How can you tell if your baby have pet & food allergies?
January 31st, 2009Question: How can you tell if your baby have pet & food allergies?
1. How can you tell if your baby have pet & food allergies?
2. What are the symptoms/things you should look for in both allergies?
3. Have you have any experience with these two?
My 5 month old is having a lot of acne. It looks like acne. Lately, she has been producing a lot of saliva, and she is always sticking her hand in her mouth too. She is also touching her face with her hand a lot. She seems too have acne on her forehead, chin, cheeks, under neck, and starting on her back. She don’t seem to have a fever, i took her temp(98 F). No poopy problem. No throwups. We do have 2 small dogs, they are outside dogs.
I just want to get some input on Yahoo!Answer before calling her doc. Thanks a lot.
Best answer:
Answer by Jessica L
It sounds like it is just baby acne. My son is 2 and he still gets zits from time to time. She could be sticking her hand in her mouth because she is teething, this also causes excess saliva and a slight fever, I state this from experience. If she isn’t having any breathing problems or fever I wouldn’t think a doctor’s visit is necessary because if she isn’t sick now she will be after wards. If she has started intake baby-food, stick with one ingredient that way if she does develop a reaction you know what caused it. Example if you give her bananas at breakfast give that to her for a few days to see what happens. Just bananas. If you have any other questions let me know.
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Acne is NOT an allergy symptom. It’s hormonal as your baby grows and normal. She’s pulling and touching her face and drooling alot because she’s probably started teething.
If it were allergies her eyes could swell and be red and itchy, she may sneeze alot, have breathing problems, or blotches of red skin that seem itchy to her. She may also have diarreah or vomitting with some allergies with food, possible headaches (although in a 5 month old headache is hard to discover since they can’t tell you their head hurts).
I would say she is teething… acne and a rash is common from the drool and spit. Those are all signs and the normal age too forr teething! I would look at this website http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t106500.asp it should help you
…. good luck 
in regards to the acne/rash.. i would talk to your babies peditrican, but mine suggested (since i tried everything for dry skin/rash etc.) to use aveno lotion, wash, soap/shampoo… etc. its been around for years, and made a def. improvement in my son’s skin.
what have you been feeding your child, what kind of pets do you have around the house? how often is your child outside?
i suggest contacting your daughters doctor first.
Signs and Symptoms of Allergies
The type and severity of allergy symptoms vary from allergy to allergy and child to child. Allergies may show up as itchy eyes or an itchy nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, throat tightness, trouble breathing, and even shock (faintness or passing out).
Symptoms can range from minor or major seasonal annoyances (for example, from pollen or certain molds) to year-round problems (from allergens like dust mites or food).
Because different allergens are more prevalent in different parts of the country and the world, allergy symptoms can also vary, depending on where you live. For example, peanut allergy is unknown in Scandinavia, where they don’t eat peanuts, but is common in the United States, where peanuts are not only a popular food, but are also found in many of the things we eat.
Airborne Allergy Symptoms
Airborne allergens can cause something known allergic rhinitis, which occurs in about 15% to 20% of Americans. It typically develops by 10 years of age and reaches its peak in the early twenties, with symptoms often disappearing between the ages of 40 and 60.
Symptoms can include:
sneezing
itchy nose and/or throat
nasal congestion
coughing
These symptoms are often accompanied by itchy, watery, and/or red eyes, which is called allergic conjunctivitis. (When dark circles are present around the eyes, they’re called allergic “shiners.”) Those who react to airborne allergens usually have allergic rhinitis and/or allergic conjunctivitis. If a person has wheezing and shortness of breath, the allergy may have progressed to become asthma.
Food Allergy Symptoms
The severity of food allergy symptoms and when they develop depends on:
how much of the food is eaten
the amount of exposure the child has had to the food
the child’s sensitivity to the food
Symptoms of food allergies can include:
itchy mouth and throat when food is swallowed (some kids have only this symptom — called “oral allergy syndrome”)
hives (raised, red, itchy bumps)
rash
runny, itchy nose
abdominal cramps accompanied by nausea and vomiting or diarrhea (as the body attempts to flush out the food allergen)
difficulty breathing
shock
Insect Venom Allergy Symptoms
Being stung by an insect that a child is allergic to may cause some of the following symptoms:
throat swelling
hives over the entire body
difficulty breathing
nausea
diarrhea
shock
It does sound like just baby acne. and she may be starting to teethe already. Don’t be surprised..the drooling and saliva will increase and bibs will stay soaked. My son began with the drooling around 4 months and didn’t get his first tooth until he was 7 months.
He is now 10 months and has 7.
Good luck to you…