RosieKat
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 3, 2016 13:55:11 GMT
We have a kid registered for camp and in the medical information it says he is allergic to eggs, but can eat them baked into something like a cookie. (And yes, as far as camp goes, that's all I need to know.) But asking as a person who likes to learn, why would eggs in a baked good be different on his system than ingesting a plain cooked egg? I could see how someone might theoretically be able to eat a raw egg but not cooked, but not how in a baked good vs. plain cooking would make a difference.
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Post by scorpeao on Jun 3, 2016 14:00:01 GMT
Not an expert, but I'm guessing that his allergy is mild. The amount of egg in baked good isn't enough to elicit an allergic reaction??? For instance, I can consume things with dairy in it without issue, but if I eat a yogurt, ice cream, or drink milk I'm headed for the bathroom.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 3, 2016 14:00:42 GMT
I have no idea, but I have the same issues. If I eat scrambled eggs or a breakfast burrito, I get severe stomach pains and even throw up. But cake goes down just fine! Maybe because I get so little actual egg?
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Post by myshelly on Jun 3, 2016 14:04:25 GMT
The explanation I have received in the many allergy mom forums I participate in as an allergy mom is -
When you have a food allergy you are allergic to the proteins in a certain food. Baking changes the make up of the proteins. It's not whether the allergy is mild or severe, it's which of the particular egg proteins you are allergic to.
Usually kids who have been diagnosed as egg allergy, but able to eat baked eggs have undergone a blood test, then a skin test, then an oral challenge in the allergist's office to reach that particular diagnosis. It's pretty common.
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 3, 2016 14:11:52 GMT
The quantity factor would make sense. But see, that's where I think some people start questioning allergies - "Well, if he's allergic, shouldn't he avoid it completely?" And it makes me wonder if maybe he has a "sensitivity" as opposed to "allergy," because they are different things. I think there are some people who claim allergies that are really sensitivities, and then doubters see that and extrapolate that allergies aren't real. (Thinking of the other thread where people were fed foods that hurt or could kill because the allergies weren't "real."  ) On the other hand, I can see why someone with a sensitivity may call it an allergy, too. If I just tell people DS should not have food or drink with red dye 40, they might remember. If I say it's an allergy, they take note of it and enforce it better. (I don't call it an allergy because that's not true, unless it's a case like one camp that told me that they only enforce allergies.) (And no, I'm not trying to create a debate - and as I said, as far as camp goes, mom says he can't eat an egg but can eat a cookie, fine. ANY opinion I may have is irrelevant.) |
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 3, 2016 14:14:15 GMT
The explanation I have received in the many allergy mom forums I participate in as an allergy mom is - When you have a food allergy you are allergic to the proteins in a certain food. Baking changes the make up of the proteins. It's not whether the allergy is mild or severe, it's which of the particular egg proteins you are allergic to. Usually kids who have been diagnosed as egg allergy, but able to eat baked eggs have undergone a blood test, then a skin test, then an oral challenge in the allergist's office to reach that particular diagnosis. It's pretty common. That makes more sense to me. I was thinking of cooking vs raw as changing the proteins, but I can see how baking with other ingredients would change the proteins in yet a different way. |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 3, 2016 14:14:29 GMT
DS's egg allergy was like that. If he ate just eggs, he would get a rash around his mouth and anywhere on his face that the egg had come into contact. If he ate anything with eggs in it - baked goods, etc. - he had no reaction at all.
Thankfully, it's an allergy that he grew out of (it was tricky with egg based vaccinations).
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Post by bianca42 on Jun 3, 2016 14:31:42 GMT
Not an expert, but I'm guessing that his allergy is mild. The amount of egg in baked good isn't enough to elicit an allergic reaction??? For instance, I can consume things with dairy in it without issue, but if I eat a yogurt, ice cream, or drink milk I'm headed for the bathroom. This is the situation for my friend with an egg allergy (although hers is probably an intolerance...she has severe gasto symptoms with too much egg.) |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 3, 2016 14:53:48 GMT
DS's egg allergy was like that. If he ate just eggs, he would get a rash around his mouth and anywhere on his face that the egg had come into contact. If he ate anything with eggs in it - baked goods, etc. - he had no reaction at all. Thankfully, it's an allergy that he grew out of (it was tricky with egg based vaccinations). DD's egg allergy is like this, and it is a true allergy determined by allergists, not a sensitivity. Of all her allergies, this is the only one she hasn't grown out of. Apparently she was the envy of all her friends at summer camp because she never had to eat the 'yucky eggs'. Save |
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 3, 2016 15:33:29 GMT
Thank you all for educating me, and for not taking offense at my ponderings. None was intended!
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