I’ve been accused of being a bit “nuts” regarding my daughter Molly’s dairy allergy. 

People have very different reactions to their food allergy, but the underlying fact is that you NEVER know what type of reaction will occur.

Molly was randomly vomiting for five months, and we had no idea it traced back to a food she was ingesting on a regular basis.  Now, that we’ve cleared her diet of it, when she eats something that has a trace amount of dairy product in it (bologna, kielbasa and hot dogs have been the recent offenders) she gets itchy.  It starts with no rash, but as she scratches her crawling skin, she gets blotchy, and (knock on wood) Benydryl typically clears her up within fifteen minutes or so. 

 HOWEVER, this doesn’t justify eating “just a little bit”, because with food allergies, YOU NEVER KNOW! 

This interview with a Peanut-Allergy Mom  has reinforced my perception that you can never be too safe when it comes to your child’s food allergy. This interview with Pamela on ALLERGY MOMS is a sad case to learn from. 

My daughter went 5 years with NO allergic reactions to milk products.  I am thankful that I was given the five months of vomiting as “warning”, rather than an all-the-sudden anaphylaxis, yet I am not going to be ignorant enough to chance “just a little”.