How do you deal with your child’s nut (walnut/tree nut) allergy?
Posted by: Alan in tree nuts allergies, tags: Allergy, child's, Deal, walnut/tree
Just today, we found out that our 2 year old is allergic to at the very least, walnuts, and probably other types, including peanuts. I have a call into my allergist to get him formerly tested – something that I was putting off until the new year (and new insurance) but with this call from his pediatrician I now have a message with my clinic to try to get him in tomorrow or Monday for more testing. For the time being, my pediatrician prescribed an epi pen for us to carry around.
I am scared to death that I will be the mom to the kid in the classroom with the peanut allergy. How do you deal with it? Are there any good resources out there for me to figure out what name brand foods to avoid, etc.? Am I over reacting? Will I become or need to become a label reader?
Help! I appreciate your assistance in advance.
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March 25th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Don’t give them walnuts.
March 25th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Do not allow your child to eat nuts or anything containing nuts or things that have been made in places where nuts are also processed. Also, do not allow your child to eat any kind of nut butter. Nowadays most packaging tells you whether the product has been made in a place where nuts are also processed.
It’s very important to know that nut allergies can be very serious indeed. The epi pen is a very wise thing to have.
If your child will be going to daycare or pre-school it is essential that the daycare/pre-school people are well aware that your son has an allergy to nuts. This is a vital piece of information that they should have.