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I found out about my daughters egg allergy while traveling abroad. I have my own suspicion that it was the result of her having antibiotics when she was a baby
by tmaly 10y ago
I found out about my daughters egg allergy while traveling abroad.
I have my own suspicion that it was the result of her having antibiotics when she was a baby. A blocked tear duct was causing an infection in her eye. Her pediatrician prescribed antibiotics.
When we eventually were able to get an appointment with an eye specialist, she recommended just wiping the eye out with mild soap.
I have seen a few articles posted on HN that talked about the lack of gut bacteria ( killed by antibiotics ) as the reason why children develop allergies.
- Cthulhu_ 10y agoI've read other ones about the lack of breastfeeding at a young age; that might actually also be related to the development of gut bacteria. Now I wonder if breast milk is sterile or not (or contains spores); pretty sure formula milk is / should be.
- outworlder 10y agoCould be. As a counterpoint, I've had a lot of antibiotics early in life. The kind that caused tooth damage (most of my dental fillings are form that). Not as young, though. I had asthma triggered by dust, very frequently. We had an inhaler at home plus asthma medications. My brother and sister had the same issue, but they had no antibiotics prior to their symptoms. As adults, we have no known allergies. Your antibiotics are probably unrelated. Also, if the gut was severely affected by the antibiotics prescribed for the eye condition, you should have seen major gastrointestinal problems. Did you?