I'm just wondering where the line is between an anaphylactic reaction and full blown anaphylactic shock? On Apr 3, 2003 I would think that anaphylactic shock is a life threatening reaction where the blood pressure drops dangerously low and the throat begins to swell up. Here is a ...read more

I will be going to Montreal this summer and wondered if anyone knows where I could get a french chef card? We'll be there for 5 or 6 days so I'm worried about eating out. On Mar 27, 2003 What's a French Chef Card? Sounds like a card you give to a chef when you are eating out at ...read more

My 3 1/2 yo ds who up until yesterday had no food allergies (he does have asthma though) had a very nasty case of hives. Pretty much every inch of his skin from just above his waist to his knees was one big ugly welt. There were patches of them as far as his neck. I gave him 25 ...read more

I would like to get an epi-pen trainer for my dd and her school. I know I have seen the # to call recently (in Canada) on these boards but I couldn't find it in the search. If someone could give me the # or re-raise the other thread for me it would be greatly appreciated. ...read more

Our school just went pf this week and the principal would like to put a little allergy fact with each monthly news letter. I just wondered if anyone could recommend a book or website that has little facts and figures about allergies (not necessarily just pa). She said she found ...read more

I know that one of the signs of anaphylaxis is a drop in blood pressure. I wondered what the signs are of low blood pressure. My daughter gets weak and sleepy and very pale when she has a reaction, is this a sign that her bp is dropping? My dd's md said that I wouldn't be able ...read more

My DD has never had a reaction to TN but we've always avoided them because of the risk of cross contamination. The other day she touched a walnut and she immediately got big red blotches on her face and neck, she was pale too (if that makes any sense), and she got sleepy and ...read more

Hi everyone, I have another question I need help with. DD's teacher calls yesterday after putting kids on the bus after school. She says we had a party today and made necklaces with fruitloops (some brand that did have the may contain warning). Now dd has had fruit loops ...read more

I was reading somewhere that people usually have the same type of anaphylactic reaction each time i.e. if they have asthma they will usually have the resipiratory symptoms or if their usual reaction is gastro-intestinal that thats the way it will be most times etc. Each of my ...read more

My DD's pediatrician just put her on Atarax. He told me it was a "mast cell stabilizer"?? Can anyone tell me anything about it? My pharmacist didn't give me a clear explanation. I notice that she can eat fresh fruit now without getting hives But I wondered if its supposed to ...read more

I was really discouraged after that school meeting last week. A group of parents said that my ds allergies were too much of a nuisance to the rest of the students and that she should be kept home. At the end of the meeting the pricipal decided that the school would be "allergy ...read more

The decision had already been made by the school staff to make the school peanut free but there was a meeting last night because of the uproar this caused so the principal thought we whould have a meeting to see of we could work out some of the issues. Well, I think I went in ...read more