Food Allergies Treatment

Question by gorynna.: Does a shellfish allergy get worse over time?
About a year ago, I had my first allergic reaction to shellfish- I had something like three crabs and had hives everywhere for a few days, but that was pretty much the extent of it. After a few more incidences where eating shrimp gave me the same rash, I went to a doctor and she confirmed a shellfish allergy (though she said it wasn’t worth testing me for it, dunno why). At a party earlier this year I felt particularly adventurous and had a whole plate of shrimp- but I had an antihistamine an hour beforehand. No rash at all.

My question is, is this sustainable? Is my allergy going to get worse with repeated exposure, or does it look like it’s settled at pretty mild, so I can continue to occasionally eat shellfish with the help of an antihistamine?

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Answer by arcanum70
Mine has.

I used to be able to eat shellfish, then it started with hives, throat and tongue swelling if I ate them, now, if I am even where they are being cooked I will have a reaction and have to go to an emergency room.

The antihistamine will work for a short time, but, eventually the allergy will win.

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Question by Corona: Reports are showing over the past 5 years deadly peanut and tree nut allergies have doubled. Is it fair to?
compare this to the issue of the laws against smokers. Smokers are banned from smoking in public because it is a danger for people to be around second hand smoke. It is a known fact that it is also a life threatening danger for people with peanut and tree nut allergies to be exposed to these products. Do you think they will eventually come out with a law that will ban eating peanuts and tree nuts unless you are in your own home? Why or why not?
Thanks for your mature answers.
Not a homework assignment….but maybe it should be.
Punchy…you are wrong (but the thumbs down wasn’t from me). People that are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts don’t have to have it “shoved down their throat” for a reaction. A allergic child that drinks from a water cooler at school after his playmate ate a pb&j sandwich can die. I have read that when people with a nut allergy are going to be flying, the airline accommodates by not passing out peanuts on that particular flight. I respect your argument though.
Inzarth…I would like to comment on your allergy to cats. You say you will die, so you don’t go there. So does that mean that children with nut allergies should stay home and out of public education? What if when you were a child your teacher brought her pet cat to school every day because all the other kids loved petting and playing with the cat. Would that be fair that you couldn’t attend school and learn because of the “majority” ruling?
Ahcho…I said mature answers, but thanks for proving there is always one.
Inzarth, I also wanted to respond to your “I do not expect anyone else to change for my kids allergies and WILL NOT for theirs.” comment. You WILL if the law says you will, or you will pay the price of a fine or whatever the law would determine suitable for your punishment for breaking the law. Don’t think you are above the law.
gunplumb….you sound as if you are in the military and have been exposed to some dangerous chemicals….please take care!!

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Answer by Leah
Well, it is against the rules at my daughter’s school for us to bring anything with nuts in it, or pack anything in her lunch with nuts because so many kids at her school have those allergies.

But on the flip-side, my niece is allergic to tree nuts and could die even if one of her friends gives her a kiss after eating nuts. It is very serious. Same with eggs. If someone stirs her food with a spoon that has stirred something with eggs, she can have a deadly reaction. So I can see why those individuals and their families are concerned.

I don’t think they will actually ban eating those items in public, but expect some regulations, like they have already in my daughter’s school.

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I carry my epipen(my medicine) every where with me! I don’t eat foods that i don’t know the ingredients. I am very very careful! But my parents still don’t let me go anywhere by myself even if im with my friends!!! I’m a teenager i should be able to do what i want if im very carefull!!! PLEEZ HELP ME FIND A WAY TO CONVINCE MY PARENTS THAT I CAN BE CAREFUL AND SAFE WITHOUT THEM ALWAYS BEING RIGHT THERE!!!

My 17 mo. old has always had diarrhea, from mild to extreme, ever since birth. I stopped breastfeeding at 4 mo., soy formula made things better, but it still was never solid. At 1 yr we attempted slowly switching to milk. After 3 days it was really bad and she was very cranky. So next we tried soy milk with no luck. I thought it was very odd that if the soy formula helped, why not the soy milk? We also tried Lactaid with no luck either. So now she has been on rice milk for about a month or so and viola! Solid bm’s and no more eczema!
The current problem, which is the main part of my question is………she never had issues with yogurt or cheese (or so I thought) but a few days ago she had a few helpings in one day and the diarrhea came roaring back. Is it common for things to keep changing like this? I hate the thought of her missing out on so many foods. (fyi – she has very little juice, so that is not the cause) Any help would be great!