https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:04:28 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:24:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=20999 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493412&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493412 Author: busymum
Subject: 20999
Posted: 17 September 2008 at 7:24pm

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!]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:24:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493412&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493412 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493144&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493144 Author: fairsk8
Subject: 20999
Posted: 17 September 2008 at 1:47pm

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.]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:47:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493144&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493144 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493130&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493130 Author: soph
Subject: 20999
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.]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:35:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493130&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493130 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493110&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493110 Author: Mama2two
Subject: 20999
Posted: 17 September 2008 at 1:09pm

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 ]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:09:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=493110&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#493110 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=492951&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#492951 Author: my2angels
Subject: 20999
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.]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:18:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=492951&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#492951 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20999&PID=492894&title=hives-swelling-penicillin#492894 Author: caraMel
Subject: 20999
Posted: 17 September 2008 at 10:26am

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.


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