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About two years ago I started to break out in hives, and my face became red and puffy, mostly after I ate in restaurants. Now I am often itchy, and break out in hives for no reason.

Posted by vhs admin on October 27, 2013
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« My twelve-month old son has diarrhea. His stool is always loose and unformed, and often he has several bowel movements a day. I am still breast-feeding, and we have added several solid foods to his diet. He had no problems with baby cereals, but his diarrhea seemed to start when we gave him table foods. Do you think he is allergic to wheat? Or perhaps he has become allergic to milk? He drinks lots of fluids, and loves apple juice, so we decided to avoid the milk and give him apple and pear juice instead, but that has not helped the diarrhea – in fact it seems to have become worse. We have not yet given him orange juice because we heard that citrus fruits can cause allergies. My four-year old son has always been hyperactive, but sometimes his behaviour is almost uncontrollable. He runs around wildly, and hits his baby sister, and has even hit me. I have heard that certain foods, especially sugar, can cause bad behaviour in children. Michael does seem to get worse when he has a lot of candies and pop. I have tried to limit his treats, but still he has days when he is impossible to live with. How can I find out if food allergies are his problem? »