Egg Allergy Symptoms in Infants

Egg allergies are common in infants under the age of 12 months. This is because infants are not ready to digest normal foods until after their first birthdays. Because eggs can be scrambled and eaten without a full set of teeth, parents give them to their infants. The infant then proceeds to have a reaction when his body doesn't agree with the eggs.

Minor Symptoms

Infants can break out in a rash around the outside of their mouths. This can happen as soon as 15 minutes after swallowing the eggs.

Major Symptoms

Wheezing and vomiting are more serious symptoms of an infant egg allergy. It is important that your infant be able to breath properly. Vomiting is also life threatening to an infant if it happens while she is sleeping. She could choke on the vomit and suffocate.

Time Frame

As the infant ages, he will become less susceptible to the allergy. By age 6, almost all children who have suffered from an egg allergy have completely outgrown it.

Prevention/Solution

Parents should wait until an infant turns 12 months of age before introducing eggs. If the infant has a reaction, the parent should wait another year to try the eggs again. The only prevention is to abstain from eggs.

Warning

There are many products that contain eggs. You must check the product ingredients before giving the product to your infant. If the infants egg allergy is bad, he will have a reaction to any product that contains an egg.