Does Your Child Have Food Allergies?

December 19, 2009

Mealtime becomes a little more difficult for parents with kids who have food allergies. Nuts, eggs, wheat and dairy top the list of most common food allergens, but some kiddos have a whole slew of things that are restricted from their diets.

Symptoms can be minor, or severe, but leave parents investigating all ingredients that go into their tot's food. Some even opt to send children to a "peanut free" school so they don't have to worry about their tot coming into contact with the nutty stuff during the day. Do tell, does your child have any food allergies? If so, which ones?

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3 years 15 weeks

my daughter is 19 months - she has a severe peanut/peanut butter allergy and lesser allergies to milk, soy, wheat, corn, sesame and egg. Me, my husband and 3 other kids have no food allergies - so it's been quite a learning experience!

3 years 21 weeks

Our doctor tested our son for environmental allergies after a runny nose & cough that wouldn't go away. Instead he came back being allergic to peanuts, milk, wheat and eggs. Needless to say we were a bit dubious as he'd been eating all of those except peanuts since he was about 10 months. Regardless of me telling our pediatrician my son never had any outbreaks/reactions he prescribed an epi pen. I know allergies can be severe and I am not doubting they exist for some children but I do question the blood testing and reactions by doctors. We feed our son all the things he's 'allergic' to and have never had any issues. We are re-testing him in a few months due to my insistence.

techkim 3 years 21 weeks

my second son has allergies to dairy. He had eczema and the doctor said he shoud out grow it around age 3. My friend said go dairy free and see what happens. Cleared 100%. So I do a test now and then and nope he flares up again the next day after either he or I have eaten dairy (nursing) starting on his forehead then his legs, then goes to his fingers, and really bad it hits his tummy and back.

3 years 21 weeks

Egg, dairy, fish, nuts, kiwi, mango, papaya. Food allergies SUCK! I pray my #2 won't have any!

3 years 21 weeks

apples and apple juice but can have cider and applesause

MissSushi 3 years 21 weeks

Oh no, Annie! That's such a shame. So far, we have no food allergies... she couldn't have regular formula as a baby, and was put on soy, but transitioned to cows milk later on just fine. My family, and my husbands, has absolutely no history of food allergies of any sort, so i was fairly easy going about trying new things, and she had a lot of easy allergens pretty early. I'm thankful for that ease, though we obviously always watch her closely when trying new things.

anniems 3 years 21 weeks

Milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, fish, blueberries, mustard, peas... so far.

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