Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Red food dyes
My daughter went to Vacation Bible School for the first time ever on Monday. When I picked her up, her eyes looked a little red to me. Half an hour later, even more so. Then I noticed a small rash on her arm. I gave her some Benadryl, and she went down for a nap. About an hour and a half later, she was covered in hives. Her arms, her legs, her hands, and her cheek all had red welts. I called her pediatrician, who sent us their Urgent Care. They have pinned her reaction down to Red food dye. Have any of your children, or anyone you know, had a similar reaction? If so, I'd love to hear if they had a reaction a second time, etc. I consider myself to be pretty conscious of what my daughter eats & drinks. When she had the fruit punch at VBS, it was the first time she'd ever had fruit punch. I buy a lot of our packaged food (cereal, cereal bars, toaster pastries, and so on) from Trader Joe's, most of which is dye-free, all-natural, etc. This means that I'm not too concerned about changing what we eat to accommodate a red dye allergy, BUT I need to know if small doses in snacks at preschool or a cookie from the grocery store will end up hurting her. Does anyone have any advice?
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