Ok, it's been a bit busy in my house since #4 has come! It's been great though.
Here's the situation. DD with FA was to the allergist about 5 weeks ago, right after baby was born. The reason for bringing her back in was because she was reacting to beef and pork. So we had been substituting ground turkey for all ground beef and turkey franks for regular hot dogs. Well results at the allergist showed a 4 on the SPT for chicken. Then they retested her just to make sure they had not screwed it up somehow. Big ol' wheal. So he suggested that we not feed her turkey either since they are so closely related. Anyway, we decided she had never had a reaction to the turkey and she actually ate it so we continued to give it to her in moderation. Well, last week she finally reacted to a turkey dog. My question is: Would you continue to give her turkey at all? I don't know if it was a fluke thing or if it was really from the turkey.
We see a new allergist in 3 weeks. I can hardly wait to hear what he says or suggests.
Kara
I would not continue giving turkey. I don't deal with any other food allergies beside peanut/treenut/strawberries and don't have any basis for this opinion other than if she's having a reaction, why give her something that is going to make her feel bad? What was the reaction like? I would assume that the reactions could change with exposure like peanuts?
It must be very frustrating to deal with an allergy to meats....
I would not give her the turkey either. We don't have an allergy to meat, but it seems to me she's apparently allergic to it. I think your doctor was giving good advice.
There was a post in the last few weeks about someone's child being allergic to just about all meat, but the child could eat lamb. And there were some meal ideas for lamb in that thread I believe. And I suggested some vegetarian possibilties (Morningstar Farms). If your daughter is allergic to soy, that may not be an avenue for you, but Morningstar Farms labels well, and I trust them.
I would buy ground turkey. Make turkey meatballs, adding nothing else.
If she eats those fine, shes not allergic to turkey.
I buy shadybrook ground turkey, since theres NOTHING else in it (except rosemary, I think). NO other ingreds.
Hot dogs (ANY meat) have TOO many ingredients in them, to know whats causing a reaction.
I have YET to find a 'safe' turkey hotdog for Caitlin (one that is garlic free).
Turkey/Chicken correlation? Yeah. If allergic to one, COULD be allergic to the other. Reality? Who knows. Caitlin eats both [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
I'd say there was something ELSE in the turkey dog (A new brand perhaps?) that causes the reaction, and NOT the turkey, if she has eaten turkey in the past with no reactions.
JMHO - no medical advice given.
Jason
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Thanks! We have given her lamb. She ate it up like a beef steak (which she always loved before she started getting hives from it!) And we have tried some soy. She is very picky and so far she hasn't liked any of that stuff.
Kara
I would not continue giving turkey. I don't deal with any other food allergies beside peanut/treenut/strawberries and don't have any basis for this opinion other than if she's having a reaction, why give her something that is going to make her feel bad? What was the reaction like? I would assume that the reactions could change with exposure like peanuts?
It must be very frustrating to deal with an allergy to meats....
I would not give her the turkey either. We don't have an allergy to meat, but it seems to me she's apparently allergic to it. I think your doctor was giving good advice.
There was a post in the last few weeks about someone's child being allergic to just about all meat, but the child could eat lamb. And there were some meal ideas for lamb in that thread I believe. And I suggested some vegetarian possibilties (Morningstar Farms). If your daughter is allergic to soy, that may not be an avenue for you, but Morningstar Farms labels well, and I trust them.
I would buy ground turkey. Make turkey meatballs, adding nothing else.
If she eats those fine, shes not allergic to turkey.
I buy shadybrook ground turkey, since theres NOTHING else in it (except rosemary, I think). NO other ingreds.
Hot dogs (ANY meat) have TOO many ingredients in them, to know whats causing a reaction.
I have YET to find a 'safe' turkey hotdog for Caitlin (one that is garlic free).
Turkey/Chicken correlation? Yeah. If allergic to one, COULD be allergic to the other. Reality? Who knows. Caitlin eats both [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
I'd say there was something ELSE in the turkey dog (A new brand perhaps?) that causes the reaction, and NOT the turkey, if she has eaten turkey in the past with no reactions.
JMHO - no medical advice given.
Jason
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[b]* Obsessed * [/b]
Thanks! We have given her lamb. She ate it up like a beef steak (which she always loved before she started getting hives from it!) And we have tried some soy. She is very picky and so far she hasn't liked any of that stuff.
Kara