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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she really allergic to meat!? All meats? That is incredibly rare. Be honest, OP -- are you a vegetarian who doesn't want us to know that for some reason?

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OP here. Yes, she is allergic to all meat. We realize its rare but after having her hospitalized after eating beef, we aren't really wanting to try venison and other not so common meats. [/quote]

Could something have been mixed with the beef?

Also, what about Salmon & other fatty fish? [/quote]

Agree with PPs that beef =/= all meat. Beef allergy can be a cross-sensitization that occurs due to sensitization to cow's milk protein. However, it can also be due to preservatives (e.g. nitrates) or antibiotics (e.g. penicillin) that are present in the meat. People can have severe reactions to eating meat and not be allergic to the meat, just the treatment the meat received. Allergies to meat itself are very rare because cooking any protein generally changes its molecular structure, usually rendering it unrecognizable by the immune system.

You say you're giving her a lot of beans? People can also be (or become) allergic to beans. PLEASE don't just assume she is or isn't allergic to foods based on what she's reacted to a single time. Your flippant comment about venison really has me worried that you're not managing her allergies or her diet very thoughtfully or with the expert help it sounds like she needs. For example, allergy to chicken or turkey meat, even in people with egg allergies, is tremendously rare. If you are depriving your daughter of this source of heme iron and protein simply because of her reaction to beef, you are doing her a disservice and jeopardizing her health.

My STRONG recommendation is for you to have DD tested for other meats/protein sources. Also, please have her tested for penicillin allergy -- it's common and can be life-threatening (and like I said above, it's possible that's what caused her reaction to the beef).

One last note, I agree with PP that one of the most incredible sources of brain-growth-aiding fat is fish that are high in Omega-3s. I would hate to deprive a kid of that on suspected allergy without strong evidence.

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