Coconut Catastrophe
We had just enjoyed a delicious seafood dinner at Jumbo at the East Coast Park, Singapore.
Well crabs and seafood for us but for my son - his favorite roasted chicken had been pre ordered.
All was going well until the dessert arrived- chilled Honeydew Melon Sago in coconut milk it was a nice refreshing end to the meal so we all enjoyed.
My son had never been exposed to coconut and we thought it wasn't one of his diagnosed allergens so it should be fine.
Unfortunately we were terribly wrong!!!
He reacted with a burning sensation in his mouth, followed by hives and started itching all over his body, then complained of a stomach ache. We carry Rescue Remedy - a great Bach flower remedy to give a child in an emergency situation when the body has an allergic reaction or goes into shock! After a quick dose of Rescue Remedy and Anti-histimine and a cool glass of water, he seemed to calm down and became less inflamed.
Coconut, beans, peas and lentils are all my son's current allergens, they are all related to nuts and people with nut allergies can suddenly develop an allergy to these foods- which we learnt in one afternoon!
It just seems you can't be blasé at any time or any moment inside and outside the house...when you have a child that has multiple food allergies, its like being a lifesaver at the beach - on constant guard waiting and watching on the shore until someone shouts for help!
Well crabs and seafood for us but for my son - his favorite roasted chicken had been pre ordered.
All was going well until the dessert arrived- chilled Honeydew Melon Sago in coconut milk it was a nice refreshing end to the meal so we all enjoyed.
My son had never been exposed to coconut and we thought it wasn't one of his diagnosed allergens so it should be fine.
Unfortunately we were terribly wrong!!!
He reacted with a burning sensation in his mouth, followed by hives and started itching all over his body, then complained of a stomach ache. We carry Rescue Remedy - a great Bach flower remedy to give a child in an emergency situation when the body has an allergic reaction or goes into shock! After a quick dose of Rescue Remedy and Anti-histimine and a cool glass of water, he seemed to calm down and became less inflamed.
Coconut, beans, peas and lentils are all my son's current allergens, they are all related to nuts and people with nut allergies can suddenly develop an allergy to these foods- which we learnt in one afternoon!
It just seems you can't be blasé at any time or any moment inside and outside the house...when you have a child that has multiple food allergies, its like being a lifesaver at the beach - on constant guard waiting and watching on the shore until someone shouts for help!
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