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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son broke out in hives repeatedly over a period of about 2 weeks whenever he ate chocolate. The doctor said just to keep an eye on it, and didn't do any further testing. She told us chocolate allergies are rare, so we could try giving it to him with Benadryl on hand, to see if he still reacts (could have been a coincidence, or maybe there's something else he was eating that I wasn't catching I guess). Anyway, when he's been at his aunt's house or his part time daycare, we've directed them to NOT allow ANY chocolate. But at our house, we've let him have a bit of a chocolate chip cookie. My dh has given him m&ms here and there. No reaction. It's looking like maybe he's not allergic, but I'm still nervous about it, and I don't want him having any chocolate when I'm not around. So, I guess this could easily be my kid.

OP, maybe the mom is in a similar situation. She doesn't know you very well, so probably hasn't given you all the details. Let her know about the peanut butter even though you failed to do it initially! It's the only decent thing for you to do. [/quote]

[b]IT is likely not the chocolate but some other ingredient, like nuts, that were prepared on the same equipment[/b].[/quote]

PP here. He eats peanut butter and jelly every day! Also, he's had peanuts with no reaction. It is really concerning to me, wondering what it could have been. One of the breakouts came on with homemade cookies with only 3 ingredients: oatmeal, bananas, and chocolate chips. Oats and bananas have never caused a reaction on their own. It's frustrating. I can understand if a parent wants to be cautious especially at somebody else's house. [/quote]

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