Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 > anyone else experienced this with their toddlers? I would like to include > these foods in his vegan diet again but don't how soon or if I should do > so. > Thanks! The walnuts were prob. the issue. Almonds are not nuts. They are rarely allergenic. Tahini being from seeds is usually ok. You can try they nuts at a later date when he is older. Peace, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 > " admartin " <admartin ler's Reaction to Nuts > > My 27-month old son apparently is allergic to nuts. I used to put almond > butter in his hot cereal or bread but believe that this food, along with > walnuts and tahini, was causing him to break out in an itchy rash only on > his legs. I eliminated these foods he loves from his diet and it seems that > the rash began to bother him less. I introduced these foods to him when he > was close to 1.5 years old and he didn't appear to have a problem then. Has > anyone else experienced this with their toddlers? I would like to include > these foods in his vegan diet again but don't how soon or if I should do so. > Thanks! Hi, First I would suggest seeing a naturopath or other natural health physician or nutritionist. My son's allergies were eliminated with a combo of NAET, BET, and some other for of natural therapy. Second, I would suggest keeping the nuts out of his diet for at least 4 years. That seems to be the age when kids outgrow an allergy (or better said, mature so that their body can handle a previous allergen). But if you keep " testing " his reactions by occasionally re-introducing them, his body will never have the chance to develop its own ability to handle the allergens. His body needs years to get to this point, not months. Good luck, I know it's frustrating - not to mention it's hard to deny your kid some of his favortie food! ~Doh ------- Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable. ~ John F. Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 <<My 27-month old son apparently is allergic to nuts..<snip>.. causing him to break out in an itchy rash only on his legs..<snip>..I introduced these foods to him when he was close to 1.5 years old and he didn't appear to have a problem then.>> Contrary to popular opinion, people don't have allergic reactions the first time they're exposed to something. It's the *subsequent* times that will get you! I can't stress strongly enough to take all tree nuts and peanuts out of his diet for now. A nut allergy *can* be/become life-threatening. It is possible to outgrow the allergy, as someone else pointed out, if you give his system time to mature first. It would be worth it to go to a pediatric allergist if you can. They usually don't like to test until at least 2 years old, which you've reached. Bear in mind that because food allergies can be so dangerous, allergy testing of food products is done on the arms -- as our allergist pointed out, you can't put a tourniquet around someone's back -- which means you'll have to keep his arms in one position for an impossible amount of time (something like 15 minutes, if I'm remembering correctly). Been there, done that (can you tell?!), Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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