Oh, I'm glad you got the epi!! That makes ME feel so much better.
LOL

Potato chips in general cause my children to be yeasty and my middle
one to get eczema. I had to cut out potatoes completely.

I'm sorry if you mentioned and I just don't remember, but are you
doing any special diet yet? I see you avoid additives already,
anything else? To me it sounds like your little guy has yeast -- is
that something you are working on?

I don't use aveeno just b/c of the gluten factor. I know others
have used it with good results, but I never even tried it. Baking
soda is cheaper and gluten-free. LOL

Keep in mind that with allergy testing, it's not 100%. My middle
child had 15 pricks to things I knew she was allergic to, and every
one came back negative. Her IgG (delayed) test was much more
informative than her IgE and RAST were.

With him getting hives where his clothes touch him, that makes me
think he's allergic to the cloth material itself or the detergent.
Maybe try switching to another "free" detergent and see if that
helps any...

My two oldest sound like they were very much like your son. Extreme
sensitivity to sooo many things, hyper skin reactions to being
touched... While they still have many food allergies, they are no
longer that hyper sensitive! So there's hope. :)

Wyndie

--- In foodallergyautism@yahoogroups.com, "tn21284" <tn21284@...>
wrote:
>
> Thanks to all of you for responding so quickly, and for all of
your
> ideas. It is so nice to know that I can talk to you all and you
> understand since you've been there. Today I called the nurse
> practitioner we see a lot (who has a son with autism) and she
wrote
> me the prescription for the Epipen. I agree with you all, that is
> most important. I also got an appt. next Thursday with another
> allergist she recommended, so we will have more testing. The two
> products that he reacted to are Lays Sour Cream and Onion Potato
> Chips, and Frito-Lay French Onion Dip. They are so similar, since
> they are made by the same company and share many ingredients. I
> wonder if it is the MSG or onion powder, or some other additive.
I
> am trying to keep his diet "wholesome" and simple because all
those
> preservatives and additives cause nothing but trouble! Before
this,
> I tried to keep him on a healthy diet, allowing limited snack
foods
> such as these, but now I know I have to cut that stuff out! He is
> such a picky eater, though (no surprise, huh?) The weird thing is
> that the time his face and lips swelled up one morning, it was at
> least 12 hours after he had anything to eat. Are such delayed
> reactions common? That was with the chips. With the dip, he
broke
> out in hives within 10-15 minutes, and he had been clear for about
a
> week before. As far as environmental concerns, we did put a new
> carpet in his room, but it was back in July, and he started having
> problems in Sept. (unless it was again a delayed reaction). I
wash
> our clothes in fragrance-free detergent, no fabric softener. I
have
> his mattress and pillow encased to protect against dust mites (I
> have that allergy and our bed is encased also). I think such a
> strong reaction as he had was from something he ingested, though.
> Tonight he was so itchy. Does the baking soda bath work better
than
> an Aveeno bath? Aveeno baths haven't made much of a difference.
He
> has had some intermittent eczema in the past (my husband and I do,
> too), plus I remember when he was a baby (he's 5 yrs. old now)
that
> he had a bad rash where his diaper seam was when we tried a
certain
> diaper. I'm trying to think if there is anything else
significant.
> He has had joint pain, and a few times, he said his throat hurt
> (that made me wonder about the swelling). I have been keeping
track
> of what he eats and when he reacts. Even though he tested
negative
> for chocolate, he still seems to react after that, so I think he
> still may be allergic to that. He tends to get hives and rashes
> where the seams of his clothing are (waist, neck) or the back of
his
> thighs when he sits for a while. He gets rashes and hives when he
> exercises or gets hot. If I scratch his back, he will develop a
big
> welt that lasts at least 15-20 minutes. Two nights ago, the palms
> of his hands were red and very itchy. He has this exagerrated
> histamine reaction. I have to take him off the Allegra this
weekend
> so he will be ready for testing Thursday. I hope he will be
okay.
> They said he can stay on the Singulair. By the way, the front
cover
> of Newsweek this week has a report on the rise of food allergies
in
> children. Sorry this was so long!
>
> Trista
> P.S. I live in Virginia. I know one of you asked that, and I was
> trying to remember what everyone said! :-)
>