Ds had a candy from the Childrens museum halloween party. It gave him an asthma attack!

It was called bones but when you looked at them
they were like valentines candy with the word on them. I should have looked at them more. I was alittle freaked out at the time.

It was like a sweet tart. What could he have been allergic to? I never heard of someone being allergic to a sweet tart.

By Feona on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 06:31 am:

http://www.brachs.com/products/product.asp?base_code=490h


Here they are.

By Trina~moderator on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 06:56 am:

Scary! Are you sure it was an asthma attack? It could have been anaphylaxis. Did you give him Benadryl? Did you need to take him to the ER?? {{{HUGS}}}

Here are the ingredients:

Dextrose, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Magnesium Stearate*, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Red 3 * Adds a dietarily insignificant amount of fat.

Has your DS had reactions to anything listed before? Has he ever been tested for allergies? There are a lot of dyes. Some kids don't do well with food coloring. The "Natural and Artificial Flavors" would be enough to nix this treat for my kids due to their severe nut allergies.

FoodAllergy.org

By Trina~moderator on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 06:57 am:

Anaphylaxis

By Kim on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 08:03 am:

OMG! i WON'T BE BUYING THESE! Kayla is allergic to food dyes! That's a LOT of junk!

Feona, sorry for your son and I hope he feels better!

By Pamt on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 08:18 am:

There is a LOT of junk in those, but no major allergens to my knowledge. Are you sure that maybe he didn't just get choked? Hope he's better now!

(If it was asthma or anaphylaxis iT wouldn't have spontaneously improved on its own)

By Brandy on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 08:51 am:

I choke on these things all of the time smarties,bottle tops i hope he is doing much better now

By Feonad on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 09:41 am:

I don't know if it was an asthma attack. I thought I heard wheezing and he was coughing for about 30 minutes. I didn't mean to scare anyone. I usually don't buy foods with obvious dyes in it. I usually prefer my chocolate straight up.

I gave him some singular when we can home. It is for allergy and asthma. I am really not sure waht asthma attack is...

By Pamt on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 09:51 am:

Is it your DS's Singulair prescription? Yes, Singulair is for asthma and has subsequently been found to help allergies as well, but it is a daily maintenance/preventative medicine for asthma and does nothing in the case of an actual asthma attack. Only albuterol through an inhaler or a nebulizer will help during an actual asthma attack. If your DS is on Singulair, then my understanding is that it should be taken on a daily basis, typically at bedtime. You might want to check back with your doctor about dosing instructions. I really don't think it is effective on as "as needed" basis. Yep, sounds like he just got choked on it since asthma wouldn't have just gone away like that. Glad he
s okay.

By Ginny~moderator on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 10:18 am:

Sounds to me much more like he got something caught in his throat. I know sometimes I will get something caught and it will then go down but I will be coughing and feeling like it is still stuck for some time after.

By Trina~moderator on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 10:59 am:

Ditto Pam concerning Singulair and albuterol. My DS has asthma and uses his Pulmicort Turbo Inhaler (similar to Singulair) daily as a maintenance med, but needs albuterol if his asthma flares.

In the case of anaphylaxis - (which it obviously wasn't, thank goodness!) Benadryl and a visit to the ER would have been necessary. Epinephrine would have to be administered and the patient observed for several hours. (BTBT with DS.) Anaphylactic reactions are life threatening.

Glad your DS is OK!

By Missmudd on Monday, November 1, 2004 - 11:21 am:

Sweet tarts make my tongue get all raw, I think it is the citric acid.

By Imamommyx4 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 - 12:28 am:

There have been several allergic reactions noted on case studies to yellow dye #6 and red dye #3.

The wheezing might not have been an anaphylactic reaction but could still have been an allergic reaction. Keep Benadryl on hand. And talk to your dr. You may want to keep an EpiPen on hand. The EpiPen has epinephrine in it and in the case of a severe allergic reaction that might lead to anaphylaxis, you just pop the cap off, put it to the skin and push the button and it gives the shot itself. Then go immediately to an ER.
DS had an allergic reaction to shrimp, lobster and crab. First time it was just itching and some redness. Second time he had welts. Third time when we finally figured out what was causing the problem it was BAD. Itching, welts, swelling, and wheezing. We kept an EpiPen on hand at all times after that.

By Feona on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 - 06:18 am:

I guess the wheezing was an allergic reaction. I though wheezing was an asthman.

I talked to my doctor about an inhaler and he gave me the sigular instead. I guess he didn't think ds had asthma.

I must say if ds only has allergies and not asthma than singular once in a while has be working very good. (Claritin and Zytec gave him diarrea.)

What is the wheezing exactly? Sounds scary.

By Karen~moderator on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 - 06:41 am:

Wheezing is the result of your airways constricting in your lungs, and you generally notice that *wheezy* sound when you exhale, though it can be heard when you inhale.

Persons with asthma often complain of not being able to get a good breath, but actually, you can't exhale the air you've breathed in, so you can't inhale a good breath. People who have asthma often start to cough a lot when they are having an asthma attack, it's sort of your body's way of attempting to clear your airways. That's a sign for me that it's time to use my rescue inhaler. I use Advair twice daily for mine, and the albuterol for rescue.

Foods can trigger asthma or wheezing just as any other allergen can.