Thanks for your comments Laurie.  I have experimented with various egg
substitutions (milk and peanuts are easy) and I am wondering what you
use.  I have tried blended flax seed with water.  That one is pretty
good, especially since the flax is so good for his eczema/dry skin.  The
only drawback is the flavor it adds to the food.  I have also tried a
powdered egg substitute I found in the Health food store.  That one is
all right in some things.  The other one I have tried is soy flour mixed
with water.  That works good in cookies.  I haven't been able to find
something that holds stuff together like eggs do for muffins or banana
bread  Everything turns out so crubly.  Do you have any other
suggestions?
Thanks
Laurie

On Tue, 23 May 2000 13:17:34 -0600 Laurie Carson <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> :
> : Hi, I'm pretty new to this list, and I hope someone can help me
> with this
> : inquiry.  My 18 month old son, Dallin, is allergic to milk, eggs,
> and
> : peanuts.  That's all I know of for sure.  When any of these things
> touch
> : his skin, within minutes, the place where contact was made is red,
> : swollen, warm, and hivey (is that a word?).
>
> Laurie (from another Laurie!)
>
> My daughter has exactly these same allergies, plus we had to add
> walnuts
> when she tried one at age 4yo.  She's never eaten a peanut, but had
> similar
> reactions to skin contact, and to eating dairy or egg anything.
>
> Unlike your son, she would react to minute amounts of contamination
> or
> a low-level ingredient, so there was no question but to strictly
> avoid
> all dairy, eggs, peanuts (and nuts, too).
>
> I would recommend, like others, that you strictly avoid all of these
> food ingredients, because you don't know how severe his next
> reaction
> will be, and he can't tell you if something more mild is going on,
> like
> an itchy nose/eye/inside, or a general feeling of not-well.
>
> It becomes easier (much!) to cook egg/dairy/peanut/nut free, after
> you
> find a few basic recipes that work, and substitutions you can use.
>
> Alyssa has become less sensitive over the years, especially to skin
> contact.
> She had the walnut reaction about a year ago, the last major
> reaction of
> any kind.  Her skin test last fall was still positive to everything.
>  I'm
> not quite as careful anymore about wiping every surface everywhere
> we go -
> but she's not a toddler putting her hands in her mouth so much
> anymore!
> She has also never reacted to airborne food particles, or had a
> serious
> reaction to touch, so we don't have to watch out for playgrounds,
> etc.
>
> Laurie (and Alyssa, 5yo, allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts and
> walnuts)

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