make sure banana is well ripened   i.e yellow skin from outside no green
anywhere.
My son(16 month) is allergic to slightly raw banana, but he's fine with
fully ripe ones (almost over ripe).




----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Morris" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: Followup on Hunter's hives


>   Hello.  Huge thanks and ((((hugs)))) to those who were so kind to =
> respond and check in on us!!!!  What would I do without you all??!!
>
>   I spoke to the GI and to the pulmonologist (I never found an allergist =
> I LOVE and I REALLY trust these 2 docs so I use them)...they both said =
> it was probably the oatmeal or bananas (and the pulmo said I should =
> havecalled, he is there for me 24/7....awwww how nice)...no way to tell =
> which food (oatmeals or bananas) since he tests neg to everything;  keep =
> him away from these 2 foods for a while.  Give him a few days to settle =
> down (they said if he seemed fine move on with food intro but I am =
> scared so I am keeping him on just neocate and rice), and then move =
> ahead with the next food, which I told them would be butternut squash =
> and they were fine with.  They both feel that waiting 1 week between =
> foods is STILL sufficient....I said even though it took 6 days sinc =
> elast food intro to react and they both said YES...that some people do =
> take more time to react BUT that it could be 3 weeks, 3 months, some =
> people don't react for years and then 1 day, whammo...so we can delay =
> introductions endlessly in the fear something might happen...it =
> might...and then we deal with it...but they both feel that 1 week =
> between foods is still enough!  Sooo, we charge ahead with Neocate and =
> rice, and then on Saturday (I think 3 days rest for his body is =
> reasonable, eventho they said it is unnecessary) I will try the Squash.  =
> Wish me luck...fingers crossed.  What order did you intro foods??  My =
> plan was/is : Rice (passed this fine); Oats (we are considering this =
> failed), Bananas (we are considering this failed); and then squash, =
> apples, carrots, pears, sweet potatoes, peaches, green beans, peas, =
> prunes.  All stage 1, all beech nut.  Any advice or thoughts???  Thanks =
> from the bottom of my petrified heart...also the doc is renewing our Epi =
> for Tyler (exp. 4/04) and now 1 for Hunter...oh joy!!
>
>   Nancy
>   w/ Tyler 5/6/01, allergic to milk and fish; outgrew soy and egg; we =
> avoid all peanuts and tree nuts; EAs to trees, grass, mold and dogs; =
> asthma
>   *and* Hunter 8/23/03, allergic to milk and soy, and NOW probably =
> oatmeal and bananas??!!...and maybe more?!; reflux; on Neocate and rice =
> :)=20
>