Egg White Allergy

If your son tested positive for egg white allergy, DO NOT give him eggs! There are many replacements you can use in things such as pancakes, waffles, etc. My nephew has the same thing and it was discovered around the same age. My sister substitutes things like flax, etc. There are sometimes replacements for eggs given on the box if you use store bought mixes. She also makes her own bread as there are frequently eggs or egg products in store bought bread. Good luck! Hope it is not too severe of an allergy. Maybe he will grow out of it but you don't want to make it worse meanwhile or end up in the ER. Kids sometimes have sleep issues that are related to food allergies too so be very diligent with your little angel.

Well, the good news is that most kids outgrow egg allergies, although it's a real pain because so many things have eggs in them. If you live near a whole foods, ask to speak to the concierge (yes, they have those!) and they will help to direct you to products for all sorts of allergies and special needs. They have a whole section of different types of frozen waffles - wheat free, etc. I'm pretty sure they carry egg-free waffles and crackers. As a room parent for my kid's school, I had to research snacks last year that were egg free, gelatin free, and peanut free. There are actually quite a lot of products - just expensive.

My niece has celiac disease (no gluten, no wheat) and they use some of the products from Enjoy Life, which are free of the most common allergens. I think some regular grocery stores carry them, and so does Whole Foods.

Ahhh, the egg allergy! My middle child, who is 14, broke out in hives when he was "exposed" to eggs from about 8 months to 2 years old. When I say "exposed," I mean that he could LICK his fingers after touching something that had cooked egg on it, and break out in hives. We had to tell the pediatrician about it at immunization time - each and every visit. We really never realized exactly WHEN he outgrew it. It was as if one day we simply noticed the absence of hives at a lick or accidental bite of eggs from Grandma. We laugh about it now...it seemed like such a crazy thing at the time! Good luck!

My daughter is also allergic to eggs as well as dairy and peanuts. We just found out today she is also now allergic to apples! We buy Sara Lee Honey Wheat bread for sandwiches. She can also eat most crackers including Ritz. To substitute for one egg: mix together 1 1/2 T water, 1 1/2 T oil, and 1 t baking powder. A nice cookbook to look into is called What's to Eat? The Milk-free, Egg-free, Nut-free Food Allergy Cookbook by Linda Marienhoff Coss. It has quite a few bread and dessert recipes.
I hope your appointment goes well and your son doesn't react to anything else!

My daughter had a reaction to eggs at 1 year... We had her tested at age 3 and she is allergic to eggs, cats and dogs. She also has asthma.

She has no issues with egg if it is contained within foods which, from what I understand, fairly typical...

My little guy (1 yr yesterday) has a mild case of exzema and is controlled by steriod creams and medication. Come to find out after a vist to the dermatoligist in where told us that he could have alleries too and that allergies could be making his exzema worse. We then took him to see an allergist from Childrens Memorial and had a blood test done to detmine if he was allergic to anything. The test came back that he is allergic to wheat, soy, egg, and p-nut. I almost cried in fear of not knowing what to feed my little guy. the Dr told us that 80 % of the children grow out of the allergies-but children that have allergies almost allways have either exzema and or asthma. So I hoping my little guy is in the 80% who outgrow it! Good lucj to you and vist whole foods they do have a lot of great things that are allergy free

My husband is allergic to egg whites too. There's a product you can buy to use in baking that will replace the egg. It's called (simply enough) EggReplacer. You just mix the powder with water and add it to your recipe. You could use it to make waffles, pancakes, some cakes and cookies, etc.

Also, I use a pancake mix that doesn't have eggs and all you do is add water. You could use that to make waffles if you have a waffle iron.

Many crackers don't use eggs so you should still be able to find some crackers he likes.

Some children with EGG allergies can tolerate eggs when cooked with something else like waffles, cupcakes, crackers etc... Both my kids have egg severe allergies but both can tolerate egg when it is cooked with something else. Once egg is cooked with these types of foods it changes the composition of the egg thus can take out the allergian. Talk to your allergist and also write down whatever reaction your som has had (if any) when he eats these types of foods. I always bake and cook with egg replacer (found in health food stores). With an egg allergy watch out for vacinations like the MMR shot and the flu shot... Always ask your Ped during the vacinations if the shots are egg based. I have had my children get their 1st dose of the MMR shot in their office to test and ensure the reaction is monitored. My kids never have had a flu shot because of their allergy to EGG. Also important to retest once a year to see if the allergy has gotten worse of if they have out grown. Also I would try if you haven't already get your child tested for other allergies (RAS - blood test or simple scratch test). My 1st had a Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg and Peanut allergy. (He outgrew Milk, Soy and Wheat so far.) My 2nd just Egg and numerous environmental. Both my kids have Asthma. Kids with allergies are more prone to Asthma.
I hope this wasn't too lengthy. I hope it helps.