My 4yo daughter woke up with a horrible rash all over her body. I took her to the dr and she said that unless Boo was rolling around in the weeds naked, it was most likely a food allergy.
I've never had to deal with food allergies before, aside from the students in my class. The Dr said we should try the exclusion diet first, before even bothering with going to an allergist.
I guess what I'm wondering is, is there any way of telling what her allergy might likely be just from her symptoms? Or do all allergies effect people differently? She was covered in an itchy, blotchy rash, but otherwise felt just fine. No noticeable fever, no swelling in her throat or anything like that. She was still her happy, bouncy, hyper self.
Any tips on an allergy exclusion diet? I have a family of 6- how can I make this as easy as possible on Boo without either making the other kids suffer, or her feel left out? School is NO problem. She has a cute little preschool crush on a boy with severe allergy problems. So, she will be happy that she gets to have special lunches just like him. But what about at home?
I've never had to deal with food allergies before, aside from the students in my class. The Dr said we should try the exclusion diet first, before even bothering with going to an allergist.
I guess what I'm wondering is, is there any way of telling what her allergy might likely be just from her symptoms? Or do all allergies effect people differently? She was covered in an itchy, blotchy rash, but otherwise felt just fine. No noticeable fever, no swelling in her throat or anything like that. She was still her happy, bouncy, hyper self.
Any tips on an allergy exclusion diet? I have a family of 6- how can I make this as easy as possible on Boo without either making the other kids suffer, or her feel left out? School is NO problem. She has a cute little preschool crush on a boy with severe allergy problems. So, she will be happy that she gets to have special lunches just like him. But what about at home?