My daughter is taking my 2yr grandson to see an allergist today. The pediatrician had her take him for blood work last week to check for allergies. She got the results yesterday and found out he is allergic to egg whites,peanuts, milk, soybean and wheat. We knew about the nuts after an episode when I was babysitting and he got into cashews, he ended up in e.r. and had to be given a epishot. We also knew about the milk because he broke out in hives the couple of times we tried to give it to him. He has been on soyformula, then soymilk since infancy. I need ideas on what I can feed him besides fruits and veggies. Does anyone know if there are any substitutes for eggwhites in recipes. Any help would be great.

Thanks you all for responding. My dd just stopped by after her visit with the allergist.. He told her to keep giving him the soy milk for now and to avoid the nuts.
This same dd is went thru allergy shots growing up as she was allergic to grass, tree, etc.

is it still common practice to give allergy shots for diagnosed allergens?

Way back when (30 years ago or more) instead of avoiding an allergen altogether, shots were given to expose the body to the allergens. I think that there were fewer life-threatening allergic reactions when the resistance was built up by allergy shots.
Sorry, no help to you. I was just curious.

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No shots for food allergies. You can feed him meats and rice too. Make sure you get a Rx for an epi pen (2pack) and carry Benadryl with you always for reactions. You can sub applesauce in some recipes for eggs.

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Those seem to be the very common ones. As far as egg substitues. . .often times soy is used, which usually doesn't work because a lot of kids are allergic to both. Applesauce works well for baked goods though like posted above. I'm just curious, for those who have kids that have food allergies, have they grown out of any of them? When my youngest was about 18mos, she broke out in hives. I found out that her older sister had given her some trail mix earlier that day, but she also had crawled around in a ball pit (germ pit) at McDonald's that day too. The doctor had said they thought it was a tree nut allergy, but it's certainly not the case anymore. . .she can eat nuts just fine now. My suspicians were always with the ball pit. I am sensitive to latex and my middle son also has skin sensitivites. My nephew was allergic to eggs when he was little. . .not a full blown reaction type of thing. . .but his bottom would get terribly red and sore. He's 13 now and can eat them without any problems. I'm just curious about all this. . .is there a defined line between food allergies and sensitivities? I have a friend who's son is deathly allergic to peanuts, so I know that some allergies can be very serious.

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I have a friend who's son is allergic to several of those things - wheat, nuts, dairy. They follow a gluten free diet and it has really helped him out a lot. His skin was dry and itchy and that's cleared up as well. I know it was tough for the mom at first, but after she figured it out (she put the whole family on it just for conveniece - he has a younger brother) they are all doing great.

Lisa

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Food allergies can be tough. We follow a gluten free diet for oldest son, He is allergic to just about everything, and that includes soy, so a lot of common replacements don't work for him.
I would suggest that you encourage your daugher to get several epi-pens. We have one in my vehicle, Dh's vehicle, in the house, in my purse, and at school. And if he stays with you often, one for your home.

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Cooking Ingredients :: Gluten Free Plaza (this link takes directly to egg replacements)

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Peanut/nut allergies are scary. My son is allergic to them. They are hidden in TONS of food that you wouldn't even think about. We always ask at restaurants, read labels, etc... Eggrolls can be sealed with a bit of peanut butter. Most boxed sugar cookies contain tiny amts of nuts, etc... Once you start reading labels you will be very surprised (and disappointed) at how many unsuspecting foods contain them or were processed on the same equipment, etc... We have epipens but thank God have never had to use one yet. I think peanut allergies are something you don't outgrow but they are working on vaccines I think. Good luck!

Peanuts are in plain m&m's!

Thank you for the info on the m & m's. I didn't realize that and would have probably given them to him.. The doctor did give her a prescription for epi-shots, but only 2 of them. I will suggest that she get a prescription for at least 2 more, so that she can have 1 at each grandmother's house, along with 1 for my other daughter's house because she and her husband keep him thru the week when I can't.