My daughter is allergic to something but the Dr's cant tell me what it is. She has allergic reactions ranging from mild to severe, one landed her in the ER twice in one day with a swollen face and big reg welps all over her body. She keeps a cold for rediculus amounts of time with a lingering cough and stuffy nose that keeps her up all night coughing. When she awakes in the morning she is tired and sluggish. Her eyes have dark circles under them like she has a black eye thats been going on for a while. I wanted some advice on what to do because I HAVE TAKEN HER TO MANY DR's and they can't tell me anything. They just put her on Clariten, Singular, and a 5 day dose of steroids to calm her broncial tubes down. SHe has gone to a allergist who tested her for allergins and that was a big waste of time. All they did was up her dose of Zertec. I'm so over this and so is my daughter. Any advice would be great. Thanks!
2007-09-25 13:53:57 · 9 answers · asked by skinfan23 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
maybe they could also do food allergy tests...a friend of mine was allergic to things but wasnt quite sure what...she had the blood test done and skin tests, then the doctors got her to do a food test. its called a base diet or something like that. you are only allowed to eat basic foods to begin with and then gradually u introduce diffeent foods and see whether they have any reaction.
the swollen face an welts sounds to me like she had an anaphalactic reaction to a particular food...common ones are dairy (which also increase mucous levels), peanuts and other nuts products and egg.
she could also be allergic to dust and pollen ( i get bad allergys to dust and pollen (spring time) and even taking zertec and many other antihistamine does nothing for me)
some doctors dont know too much about allergy's so u need to find a dr who speacilises in this.
when my brother was born, he was completely deaf until my parents found a dr who suggested allergys. they tested him and found out he was allergic to quite a lot of things, especially dairy products...after eliminating these allergins from his diet his hearing returned and he is fine now 23 yrs later...he has asthma though and too much dairy now will sometimes aggrevate it causing the coughing and mucous build up
2007-09-25 14:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by trixta_123 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there's a way that you can narrow in on what may be causing her to react, that can be a start. The ENT probably already ruled out food/environmental allergies, so what is it that could be bringing it on?
I have swollen up and gone into partial anaphylactic shock that sent me to the ER - VERY SCARY. They had to give me an IV and shot of cortisone in my butt. It turns out that I was allergic to an antibiotic. The problem was that I was on two separate ones at the time: pennicillin and sulpha to treat me for a UTI. Anyway, the ER doc told me that if I didnt figure out which med it was that caused the reaction, there was a chance I could die if it ever entered my system again (as antibiotic allergic reactions have a tendency to worsen each time)
I went to so many doctors, went on the Internet, prayed, etc. I finally went to the ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) and had the skin test (if you have insurance it should cover this for her). This STILL did not get me the answers I was looking for, so we took it a step further.
I had to get the supervisors approval, but I ended up getting an "Antibiotic Challenge" to determine if it was the pennicillin or the sulpha that caused me to react. The day of the challenge they had me come in to the regular office - I brought magazines to kill time. Nothing is scary about it. They brought in a small amnt of the liquid form for me to swallow every 30 minutes. The goal was to see if I began to react over an elapsed time, but at such a small amnt each time, it posed no real threat to my system and therefore could not hurt me.
They actually chose pennicillin to challenge me w/ because this is a med that many people are allergic to. The worse part about it was the taste of the medicine. But time went by rather quickly and they concluded through deductive reasoning that I am allergic to the Sulpha.
Long story short, I wish you luck in finding her cause and if you have any additional questions I would be glad to answer.
2007-09-25 14:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by LaFaye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no symptoms mentioned which should have attracted an allergist. This case should have been sent to an internist immediately. There is an immune system deterioration rather evident. Much blood work is in need of being carried out. As this is a combination of several factors. Not one an allergist would be prepared to consider.
Is primarily a metabolic problem. Perhaps involving assimilation of her food stuffs. The black eyes being significant in this instance.
If you have no concrete evidence of this being a reaction to something she ate, then it is other than allergies.
2007-09-25 14:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This does not sound like a allergy problem to me at all. It sounds like an immune system problem. From the symptoms you mentioned it sound like her immune system is pretty week. If this is so then it would not take much to make her sick, which could seem very much like she was having allergy problems. However I feel she is most likely having allergy problems as well. What I would do is take her to the pediatrician and express your concerns. Ask him or her what they would think about possibly doing some blood work. I hope you, and her doctors get this all figured out. I hope your daughter is able to get back to being a healthy happy little girl soon :-) Best of luck!
2007-09-25 16:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by "McRib" NREMT-P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am so sorry. Has it always been this way? How long have you lived where you live. I would suggest looking into the little things. Paint, wooden floors, wood polish, carpet, washing detergent, pillow stuffing (feathers), air spray, night air, (windows open at night). I would let her stay over another family members house to see if there is a difference in her condition. I am a simple mother with no degree but I would try to purify the air with an air purifier. Sometimes you have to go out side of the doctors rim and figure out things for yourself. This was a good idea to reach out to others on this site. Please get back in touch with me to let me know how her progress is going. May God Bless you and your 5 yr old. Jessie
2007-09-25 14:13:23 · answer #5 · answered by datalov3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to ask for the intensive blood tests. They usually test for about 300 different allergens and costs about $500. I need to get that done myself. I only had the basic skin tests of 30 items and I know I'm allergic to at least 100 things. I'm trying to figure out how to pay for it. Best wishes.
2007-09-25 14:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by Lana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of this sounds like allergies but some denotes an autoimmune response- get her tested for intolerances- you can test for an allergy (which only tests how the histimines in our body are reacting to something) and have it show up negative and still have an intolerance - which can often be more harmful and damaging than an allergy.
She needs to be tested to find out if and to what she is having an autoimmune response to.
2007-09-25 17:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allergists don't test for everything. Like yellow #5 for instance. My daughter is allergic to it but it is not something they test for. Try avoiding yellow #5; it can't hurt.
2007-09-26 10:35:15 · answer #8 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they tested her did they do blood testes of did they do it on her skin. Blood tests are allot more abburate. Try those my brother got both done and the Blood test came back allot more better. We found out he was allergic to stuff that we didnt know. Try that
good luck
2007-09-25 13:59:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋