Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Incredible Inedible Egg

We've discovered that Grayson has an allergy to eggs. He seems to be able to tolerate them as a minor ingredient inside other foods, but in large concentration it upsets his stomach.

You may recall the red blotches and vomiting that occurred after his birthday ice cream and cupcake. We thought maybe it was too much sweet stuff, but after eating quiche for lunch at school last week he had another vomiting episode. After he cleaned out his stomach, he took a nap and kept food down the rest of the day (just like on his birthday) so it had to have been the eggs.

It's quite common for kids to grow out of an egg allergy at this stage in life, I just hope it isn't a precursor to Michael's poultry allergy. Right now, Grayson seems to be able to tolerate chicken and turkey, but so could Michael at his age. It wasn't until adolescence that he would go into anaphylactic shock. Michael can still eat eggs, so maybe there's no correlation.

Only time will tell, I just hate the idea of Grayson having a dietary restriction that's such a common ingredient. A life without ice cream and scrambled eggs and most baked goods would be a hard one.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It just could have been that the quiche was just too much and too rich for him at this early stage in life. Or, could it be that a little egg goes a long way at one. After all, real men don't eat quiche!
Love, Crazy Pappa

Anonymous said...

Just so you don't get allergic to enchiladas little buddy!! luv unk sam