I am new and thank you for this thread. My daughter had PB at 18 mo with hives that were treated with Benadryl. No other PA reactions to my knowledge. Recently she has reacted twice to eggs - hives and no other symptoms - treated with Benadryl. Prior to this, she had many occasions where she would vomit violently out of no where, accompanied with diarreha, but ate nothing I can think of with eggs or peanuts. One of the times her allergist took her BP and told me it was probably the flu. Three of the four times it was first thing in the a.m. - a few days apart, ate nothing beforehand. Can vomiting from ingesting an allergen occur the next day? Scared to death thinking this could occur but hopefully after reading all this would be prepared to handle it. So if I understand correctly, if my DD's hives hadn't gone away or was accompanied by another symptom - give Epi? Our allergist said, hives treat with Benadryl immediately - watch for 10 minutes - if symptoms do NOT improve or get worse - give Epi and call 911. Is this good avice? Is 10 minutes too long to watch? Thank you.
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Kym
Mom of 2 1/2 year old daughter with peanut and egg allergies
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Kym
Mom of 2 1/2 year old daughter with peanut and egg allergies
Just my opinion - but 10 minutes is not to long to watch for JUST HIVES.
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As for the rest of your doctor's advice - I'd say follow your doctor's advice. He/she is the one that knows your child and your child's history.