Signs and Symptoms

There are many signs and symptoms that you can look out for. Mayo Clinic lists a few things that are signs of food allergies:

• tingling or itching of the mouth,
• hives
• eczema
• swelling of the lips or other parts of the body
• wheezing
• nasal congestion
• diarrhea

Dr. Sears has a good article on common signs here are his suggestions to look out for:

SKIN	RESPIRATORY PASSAGES	INTESTINES	BEHAVIOR
hives red, sandpaper-like facial rash dry, scaly, itchy skin (mostly on face) swelling in hands and feet puffy eyelids dark circles under eye slip swelling tongue soreness and cracks	sneezing runny nose stuffy nose wheezing watery eyes rattling chest persistent cough congestion bronchitis recurring ear infections	burnlike rash around anus abdominal discomfort mucousy diarrhea constipation intestinal bleeding poor weight gain bloating, gassiness excessive spitting up constipation vomiting	fatigue migraine headaches hyperactivity crying irritability night-waking anxiety crankiness sore muscles and joint

Little Miss had many of those signs, and were misdiagnosed as rota virus (she never had a fever, no one else got it, never vomited, and it went on for months). Her eczema was also misdiagnosed as tinea versicolor. Our Dr. had us put on selsen blue, and that was such a mistake! She had open sore on her body for days! She cried and cried. Ohh I felt so bad. I took her to a dermatologist, and they told me that her eczema had gotten so bad that it pushed the pigment out of her skin. What is so hard when you have an infant is that they cannot do allergy testing on infants, so it is such a guessing game. If I would have put two and two together, maybe I could have save myself some trouble. Well, my biggest hope is that I might save you some trouble, heart ache, and maybe a few trips to the Dr.