dd2 (4) is allergic to nuts, egg and cows milk.
Today after tea she suddenly complained her eye was really itchy and then started scratching furiously at her eyes, nose and neck/jaw, which were covered in hives. She had a few hives on her tummy too. Her eye was swollen, so that her eye was almost just a slit. The other eye was fine.
I gave her Piriton, showered her and sat her on my knee in front of a fan and it began to calm down. Here eye is almost back to normal now, 2.5 hours later and all the hives went within 2 hours or so.
About 2 weeks ago when it was very hot she came out in hives, which took a while to settle.
Its really really hot here today. I wonder if its related to the heat? She had just had tea but there wasn't anything new in there- pasta, strips of beef, peas and corn-on-cob (I know its a bit of a weird tea - she'd had her main meal at lunch time and we're going on holiday so was using up whats left in fridge!). She's had the suncream loads of times! I did put her in a new top (its sat in the wardrobe a while but not been worn before).
Could it be that? I'm at a loss. She hasn't been tested for environmental allergens.
Any thoughts would be most welcome!
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.
Allergies and intolerances
Hives, swollen eye and itchy runny nose from what??
17 replies
Whelk · 18/07/2013 19:54
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.