My daughter has been complaining of pain in her lips. Yesterday her bottom lip was swollen. And darker than usual. I gave her prednisolone which had been prescribed to her when she had a food allergy. Today both her lips swoll up. What cause this?
2006-12-02 17:29:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Sounds like an allergy of some sort but she needs to be seen by the doc. Prednisone is not going to reduce the swelling. Try giving her some Benadryl to see if this helps. If she hasn't been tested for allergies then make an appointment with the allergist and get her tested and started on allergy shots and medication. Monitor the lips though and if the symptoms get worse take her to urgent care.
2006-12-02 17:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prednisolone will help give her body a boost while supressing the immune system response. Its something normally prescribed for right after a severe allergic reaction. However, its not something to be taken just whenever.
Swelling of the lips is angioedema and is most often a sign of food allergies.
I would recommend you get her tested for food allergies, and watch her diet. Keep track of when her lip is swollen and when its not and look to see what she ate in the last 24-72 hours prior.
When her lips do swell, give her benadryl. My guess is that the lip swelling isn't her only symptom.
Check out the following link for other "signs" that she might be having allergy issues.
http://www.womentowomen.com/inflammation/allergysymptoms.asp
2006-12-04 22:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem when I was 17 and now this type of allergy is back. This was my first sign of allergies. Keep a very close eye on her because later my throat, tongue, and round my eyes swelled up. I had to be rushed to the emergency room because I had a hard time breathing. The allergies went away after a couple of years not it's back and I'm 32. The other day I went home after work and my throat swelled up not even 5 minutes after I got there and I lost my voice for the rest of the night. My sypmtoms like your daughters seem to be a daily thing for me now. At the age 32 I have not been to the emergency room for it but my allergies are back. I don't know for how long but it was worse when it first started.
Tell your daughter to let you know if she feels any numbing right away because I know that is a sign of swelling.
I don't know why these type of allergies exits but I do know they are dangerous. Your daughter should carry a epipen and should know how to use it for this type of allergy. I now have to carry an epipen and give myself a shot. I know it sounds scary but it's really more stressful having to deal with this problem daily.
Since I've starte these allergies the doctor had said I have life threatening allergies. I do have a question for people like me. My question is How do people with life threatening allergies deal with this daily? I'll leave it posted if you want to read some of the answers this week.
2006-12-04 07:35:28 · answer #3 · answered by RLJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it could possibly be angioedema, which commonly involves swelling of the lips:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/angioedema.htm
The cause is unknown, some cases might be from an allergy, others might be from an infection, and there is a hereditary form.
Monitor your daughter closely, especially her tongue and throat. Go to the ER if the swelling moves to that area. Usually antihistamines, epinephrine, or corticosteroids are given to reduce the swelling.
Definitely follow up on it with your Dr, if it is angioedema you will need to have a prescription for an EpiPen to have on hand.
2006-12-03 02:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-10 01:52:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go see the Dr, Prednisolone should not be taken willy nilly without a Dr's advice and should be taken as a course of treatment. Has she changed lipsticks or lip balms? Could be allergies, best get it checked tho
2006-12-03 11:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by scotswifie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-15 23:03:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋