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:censored:! I’m just wandering around the forum and I see this has been pulled back up and I thought, “Oh, No!” Glad it seems like nothing other than a continuation of the conversation.
You haven’t had any problems or close calls have you TD?
There have been peanut dishes served at parties, but no mishaps so far. The interesting thing is that her eczema has completely cleared up since we purged all peanut products. Were thinking the rashes must have been early reactions.
Still keeping our fingers crossed and eyes open though.
And thanks for asking!
Same thing with my daughter, she was about 9 months old when someone suggest going to an allergist. Once we went and figured out what it was, and we swapped her over to soy milk since my wife didn’t feel she could cut milk, eggs, and peanuts out of her diet, she cleared right up.
A hospital I know uses the following setup:
Epipen (I give customers a padded pouch for this, a freebie from the manufacturer – mechanical and heat protection)
Antihistamine in liquid form (dimetindene maleate, similar to benadryl). Patient is advised to remove the dripping insert from the bottle immediately, then drink three cap full in case of allergy.
Steroid in liquid form (betamethasone, 0,5 mg/ml). Patient is advised to drink the whole bottle.
I also advise patients to tell friends, family and colleagues what to do in case of a reaction and where to find medication.They did a steroid, ibuprofin, and benedryl-like antihistamine. I don’t think it was severe enough for the EPI during that reaction.
We have since found that CVS sells chewable childrens medications that include generic benedryl, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen. The steriod is really the only thing we are missing. I just wish the ibuprofen chewables were individually wrapped instead of a bottle.
I really like the insulated, padded pouches we bought. We got a second one with a clear window so the prescription sheet can be seen without opening the pouch.
Got them from a cell culture lab where I used to work (I think). You might find them online, or ask someone in a hospital lab if he can get you a few.
(Years ago, working in Ireland. Customer: “I want some Zantac for my Ulsters!” me: “uhm… your ulcers, maybe?”) :unsure:
I’m going to try and find a pill fob for the pills. Since they’re chewable, they are a bit bigger than typical ibuprofin pills. All that grape flavor and sugar so the kids will eat them.
I’ve seen they do have nalgene bottles that will hold some of the liquid in small doses on the interwebs. She does pretty well with both liquid and chewables, but I think she prefers to chew them.
If nothing else, I do have a small 4-compartment pill case that might hold 3-4 chewable tabs per slot I can use.
For some people (myself included) Pepcid helps a lot with allergic reactions. I didn’t know they had a chewable version, though. That would be ideal for faster absorption.
Reminds me of a…how can I say this and be somewhat PC…less than bright classmate of mine in high school. She had a cold and was taking some liquid-gel cough medicine (dayquil or equivalent pills). She told everyone to make sure you don’t bite them if you ever take them. When we all looked back at her with confused faces she admitted that, “They look like they taste good so I tried biting one to see. It wasn’t good at all.”
I haven’t purchased any, but i found a company called Epi-Essentials that makes 15 and 30mL nalgene bottles for antihistamines. A quick google search should show them.
My daughter has a peanut allergy too.
make sure your allergist provides prescriptions of auvi q. It is the idiot proof epi pen, in rectangular form. Remember, it may actually not be the parents who may have to administer the epi shot to the kid. There are many cases of people directing the epi needle onto their thumbs instead of the kid.
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