Wow, how refreshing to find a whole forum dedicated to allergies; some days I feel like my son is the only child in the world with food allergies!
He is currently allergic to tomatoes (and other foods in this family - such as peppers), seeds & nuts, fish, eggs, strawberries, citrus fruit and other fruit we are still identifying. It seems to be worse in the summer. His skin reacts by becomming very sore, itchy and weeping (urticaria rather than ezcema as such).
He had skin prick tests but they weren't very successful because he generally takes 24 hours to show a reaction to a food (and the paed wasn't sure what was in his solution when, for example, he showed a reaction to the fruit solution).
By omitting the foods above, we have managed to completely reduce his skin flare ups during the winter months without using steroids, but really struggle with knowing what to feed him. It also means that as a family we live on a far less varied diet than is ideal (I know I could cook two separate meals, but that's not always feasible).
Does anyone else have a child with extensive food allergies/intolerances such as these? I would love to hear any stories of these having cleared up at a later stage because I'm not convinced that these are going to.
Secondly, any cook book or website recommendations would be very much welcomed because I struggle to find more than a handful of recipes that do not contain the food above, and even then they tend to be saturated fat ridden and not the sort of food I want us all to be living on.
Many thanks
Crayon
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
My son is allergic to so many foods :(
5 replies
crayon · 19/09/2006 17:01
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.