Tuesday, September 14, 2004

My daughter's slight egg allergy as a possible cause of eczema?

My younger daughter had her first allergy testing appointment, and she reacts to eggs. This could be one of the causes of her eczema. It looks like we're going to have to restrict eggs from her diet and to start giving her low concentrations of egg drops to build a resistance. It could take anywhere from 2-5 years of treatment before she is "cured."

This will present a challenge for my wife who does all the meal preparation and meal planning because she's got the diabetes person on the one side (me) and the food allergy person (my younger daughter) on the other. On the other hand, while eggs themselves aren't bad, most foods that children eat containing eggs (cookies, cakes, chicken nuggets, etc.) aren't good for them anyway. Perhaps the positive spin on this is that we will be forced to live more healthy lifestyles as a result...


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