You know, I think I'm crazy too. I never thought I would ever have to do these things or worry like this. I don't want to be paranoid and obsessive. But I am justified.........
Take a look at Bee in this picture. This is after medicine, a bath, lotion, and more medicine. This is a good hour after the initial reaction.
This is a picture of an allergic reaction after...........wait for it...........she picked up a Nacho Cheese Dorito and started to put it in her mouth. I leapt out of my chair and across several small children to snatch that one tiny broken Dorito chip from her hand. I grabbed her up, cleaned her hands with wet wipes, wiped her face, and took her far away from the Dorito-dropping children.
Yet, we still ended up leaving the event within a few minutes of our Dorito scare all because Bee started to get very itchy and fussy-which is never a good sign.
I can only imagine what would have happened if she actually ATE that dumb Dorito.
So, for all of you who think I'm crazy, I'm obsessive, I'm paranoid, or I have some type of crazy supermom-syndrome: Get over it!
Try having a little compassion. Know that I don't want to live like this, no one does. Where you see food, I see ER visits. Where you see cute little Goldfish crackers and candy bars, I see rashes and anaphylactic shock.
We view the world with different perspectives. And some days I would give anything to be able to see the world the way you do. But that's not possible. So for now, try to understand my viewpoint.
I don't need you to turn up your nose and whisper that I'm crazy. I already know that. But my craziness is justified. I even have pics and ER visits to prove it.
So anytime you meet an allergy mom, have some compassion and know that life with allergies is a huge challenge. And please keep your food to yourself............
23 comments:
My 22 month old ate nacho cheese doritos for the first time last night (we hardly ever give this kind of crap, but she grabbed mine). Within minutes she was covered in hives. Luckily we had Benedryl handy. It happened again once those doritos made their way out the back end. She hasn't been allergic to anything yet and I'm really wondering what's in those stupid chips!
Wow! I have no idea what's in them or what caused Bee's reaction to them. I just know it was instant and she never even put it in her mouth. I might have to try to research the ingredients better to find out. Not fun!
I know this is an old blog, but I'm excited to see people with the same problem as we have. My daughter (who is 6 now) broke out the same way with Nacho Cheese Doritos (haven't tried the cool ranch), sour cream and onion Lays, and Pizza Hut dipping tomato sauce (that came with bread sticks). Doritos and Pizza Hut were a red rash around the mouth, and stomach issues, and the sour cream and onion was big raised hives.
It's tough to figure out the issue!
I'm thinking it's the dairy factor with the Doritos since our dairy allergy is very severe. The chips also contain wheat which is another issue. AND, they have several types of food dye in them as well. So, those are 3 big things that are problems for us.
As far as the dipping sauce goes, tomatoes are highly acidic and if Bee leaves tomato sauce on her mouth she can get rashy from the irritation.
My daughter shot out in hives last night after I gave her Doritos as a snack. Its the first time I've ever experienced it and it is quite weird as none of us have any allergies. We ended up giving her Allergex and a cool bath to settle her down. Thank you for this blog as this would have been unbeknown not only to me but to many parents out there. Lee (South Africa)
You're welcome! We avoid Doritos now! We think it was the dairy in the chips that bothered our daughter. But with all the bad preservatives and food dyes in those chips, it could have been almost anything.
I break out in hives every time I eat Doritos. I managed to avoid them for years until just today my mother brought home some plain old, non-cheesy, doritos that are basically like Tostitos. "It's fine," she said "You won't react to these, they're not cheesy or anything." I'm hesitant, but I eat some. A couple hours later... take a guess. I have a few red spots that I'm pretty sure aren't bug bites because they certainly weren't there when I first got home. Frankly, I probably deserve it for eating Doritos, of any kind. The most annoying thing is that we have no idea what I'm allergic too in these chips. They taste pretty good too.
Not good! We avoid those things like the plague! I think it was the dairy in them that bothered Bee but it could be a lot more. I don't even want to find out. I run from Doritos and Cheetohs!
My son had KFC with his grandma a few days ago and broke out in a rash all over his face and tops of his hands. At daycare yesterday upon picking him up I noticed he had the horrible rash around his mouth and his hands were even worse. They look badly sun burnt and are sore to touch. After talking with a co-worker, she asked if he was MSG intolerant. I had not considered this. After googling I found that KFC and Doritos (amongst tons of other things) are culprits for monosodium glutamate (MSG). My son has had sleep and behavioral issues for as long as I can remember. We currently eat casein free and very minimal gluten. After researching I am excited to try and eliminate MSg and other preservatives out of his diet and see how he improves! I would highly recommend looking into this! Read up on Riborash as well!
Hi,
I am a 57 year old woman with absolutely no history of food allergies. I ate a bag of the nacho cheese doritos last night and ended up in the emergency room with full blown anaphylaxis. I think it is something in the spices (which could be anything).
Earlier in the week I had eaten just a few from a bag and got a blister on my lip. At the time I had not equated those two things.
Stay away from Doritos!
OMG. My 8yr old had a reaction to doritoes a few yrs back. I don't bring them into my home. She gets to school and the children in her class bring doritoes. So of course, she gets home and I say to her, "what did you eat today?" She has a rash on her face and she thinks that I can't tell that she's been eating something that she's not supposed to eat. Anything msg is out of the question. Don't even mention the dyes. These ingredients create huge problems as far as focus and hyperactivity. We have to keep our children healthy.
im here looking and reading this and I finally found out im like your son. everytime I eat flamas doritos which are the doritos on the purple bag I get hives. there all over my body and get me puffy. there so good tho haha
I just ate a few doritos flamas. And all of a sudden my throat feels swollen. Hurts! Here I am freaking out because I don't have allergies. This is my first time eating them. Now I'm on Google.. Someone tell me what to do!!!
Noticed our 3 year old son has been getting hives around his face last 3 months. We thought it was from my scruffy face (dad), till we gave him nacho DORITOS tonight. We caught on it's mainly from the chips as he instantly got hives. We're also thinking the hives are from other foods also though. We gave hime benadryl that will take few hours, thank goodness allergic reaction wasn't severe. Now we know why why he gets so cranky with temper tantrums during this time.
I'm guessing your child is allergic to corn and has antibodies to it?
I'm online hunting around. My child is allergic to wheat. All he ate was Doritos. He reacted severely. I called the company asking about wheat contamination. NONE! So I am freaking out, wondering what other ingredient he is allergic to as I google. That is how this page came up for me. It did not have wheat. I am so curious. He eats corn tortillas often, he has peanuts often, I am at a loss at this point.
I'm in my fifties and had an allergic reaction yesterday after eating Nacho Cheese Doritos and wound up in the ER for4 hours. We now some farmers and we're talking with them about it. They suggested it might be mold on the corn. It is often stored for a while somewhere.
3 years ago I went in to full blown anaphylaxis, my husband called 911 after I hit the floor. It started after I ate Cheetos and started itching all over. I had such severe hives and couldn't breathe, then blacked out. Ambulance administered epi to my heart, then ER trip. They thought I was crazy when I said I had Cheetos and asked if that could be cause. I just now took 2 Benadryl: itching all over after eating some plain Fritos. That is why I started looking for more info. I have epi pen on hand, in case. I can't believe so many have had the same! Why isn't this investigated by someone? This is crazy. I have never had food allergies and I am in my 40s.
I am an RN with twenty years of experience. I have worked in all areas of the hospital and researched vaccines extensively. After two years of research, I have no doubt that vaccines are causing our countries sky-rocketing rates of food allergies. if you doubt what I am saying, research it for yourself. Start with the revolving door of the FDA, Dr. Andrew Moulden (who is now mysteriously dead) and Dr. Thompson CDC whistle-blower. Recently Jimmy Carter, our former president called our country a "corpratocracy." For example: the HPV vaccine has been banned in several countries now, including Japan and Spain;yet,our media remains silent. God forbid they lose revenue. Ninety percent of the media in the US is owned by 5-6 corporations. I have been involved in this issue for years and know that the CDC is not being forthright. As parent and RN, I am outraged. Knowledge is power. Research and protect you and your family.
I have a bad (random) reaction to the nacho cheese doritos. Not sure if it's allergy related or lactose intolerance but its similar to the same reaction I get when eating cheese (especially synthetic cheese like american.) I don't get hives but I get severe chest pain and sometimes vomit.
Stop baby-wiping your child's face! You have any idea what is in them!? My whole face goes red if I use a baby wipe, that's you most likely culprit. However I myself have terrible allergies and withing 20 minutes of eating doritoes come up in hives. There is something in them that can trigger people and no I don't know what it is. Last thing I would do is wipe my hives with a baby wipe. That's like curing a snake bite with a wasp sting.
I was rushed to the ER earlier this year for anaphylaxis by an unknown source. I finally got an appointment with an Allergist in April. She told me to keep a detailed food journal and even take pictures of myself IF there was another violent episode. She did NOT do any allergen testing because she says there are too many false/positives. I now have 2 Epi-Pens at my side. This morning I had a severe reaction, mouth swelling, began having a hard time breathing, itching all over, a bit of redness on my neck. I had purposely eaten a single serving size bag of Nacho Cheese Dorito chips. Within the hour, "BINGO!", I may now know what my "unknown source" allergen is! In my Food Journal, I had recorded back in Feb. that I had eaten some of these Doritos before my reaction. I had not had any since then, nor had I had any more violent episode. Today, on an empty stomach I thought it might be a good time to "check it out" and see if there were any reactions. Boy, I hope to never do that again!!!
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