My 3 year old yesterday got an allergic reaction to something, her eyes were red and she was very itchy all over
She suffers from eczema but this was not that, she actually fights me to put anything on her lips but yesterday she even ask for it because they itched so bad.
I gave her some benadrhyl and her itchy relive creams and she felt some relief and today she woke up with not red but swallow eyes =*(
I can't figure it out what could possible cause this.
Everything on our day yesterday was typical.
This start to happen when we came back from food shopping at night, I didn't saw her putting anything on her mouth at the store (she never into that so I doubt this is it) but she touched a few things, that is also is typical.
The register at the store gave her a balloon but we never had problem with balloons before.
We had one of those hand helper dinners for lunch yesterday that we have never eat before around 4 she didn't like it so she probably only had 1 or 2 spoons of it and the syntoms start until 8pm.
Can a allergy take that long to kick in?
I wish I could know what is she so allergic but everything was so typical yesterday besides the food at 4pm that she barely eat.
I call to make an appointment and after a few question the lady told me since is not an emergency that the next available is Monday but to bring her to the ER if I think she is not getting better or gets worst.......
My daughter is playing and eating well so I am not to scare, but just in case I pop the balloon and to the garbage.
Thinking now, she was so fine until the balloon thing.
I ask for a test for the latex she told me they will send me to an specialist of allergies for a test.
Thank you all.
ETA: Yes, her eczema was sadly for many allergies (milk, eggs, feathers, mushrooms, soy, etc) however, this time it was a little different because normally she gets her cheeks/legs red and sometimes they use to ooz (sp?) but this time it was all about eyes and mouth.
take her to the doc...could be the beginnings of conjunctivitis (very contagious but easily treatable)....And as far as allergie go, the reaction could show up right away or it could be over time due to build up, depending on what it is ( my little man has a boat load of different allegies - both food and enviromental and otherwise)...Good luck
Angela below is right. I know people that have used a down comforter for 10 years and "suddenly" they have allergic reactions to it.
A latex allergy is a big one these days.
Not that you asked, but we use vitamin C with bioflavinoids, as it is a natural anti-histamine. Having a 1:1 ratio of C and bioflavinoids is very important for absorption. Also Nordic Naturals DHA Jr. fish oil is a natural anti-inflammatory and helps with allergies and eczema (as well as getting rid of corn (even corn syrup) and dairy). Lastly, milk thistle or dandelion drops help to clean out the liver, which is why so many people have allergies. I told a friend of mine to do this and within 3 months ALL of her allergies were gone and her skin cleared up. Drinking a lot of water will help flush the system.
Good luck!
I was told that allergies are a bit like holding marbles in one hand . . . we can all hold a certain amount of marbles, but if you add in too many we start to have problems and drop them.
She may have a cumulative allergy load that got tipped by something.
For us, it helps to lower the overall allergy burden - dust, wheat, dairy, and soy are the big problems at our house.
Good luck and I hope you can figure it out for your girl.
Y.:
She might have a latex allergy. Please take her to the doctor and get her checked out.
Since she has benadryl in her system - they cannot test her for allergies. I would strongly suggest that you set up an appointment for allergy testing so you KNOW what she is allergic to.
Most allergic reactions happen with in seconds to minutes of ingestion, touching or inhaling. However it does vary with every person.
ETA: If your daughter has eczema - that is most likely a dietary allergy. Some people don't realize that. And the eczema is how the body reacts to it instead of a hive.
You can develop an allergy to anything at anytime. That's why I think EVERYBODY needs to keep LIQUID Benadryl on hand at ALL times.
I would recommend you take her to an alelrgist to determine what her allergies are. Eczema is a sure fire sign that she is allergic to something. Now you need to figure out what that something is.
Out of curosity - do you still have that package for the dinner she ate yesterday around 4 pm? Look at the ingrdients and see if there is one of the top eight allergens listed and keep that it mind - in case it happens again. Keep a journal of all foods and events.Symptoms can take a while or happen instantly. My son is allergic to fish, peanuts, tree nuts, and use to be allergic to wheat and soy and egg and milk-that was not fun at all. He is six now and is only allergic to tree nuts, fish and peanuts .Tree nuts and cod fish are really highly allergic and of course the deadly peanut allergy. Keep a close eye on her diet and any changes in skin or other breathing/conjestion issues as this can be a sign of allergic reactions as well.
I'd take her to the doctors. Whatever she touched at the store she rubbed on her eyes and got inside. Allergy's can officially take 2 weeks to show up though but usualy its 48 hours. If its bad its usually within a few hours. But take her to the doctor he might want to rinse her eyes out.
My dd had a personal pan pizza from pizza hut one night and the next morning she was covered with hives (that's the only thing I could attribute it to.) I think their crust had sprinkled "parmesan cheese" which probably was more MSG than cheese. You should try to find out if what she ate has MSG in it. That's a huge trigger for a lot of kids.
