Anyone have kids with peanut allergies?

[Morris]

Never realized how scary this could be. Last nite the grandkids were over and my grandaughter found some peanut butter cups. She ate about 3 and then my grandson wanted one. Well, he took a bite and immediatly spit it out. Within 10 seconds his lips and tongue were swollen. He kept trying to wipe the taste off. Then blotches appeared on his face and chest he started rubbing his eyes and 10 minutes later he was vomiting and shaking. Off to the hospital where they gave him Prednizone and Benedril. 30 minutes later he was fine. He ended up staying there 4 hours for observation.

Scary thing.

Strange thing is that he has tasted peanut putter and spit it out and said "No like" and the nite before he had a peanut M&M and spit that out too. We had no idea.

 

[MadJack]

:scared

wow! Glad he's okay!

 

[THE KOD]

Morris

Please get him to a allergist. When they are allergic to one thing, they are usually other things they have to watch out for.

We had a tragedy in our family with this.

The boy was allergic to peanuts and his mom and dad had to monitor him very closely all his life.

He had a few episodes but nothing too serious.

When he was 18 he was at a birthday party with a bunch of kids. The cake had ground up peanuts in it. No one really knew and he didnt ask.

He ate the piece of cake and was in trouble almost immediately . They called 911.

His throat swelled up so he could not breath.

They did CPR on him but by the time the ambulance got there he was gone.

This happened years ago and I still get upset that we lost him like that.

You just never know what a kid with allergys is going to eat. You cant be with them 24/7

Its so important to identify everything and talk to them alot about it.

gl

 

[layinwood]

My son only eats pb&j sandwhiches. Problem with that is he can't take one to school because of the kids with peanut allergies. I'm not complaining because I feel bad for those kids but the schools are very protective these days.

The good news is that they're close to having a vaccine for peanut allergies. Actually, I think they have one but the FDA hasn't approved it yet.

 

[Slink Dawg]

My four year old daugther is allergic to peanuts, wheat, and soy. She had a bad episode with peanut butter when she was 18 months. We took her to an allergist and discovered the other things she was allergic to.

We now have to be very aware of what foods come into our home now. The new labels help out alot now that most allergy related items are listed at the end of the ingredients.

Good Luck with your grandson and educate yourself with what you should do. Do see an allergist.

 

[snoozer]

I too recommend getting your children tested. The 'prick' test is pretty envasive, but definitely worth it. I did it with my son, so he felt a bit better (plus I wanted to see if there was anything I was allergic too).

We had our son tested, because of a similiar episode... We he was 3 our son had the hives, so we call the doctor office and they recommended we put him in an oatmeal bath. As soon as he was in the bath, he starting panicking to get out. Thankfully, my wife is a nurse and knew to pour bendryl down his throat (I think she did the full bottle). Anyway, the ambulance came and took him to the hospital. By the time I got there from work, he was running around like nothing happened. Within an hour, we went from lifeless to normal (crazy).

We found out he was allergic to beef, milk, eggs, tomatos and oatmeal. The crazy part is the 90% of his diet was those items for almost 3 years. Luckily for us, the only thing these items do is give him bad diarrhia. The bath was different, since it was so concentrated and all over his body.

After we changed his diet, he went from the 5% in body weight for his age to the 75% within 6 months

 

[The Joker]

Is there anyone here that can confirm that....

It is very common for children with peanut allergies to "grow out" of their allergic reaction to peanuts.

 

[Slink Dawg]

Is there anyone here that can confirm that....

It is very common for children with peanut allergies to "grow out" of their allergic reaction to peanuts.

I know one kid that grew out of a peanut allergy.

 

[Terryray]

You don't normally outgrow peanut allergy. Prevailing wisdom is that only about 20% do. Similar to seafood allergies.

My 10 year old nephew has the peanut. He's already outgrown a few others, like soybean. He was tested for common allergies at birth, and then more when the peanut was discovered.

He travels everywhere with an EpiPen--An epinephrine autoinjector used to treat the onset of dangerous anaphylactic shock described above by Scott-Atlanta.

Nephews only episode was mild mouth swelling from spoon at icecream shop used to sprinkle chocolate bits was previously used to sprinkle peanuts. My sister-in-law told food server to rinse the spoon, but couldn't watch to make sure, and gal later revealed she forgot and lied when my sister-in-law double-checked before handing dish of icecream to kid. Server said "I really didn't think it would matter!" That's what can kill your kid.

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

bob,

glad to hear your grandson is alright.

 

[Morris]

Thanks for the responces guys! My daughter is making an appointment on Monday with an allergist.

He was here today and I asked him if he wanted a peanut butter sandwich he looked at me and said Nooo, have to go to doctors if you eat that. He's not 3 yet but sometimes I think they are smarter than us!

 

[Happy Hippo]

He was here today and I asked him if he wanted a peanut butter sandwich he looked at me and said Nooo, have to go to doctors if you eat that. He's not 3 yet but sometimes I think they are smarter than us!

Crazy everything these kids absorb! Glad he is OK - I have a lot of food allergies and we will probably be taking Augusta soon to get tested. She will always be gluten free and nearly dairy free, but knowing my bad food allergy genes, she is probably allergic to a lot more!

 

[Woodson]

Bob, I'm very glad he is ok.


Can someone answer the following?

are Epipens available to the public and are there any liabilities in trying to use one in a public setting IF it's not your child and it doesn't work?

Example:

Birthday party, child eats cake similar to Scott's experience (which is seriously very sad) and you have one in the medical kit and administer.

Man, this opens up alot of questions...

 

[THE KOD]

Bob, I'm very glad he is ok.


Can someone answer the following?

are Epipens available to the public and are there any liabilities in trying to use one in a public setting IF it's not your child and it doesn't work?

Example:

Birthday party, child eats cake similar to Scott's experience (which is seriously very sad) and you have one in the medical kit and administer.

Man, this opens up alot of questions...

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there is no way you could do it if you did not know for sure the child had allergys.

not sure reaction of the med on someone not in aproletic shock ? Six Five may help ?

I would hate to have to make that decision.

 

[Morris]

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there is no way you could do it if you did not know for sure the child had allergys.

not sure reaction of the med on someone not in aproletic shock ? Six Five may help ?

I would hate to have to make that decision.

Scott, thanks for your story and sorry for your loss. I'm going to show this to my daughter. I know she is making a doctor's appt tomorrow. What she may not know is how serious this is. I guess it is more common than one realizes but first hand experience is eye opening.

Thanks, you may have saved someone life with your information.

 

[saint]

Get an epi-jr or epi-pen by Rx.

If it was used in someone without an anaphylactic reaction it would probably be fine unless they had an underlying heart condition.

Get a bunch and keep em everywhere.

 

[THE KOD]

Scott, thanks for your story and sorry for your loss. I'm going to show this to my daughter. I know she is making a doctor's appt tomorrow. What she may not know is how serious this is. I guess it is more common than one realizes but first hand experience is eye opening.

Thanks, you may have saved someone life with your information.

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thanks Morris

I was crying reading this thread to my wife.

Cant help to think this is what madjacks is about

 

[Lumi]

I am not allergic to peanuts,
however I am allergic to ALL, ALL, ALL
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS !
I type this in CAPS and ALL3 times because
when I go to a new MD for any reason, I do the
same thing.

I have the same reaction as described above.

I know 4 other people who have the same birthdate as mine 13 JUL 67 that have the same
allergy, actually two on the same date, one that is 2 years younger and one that is one year older born on 13 JUL. Overall in know many people who have a peanut allergy and Aspartame allergy.

ASPARTAME IS DEADLY