Hives/swelling - penicillin
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Topic: Hives/swelling - penicillin
Posted By: caraMel
Subject: Hives/swelling - penicillin
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 10:26am
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Yesterday we discovered Benjy is allergic to penicillin.
He had amoxycillin last time he had an ear infection and was fine, but yesterday morning I noticed a few spots on his tummy and his feet. I thought they were flea bites as he'd been playing with the neighbour's cat. I gave him his second dose after his nap and when I changed his nappy shortly afterwards I noticed he had a lot more. I rang the nurse at the GP and she said it sounded viral. I showed hubby and by then it had gotten a lot worse and spread so I took him up to the pharmacy. The pharmacist advised us to go straight to the A&E. Poor little puffy, itchy Benjy, he looked so uncomfortable! I'm so glad I freaked out and took him to the chemist, what if I'd given him another dose thinking it was viral? (not that I blame the nurse, it would be so hard to diagnose a description of a rash on the phone!) Is it weird that he reacted this time after tolerating it before? Is it something he will outgrow? Not that it really matters I guess, thank goodness penicillin is easily avoidable. Eeeeeeeek. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 11:18am
| not sure if you grow out of it or not, Im allergic to it aswell and didnt find out until I was about 10 and havent had it since, to scared to try it. |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 1:09pm
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I don't think you outgrow an allergy to Penicillin.
I am allergic to it and have been since I was a little baby. I come up in Hives if I go near it. Not to worry though, they just give Sulphur based antibiotics which can be a little slower but work just as well  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: soph
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 1:35pm
| My sister has been known allergic to pencillin since she was toddler and still is, she is 30 now. Unlikely to outgrow it as same as for aspirin, I am still allergic to it. |
Posted By: fairsk8
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 1:47pm
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Mel, that would of been pretty horrible. We have been through that with Xanda, but his reaction was to a sulfur based antibiotic, so now we avoid those. It took two days for the rash to appear, so 4 or 5 doses. Once it did, it just spread like wildfire. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 7:24pm
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I doubt you can outgrow it because it is probably the most common question doctors ask: are you allergic to penicillin?
I didn't even realise it was in amoxycillan! -------------  |