunches he has

> > taken those days included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

His

> reaction has been so

> > quick after eating it that I am thinking that he may have

> developed a peanut reaction. It's

> > possible he has had it all along and the concentration of

peanuts

> he has been getting is

> > putting him over the edge.

> >

> > It all makes sense: vomiting, hiccups, stomach distress.....

> He's fine after awhile.... Of

> > course I am going to eliminate peanuts from his diet and see

what

> happens.

> >

> > What do you think?

> >

> > Jodi Z

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi,

When I have food allergy reactions I don't break out in hives and my

face doesn't swell. I turn neon red, my back hurts, my whole body

starts tingling and I have trouble breathing. I also am supposed to

carry an epi pen since my allergies appear to be to food

preservatives and dyes (things they cannot allergy test for) and not

food items themselves. Therefore, I can't really avoid it that much.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) just about 6 year

old twins

> >

> > I have a question for all of you. Yes, you all can help me out

a

> bit here.

> >

> > For the past two days, Max has complained of stomach pain and

has

> thrown up after

> > eating lunch. He has been fine until lunchtime at school. At

> first we thought it was nerves

> > and stress over his upcoming visit with Dr. H. (Would you

believe

> he is afraid she will tell

> > him he has gained too much weight????) Well, I realized today

> that the lunches he has

> > taken those days included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

His

> reaction has been so

> > quick after eating it that I am thinking that he may have

> developed a peanut reaction. It's

> > possible he has had it all along and the concentration of

peanuts

> he has been getting is

> > putting him over the edge.

> >

> > It all makes sense: vomiting, hiccups, stomach distress.....

> He's fine after awhile.... Of

> > course I am going to eliminate peanuts from his diet and see

what

> happens.

> >

> > What do you think?

> >

> > Jodi Z

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for all of your replies. So far, the only reaction Max

has had is stomach aches and vomiting. He has not complained of

tingling, though. I do remember a little girl at the camp I used to

work at and she had a severe milk allergy. One time someone gave

her an ice pop that happened to have milk in it. She began to vomit

as soon as her lips touched the ice pop. It was scary.

Max has eaten his share of peanuts in the past few months. Perhaps

some of his stomach distress is because of this. I know that when

we found out he was allergic to milk, we were surprised because he

never broke out in hives. But he had so much vomiting that we

thought was reflux. The RAST test showed the allergy. I recall the

allergist saying something about his vomiting being related to it,

but it was 16 years ago, at least.

I have an allergy to cashews. It did not show on the RAST, but if I

eat them, I start to wheeze. The allergist did tell me that the

RAST does not show all allergies. Strangely, it did show that I

have an allergy to peanuts. I have never had much trouble with

them, but I try not to include them in my diet. Why tempt fate?

I guess we will wait and see. Perhaps Max just has a bug of some

sort???? Who knows with him. The simplest thing can be the most

complicated to figure out. Anyone recall the 8 weeks of hiccups?????

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Hey Jodi - has a peanut allergy. We had him tested for

specific allergies when he was younger - he tests about 92% and I

was told never to allow him peanuts until the age of five - that

sometimes they grow out of it. He has had some peanut " stuff " and

his minor reaction is upset stomach, redness/hives around the mouth

and he says his tongue burns. We stay away from it at all costs

except for those occassional times when we didn't realize he ate

something with peanut in it. However - we have eaten at a fast food

place that actually cooks their fries in peanut oil (unbeknownst to

us until it was too late) and he has had absolutely no problems with

the fries.

I personally love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - and eat them

quite often - (to help maintain my blood sugars) - BUT, I get a

stomach ache EVERY time I eat them. There has never been a time I

didn't get a stomach ache from eating one.

Maybe it would be worth having him tested?

- H

>

> I have a question for all of you. Yes, you all can help me out a

bit here.

>

> For the past two days, Max has complained of stomach pain and has

thrown up after

> eating lunch. He has been fine until lunchtime at school. At

first we thought it was nerves

> and stress over his upcoming visit with Dr. H. (Would you believe

he is afraid she will tell

> him he has gained too much weight????) Well, I realized today

that the lunches he has

> taken those days included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. His

reaction has been so

> quick after eating it that I am thinking that he may have

developed a peanut reaction. It's

> possible he has had it all along and the concentration of peanuts

he has been getting is

> putting him over the edge.

>

> It all makes sense: vomiting, hiccups, stomach distress.....

He's fine after awhile.... Of

> course I am going to eliminate peanuts from his diet and see what

happens.

>

> What do you think?

>

> Jodi Z

>

[Guest guest]

Jodi,

I know that there is something going around where my sister and my niece had

it. They complained of stomach pain but no vomitting but definitely no

appetite. My sister described it kinda like having severe gas cramps high up in

your stomach under your left breast I think.

B

and Kelli

Jodi Zwain wrote:

Thank you for all of your replies. So far, the only reaction Max

has had is stomach aches and vomiting. He has not complained of

tingling, though. I do remember a little girl at the camp I used to

work at and she had a severe milk allergy. One time someone gave

her an ice pop that happened to have milk in it. She began to vomit

as soon as her lips touched the ice pop. It was scary.

Max has eaten his share of peanuts in the past few months. Perhaps

some of his stomach distress is because of this. I know that when

we found out he was allergic to milk, we were surprised because he

never broke out in hives. But he had so much vomiting that we

thought was reflux. The RAST test showed the allergy. I recall the

allergist saying something about his vomiting being related to it,

but it was 16 years ago, at least.

I have an allergy to cashews. It did not show on the RAST, but if I

eat them, I start to wheeze. The allergist did tell me that the

RAST does not show all allergies. Strangely, it did show that I

have an allergy to peanuts. I have never had much trouble with

them, but I try not to include them in my diet. Why tempt fate?

I guess we will wait and see. Perhaps Max just has a bug of some

sort???? Who knows with him. The simplest thing can be the most

complicated to figure out. Anyone recall the 8 weeks of hiccups?????

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

,

I've heard about what your sister and niece have had, but that is

not what Max had. He was vomiting and the pulling was from the scar

tissue in his abdomen. As Dr. H. explained to him in an email, his

stomach does not float like ours does. He has a lot of scar tissue

form the four abdominal surgeries he has had. That scar tissue

keeps his stomach from moving around like ours. Poor guy.

Anyway, I am still suspecting the peanut butter. He has been fine

after it worked its way through his system. In fact, yesterday he

ate quite well. I'm not sure he even tasted the food as he ate it!

The true test will be tomorrow when he goes back to school. He will

have a roast beef sandwich for lunch. If he gets sick, then I know

it is anxiety. If not, then I will keep him away from peanuts.

By the way, I never was very good at knitting, but crocheting is my

thing. I usually crochet in the car when we go on very long trips.

I can do it and not even look at what my hands are doing. It is so

relaxing!

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Hi H,

It isn't really a big deal. I avoid all soups from chinese

restaurants and certain packaged soups. Other than that, I try to eat

fresh food. When I find a brand that works for me (I am on a diet and

eat a lot of pre-made ie weight watchers, lean cuisine) I stick with

it.

The only preservative we know about for sure is MSG so I am really

careful with that. I have only been hospitalized once, but I have had

a few close calls.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 6 years old on 2/4