This is more of a public service announcement than a fun blog post, but this is probably the best place to let lots of people know about things like this.
Erin took Will to the Allergist this morning to do 3 hours worth of allergen testing. The results aren't completely in - they're still doing tests on a blood sample - but we know this much for sure so far:
Will has a strong allergy to cow's milk. Strong to the point that they had us get EpiPens to keep around the house in case he gets exposed to it. We pretty much figured he had this allergy, as he would throw up and get a rash any time we gave him even the smallest amount of dairy - like a bite of macaroni & cheese or one small spoonful from a Dairy Queen blizzard. This could be particularly painful in the future since he can't eat any Wisconsin cheese curds when we go to visit grandma & grandpa or enjoy blue moon ice cream with his dad. Also, as Erin found out over the weekend, Will also can't eat butter, which in case anyone out there didn't know, is a dairy product made from cow's milk.
He also has mild/moderate allergies to eggs and wheat. So that means he can occasionally have foods which contain those ingredients (like pretty much almost all breads), but we shouldn't enter him in any hard-boiled egg eating contests.
Also the doctor thought there was a good chance that Will already has some kind of seasonal allergies but they couldn't be sure of that until he gets older for some reason.
2 comments:
i'm very sorry to hear that, i'm sure this will be challenging for you guys and the boy. poor ol' guy.
however, consider that dairy products are intended for growing calves, not young boys. perhaps will is the next step in human evolution. not so much allergic, just better than dairy.
Both are kids have dairy issues (pimple-looking rash all-over, crankiness, frequent spitting-up) so we know the irritation involved with avoiding this most-ubiquitous product! Good luck!
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