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Mild Reactions, Then Ana Reactions?
By saknjmom on Fri, 03-11-05, 14:25
I am just curious about people's reactions becoming more severe with each exposure. I have two friends I have made through my son's school. They both have children who have had reactions to PB, but both moms call it a "mild" reaction. One mom continues to feed her son PB even though his eczema gets worse and he sometimes has the hives. Neither carry EPI regularly.
I have mentioned several times that each exposure could cause a more severe reaction.
So, my question is...has anyone experienced mild symptoms initially, but had reactions escalate over time to ana shock?
My son had one severe ana reaction, so I don't have first hand experience with this.
By Rae on Fri, 03-11-05, 16:02
One of my PA girls tested a 2 when skin tested at age 3. She had eaten Peanut products until then with only eczema. When she was 5 she had an ana. reaction to accidental ingestion.
Rachel
By BelindaA on Fri, 03-11-05, 19:22
My reactions also escalated each time. A tiny sliver now sends me into an ana reaction.
By rebekahc on Sat, 03-12-05, 17:08
I can't say that my reactions themselves have gotten worse over time as my first reaction was ana. However, I react severely to smaller and smaller amounts and have progressed to contact and then airborn reactions which would be considered ana. So I guess I'd say yes and no. Ingestion reactions have always been ana, but now the contact and airborn can be ana too.
Rebekah
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My reactions escalated over time. I became sensitive to smaller and smaller amounts, and the reactions got more severe.
Eventually my sesame seed allergy put my in anaphylicatic shock.
My reactions to peanut also got worse over time. But it was easier to figure out that allergy and so I stopped eating peanut. On the other hand I had an allergist telling me that sesame seeds were hypo-allergenic and couldn't cause reactions, and another that said their so tiny - how much damage could they cause. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/rolleyes.gif[/img] No sesame seed skin test was available at that time - and I continued eating it.
I don't necessarily think that will happen to everyone - but, yes, it did happen to me.