Hi,
My son is 15 months old and was recently tested for allergies. He reacted to peanut and the Dr. gave us an epi pen and told us to never let him eat peanuts. Now in the past my mother in law gave him a peanut butter cookie not realizing you aren't supposed to give a toddler peanut butter and he had no reaction. My husband had given him PB ice cream without thinking as well. I would have thought something would have happened then but nothing did. Has anyone had this experience? The second part of my question is that he was diagnosed with Asthma but the Dr. didnt test him. He asked me if I noticed him out of breath and I said not really. He asked if he gets a lot of colds I said yes and that was pretty much it and then put him on singular.
Good Morning,
I would get a secound oppinion on both things. I wouldn't be putting him on singular unless you got a secound oppinion. Especially if you havn't noticed him out of breath or wheezing. They are both pretty serious conditions. I would definately get a secound oppinion and if they are found not to be present I would get a new doctor.
Good luck to you and best wishes..
K.
My daughter has both as well. She was tested at around 9 mos. due to severe eczema. My husband had given her peanut butter on toast after we found out - don't ask. She reacted immediately. Thank God we didn't need to use the epi-pen because of it. She was tested again and the dr. said they have learned that kids can grow out of that allergy. He has said that her test was abnormal but not highly abnormal so there was a chance. Unfortunately, hers became worse. Her doctor also confirmed it with blood work. THe AMA stops measuring peanut allergy at 100 (in blood work) and she is 100. Coupled with asthma it is a dangerous combination. Go for a second opinion and ask that it be confirmed with blood work.
My daughter's allergy doctor put her on the albuterol after several bouts with ashtma. And after that he put her on another daily medication. She had her tonsils out 1 year ago and her ashtma has improved so much she does not take the daily preventative any longer. She needs something in the spring and the fall. Pay attention to when your child gets these "colds" because it could very well be seasonal.
Definitely get a second opinion. There is nothing to lose and lots to gain by doing it. Make sure that they are familiar with pediatics. My daughter's doctor is in my local area but on staff at Children's Hospital so it gives me a little more comfort.
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I'd get a new dr.. the peanut thing can be pretty serious.. even to misdiagose it, that's putting a huge strain on you you don't need.. asthma, they usually won't diagnose until they are older unless it's severe.. he probably has seasonal allergies. Kids do get a lot of colds, that normal.. I'd go for 2nd opinions or a new dr..
It seems odd to me that a pediatrician would just give a 15 month old singulair without referring him to a pediatric pulmonologist first. We went through months of hell with our middle child with chronic colds & coughing so hard she couldn't eat until her pediatrician finally sent us to the pulmonologist who has totally fixed her. Of course she is now on a slew of meds so I guess if the singulair is working for your son then you're doing pretty good.
Hi A., I have some advice for you...ask questions until you feel you really understand the situation and don't leave until you do. Any doctor should feel good about talking to a parent about their child and making sure all questions are answered to the best of their ability. Don't be shy, this is important stuff. If for some reason this particular pediatrician is not willing to take the time to talk with you about your son perhaps it is time to seek a second opinion. In fact a second opinion never hurts. Hope this helps.
L. M.
I would get a second opinion - but I am just really curious what led to the allergy tests in the first place. My son is 5, soon to be six and we took him off peanut butter when he was two after reading about peanut allergies coinciding with eczema - which he had really bad then. It seemed like it just completely went away - though there were other factors as well, such as it was fall so the heat was gone as was the chemical filled scented sunscreen - so it was really hard to tell if it was the peanuts that made the difference. They are now saying children really shouldn't eat peanuts till they are 3 to avoid allergies. Anyway - so my son had several colds as well, was given albuterol for them, I asked for allergy tests and was told they don't do that for children so young. Then this past spring he had an asthma attack and with the history of the eczema and the colds he said it was definite that he has asthma. He gave him prednisone and an antibiotic and it was over by the next day - the symptoms were coughing and wheezing. So anyway I would really like to get my son tested for a peanut allergy but they all say they don't generally do that. Oh yeah forgot to mention - he was given singulair as well and his congestion and mucus (sp?) production has decreased like crazy. So anyway just wanted to share my story - I would love to hear from you out of curiosity as to why they began the allergy testing to begin with. Thanks and good luck!
Each kid is different, and will react differently to different foods at different times. Like for me my oldest son, now 6, at 7 months old has a reaction to cheese, and milk, now he is okay. Peanut butter is a tough thing to be allergic to. Maybe you may want to have the tests done again, or try another doctor. Each doctor sees thing differently. If you are really concerned try a new doctor. What is the worst thing- you get the same result? I would just watch your son carefully. Atleast you have the epi pen if you do need it.
Hi A., My son takes singulair for asthma and allergies and it has been the best thing for him however it wasn't diagnosed until he was 4 years old. He was treated alot for colds that would go into bronchitis when he was younger and it turns out all those times it was just his asthma causing the wheeze. I would recommend going to an asthma and allergy specialist (if you already have I would get a second oppinion)because usually with asthma testing they have to do a breathing test. Good luck.
~K.
Hi A.,
If an allergy test was done and he reacted to peanuts, then I would say he is allergic. There just might not have been enough peanut butter in the ice cream or cookie to cause a bad reaction. I would suggest not giving him anything else with peanuts from now on, and informing all his caretakers as well. Also if you have questions or concerns about it, you can always call your son's pediatrician. As far as the asthma, I am not sure what to say about this. It may have been something the doctor heard in your son's lungs during an exam that triggered this diagnosis.
K., CMA
