Anaphylaxis varies.
It is a systemic response and can include swelling,
(including swelling SHUT of the throat) difficulty
breathing, naysea, vomiting, diaherra, loss of
conscioussness, blood pressure drop, and even death.
It can happen in seconds, and if you even suspect it
MAY happen, GET an epi-pen and learn how to use it.
It will save your child's life.
If his throat itches when he eats milk, it IS an
allergy.
And yes, allergies can happen at any time of life,
even after years of eating a certain thing--frequently
people suddenly develop shellfish allergies late in
life.

Go to FAAN.org-they have good info.

--- Justine Richardson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I've got a bunch of questions.
>
> What's an anaphylactic response look like?
>
> Also, what are the typical range of reactions --
> from not very allergic to
> very allergic (which I'm guessing is anaphylactic).
> I'm trying to get a
> sense of the range and severity b/c as I said in an
> earlier post, my ped has
> been pretty laissez-faire so far.
>
> Liam had flecks of blood in his poopy diapers when
> he was a baby before I
> changed my diet (he's breastfed), he gets occasional
> red dotty rash on his
> back and chest and sometimes face (I haven't been
> able to link it to a
> specific food, and it was more common when he was
> littler), and his skin
> gets red and swollen around his mouth and lips and
> his mouth and throat seem
> to bother him whenever he has had milk or yogurt or
> things made with
> noticeable amounts of milk or yogurt.
>
> On the other hand, he seems to love peanut butter
> (which I know is highly
> allergenic, his dad gave it to him...).  And he
> hasn't had any kind of
> reaction to that.  Can an allergic reaction suddenly
> start when there's been
> no reaction before?
>
> Thanks very much in advance for your responses.
>
> --Justine


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