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Doctor insights on: Baby Food Allergy Skin Rash

Avoid the food: The best current treatment for food allergies is avoiding that particular food. After avoidance, antihistamines can decrease itching associated with food allergies. The use of steroid creams or ointments may help, but should be monitored by a physician. An allergist can assist in identifying the specific food trigger.

Possible: Celiac disease, intolerance to gluten in wheat, is also associated with dermatitis herpetiformis and skin rash may be present in a person with mild form of intestinal disease.

Not easily: If you really wish to find out, consult an allergist who can decide on what tests you may be needed after getting a detailed history from you.

Angioedema!: Some people with stress release histamine in the skin. When scratching occurs, red welts occur. Try combining an over the counter drug like Claritin and zantac (ranitidine) (2x 75mg). I bet you get relief!

Brain fag: Brain fag is seen post virus, autoimmune, toxic states and sometimes allergies. Skin rash that persists requires a skin doctor to give an opinion first. Faood allergies are looked at at the end of this investigation.

Varies: Minutes to 24 hrs.

Chemical irritation: The acidity of the oranges is likely changing the pH of stool, which can be irritating to the delicate skin of the diaper area.

Few days: Once the offending food is identified and removed from the diet, the rash should go away in a few days. Most likely this is not a true food allergy and is some sort of environmental irritant rash.

Could last a life: Time. It depends on the type of food allergy and treatment given. Some allergies may be controlled with medication and tolerance may be induced to others. See this site for more info. Http://www. Ncbi. Nlm. Nih. Gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001820/.

Varies: Rashes from food allergies can clear in minutes to hours to days and occasionally longer. See an allergist for diagnosis and appropriate management.

No: No reason to believe that it would help with food allergy. The reason it is labeled as a food product is that no studies have been done to prove any health benefit of the product. However, there may be some health benefits of individual components of the product, though not necessarily in the amount provided.

Yes.: Food sensitivities are closely related to skin rashes in children and aduls. An itchy rash suggests allergic rash or dermatitis, or eczema tours rash. A hydration with lotions and steroid creams will alleviate the symptoms. But if the symptoms are ongoing I suggest having your child tested for food sensitivities and trying some diet elimination trials.

See an allergist: You should find an expert to help you out on this. Food allergy is rarely a cause for chronic hives.

Varies: All over (urticaria / hives / itchy blotches), or in the creases of the elbows and knees (atopic dermatitis). Dh from gluten senstivity symmetic, upper body. Some of the more mysterious skin diseases may also be caused by food hypersensitivity sometimes. Food allergy is best diagnosed by what happens to a person if they eat the stuff; it can be dangerous and needs respect. Best wishes.

Rash: Your rash may or may not be related to food allergies and the foods you mentioned, especially cucumbers, are rarely associated with this type of rash. I think you need to have your rash examined to determine what it is.

No: It may last years. See this site for info. Http://www. Ncbi. Nlm. Nih. Gov/pubmedhealth/pmh0001820/.

Antihistamines: Rash due to allergic reaction will generally improve with antihistamines, occasionally topical steroids. Avoidance of the suspect food helps. Special case: "dermatitis herpetiformis" recurrent skin eruption mostly in some patients with celiac sprue. Rx involves treatment for sprue, i.e. No gluten in diet.

None: Where the rash appears tells you nothing about food allergies. Hives can appear anywhere on the body. Eczema can appear anywhere as well but is more commonly seen in the elbow creases, behind the knees, at the wrists, ankles, tops of feet & hands, behind the ears, eyelids, & anywhere on the neck.

Vitamin deficiency: Rash around the mouth is more likely to be due to vitamin deficiency than food allergy. Riboflavin, pyridoxine and Niacin deficiencies can cause rash around the mouth.

Certainly: Allergy reactions require that you have had a prior exposure; you can't have an allergy to something you have never been exposed to. Allergies, including food allergies, can appear later in life. You should find a good allergy doctor and get tested.