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How do I find out what my two year old is allergic to?

15 Responses to “How do I find out what my two year old is allergic to?”

1. freak_oftheindustry said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 12:59 am

   An allergist can test for anything a person could and dont even know that they are allergic too
2. Krissy K said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 1:27 am

   I would have your doctor run some tests that way a bad reaction to something doesn’t happen.
3. fmpanz said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 1:28 am

   I have a 3 year old who is alergic to peantus. take your kid to an allergist, they do scratch testing on all foods and outside elemnts. its worth it, your taking a chance every time they try a new food.
4. BlueGurl }I{ said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 1:49 am

   i would take him to see his family doctor and tell him you would like to have an allergy test performed on him, he will point you to the right doctor for the test.. ( i cant remember the type of doctors that perform them…. )
5. o said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 2:33 am

   Your child may have more than one allergy. Also if all of them are processed foods the allergy may be to preservatives. bht, phosphates, di-sodium edta etc.
6. NORMA A said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 3:20 am

   you need to take your baby to see allergy doctor.
7. nikkola m said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 3:49 am

   Feed him everything you can think of and if his body swells to immense proportions you know he’s allergic to it.
8. pinoydj619 said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 4:03 am

   u should see a doctor bout that. could be serious yo.
9. stardust said :
   March 7th, 2011 at 4:44 am

   take her to an allergist and they can do skin testing for every day foods ie, wheat, eggs, soy milk, peanuts nuts….. the list goes on.
   if nothing shows up on the skin test, the doctor might want to do blood work.
10. Thewraithof98 said :
    March 7th, 2011 at 4:52 am

    I agree about taken your kids to an allergist, however, keep in mind they will give them a serious of tests on their skin that some kids find painful. Have you tried to give it again with nothing else and see what happens. That is usually what they recommend when you first start feeding babies, try one new food at a time several times in one week to see how they react. But definitely talk to your pedi about it.

    Good LUck 🙂
11. noxturnxonxred said :
    March 7th, 2011 at 5:44 am

    They all have types of sugars. Fructose, sucarose, et al. I agree in general to the allergist part, but frankly you can save some time and money but doing some investigative work yourself and having the allergist run limited testing. Compare the labels. If you can’t find a common ingredient or type of ingredient then work backwards and eliminate dyes, cornsyrups, thickeners, et al. one at a time for atleast a week and see if the rash develops. Children at this age have more sensitivites rather than allergies and often in time they go away. Try to keep a log to keep you sane— something as simple as a lollipop might set it off.
12. ♥Pamela♥ said :
    March 7th, 2011 at 6:31 am

    You definately should get allergy testing done, and keep a bottle of piriton handy!
13. Beth M said :
    March 7th, 2011 at 6:32 am

    This may not be an allergy but just a skin reaction. I have a friend whose daughter gets really red after eating things that are acidic or spicy…..well, she did. But it was more because kids eat messy and it bothered her skin. Strawberries are acidic and ranch dressing is spicy. Not sure on the syrup — mostly corn syrup and sugar.

    An allergist can do skin testing. But, unless there are hives, or anaphalaxis — trouble breathing, etc. they may not want to pursue it.

    Try putting a dab of jam on his/her cheek and leave it there then wipe it off a while later — see if it is the skin.

    Good luck. We have tree nut allergies here — it can be crazy!!
14. mooseny35 said :
    March 7th, 2011 at 7:02 am

    Save the labels from the foods in question then bring him to an allergist and tell the doctor his symptoms. Show the allergist the labels and he or she will take it from there. My daughter had a severe reaction from a tiny store bought pastry. We wound up in the ER(unable to breath) not knowing the origin of the reaction. Since that was the last thing she ate (1 small taste,not even a bite),we took the label to the doctor and found out from a scratch test (followed up 1 month later with bloodwork) that she is severely allergic to cashews and other tree nuts. That small bite contained a trace amount of cashew. Have both twins tested to uncover any unknown food allergies and prevent what I went through with my little girl.
15. heart breaker said :
    March 7th, 2011 at 7:55 am

    u should take him 2 the dr for a simple test the dr can tell u everything he is allergic to