Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Claire: Are babies with food allergies more likely to react to vaccinations?
My 7 month old son is allergic to milk, eggs, and all nuts. He’s had the Polio, DTap, and Hib shots, but we didn’t give him the Rotavirus, Prevnar or Hep B yet. I’m afraid because of his allergies he might react badly. I’m especially nervous of the MMR when that comes up.

Does anyone know if kids with food allergies are the ones who react badly to shots? The 2-3% that react? For people that had kids react, were they allergic to foods?

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Answer by mamaac43
Just remind the dr. of what the baby is allergic to and they know if an alergy will flare.

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Question by nana: My son had an allergic reaction to peanut butter. How likely is it that he will outgrow this allergy?
My son will be 1 year old this Saturday (August 22). I gave him maybe 1/4-1/2 a teaspoon of peanut butter last week, and his eyes and face turned red and I could tell his breathing sounded funny. Trying hard not to freak out, I called a nurse who instructed me to give him 1/2 a teaspoon of children’s Benydryl (which thank God we had) and we left immediately for the hospital’s ER.

Anyway, the Benydryl really, really helped, because by the time we arrived at the ER he was looking a lot better. They monitored him and gave him a sort of medicine (I forgot the name of it) and finally sent us home.

My question is: Is it common for babies to have an allergy to peanuts, yet outgrow it with time? No one on my side or his father’s side has a peanut allergy, so is there a good chance he won’t have this allergy within a few years?

Just curious . . . Thank you.

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Answer by Zoe Raynes Mama
i have always heard not to give them peanut butter till they were 2.

and yes its possible for babies to have an allergic reaction to ‘anything’.

and yes they can outgrow it. there was actually a show on not too long that my aunt told me about. she said that people with allergies to something were exposed to that thing little at a time, and eventually grew out of it.

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My baby had cow’s milk allergy when we introduced it when she was about 6 months. She’s now 19 months old and I am considering trying to give her cow’s milk formula again. She does not seem to like soy milk and lactose free milk.

My baby had cow’s milk allergy when we introduced it when she was about 6 months. She’s now 19 months old and I am considering trying to give her cow’s milk formula again. She does not seem to like soy milk and lactose free milk.