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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an allergy parent, I’m kind of skeptical your child could have a “severe allergy” you are just discovering in ES.

Putting that aside, epinephrine, if given quickly, is extremely effective and not something you should be wary of using. My daughter sees Dr. Wood at Hopkins, failed a food challenge there, and I’ve seen epinephrine in action. A miracle drug. There is no downside to giving Epi even if you are unsure if the person “needs” it.[/quote]

OP here, at age 3 we noticed that she vomited a couple times after ingesting nuts.  She'd vomit immediately, and then be totally fine.  We took her to an allergist at age 4 to confirm the allergy, and he mentioned that there's always a possibility it could get worse later.  We didn't really take this seriously, but she had a pretty severe reaction recently that required an Epipen for the first time.  My spouse is a peds ER doc so we're lucky in that regard, but want to avoid any reactions that require it if we can help it.[/quote]

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