NorthstarMom wrote:
“It may be just in the head of some people, but for others the allergy is real. Our son has many food allergies, all diagnosed by a blood test. When he eats something to which he is allergic, his eczema flares significantly and he will have blood dripping down his arms and legs within an hour or two. Gluten is one his allergies.”
Thank you for posting; there are some on this thread that are naysayers.
Did you ever run into a situation where neither he nor the person who prepared the food knew it had the allergen in it, and he had a reaction?
Allergies/eczema are also more common among children in the USA these days and no it is not just a matter of diagnosis. There are many theories about this including: what goes into our food supply and processing; our cosmeticsand chemical exposures in day to day life (many chemicals/preservatives we use here are banned elsewhere); along with over-vaccination compromising natural immunity in developing children; hyper-sterile environments; breast-feeding vs. formula; the list goes on.
Even something as ubiquitous yet simple as High Fructose Corn Syrup: illegal in Europe. Their Heinz ketchups and Coca-Colas contain cane sugar instead.
Yes, that has happened more than once. He’s only 8 so isn’t super diligent about asking
It’s been several years since he’s been tested or to a doctor(it got too expensive), but we need to get things under control again so he’s seeing an allergist next month. Tree nuts were not on his allergen list, but a few months ago he would panic because his lips and tongue felt itchy and tingly whenever he would unknowingly eat something with tree nuts. I don’t want to mess around if he’s developing an anaphylactic allergic reaction to tree nuts.
Also not on his list was soy. Last summer we went to the county fair and he played in the soybean pit. Within minutes blood was running-not trickling-from the crooks of his elbows and behind his knees. Another course of prednisone to get him back under control.