MishpishNo, Not the Arnott's Biscuits
May 18th 2009 01:13
Cookie or killer?
When my daughter was first diagnosed with a severe food allergy to nuts, I was very strict. I threw out half the pantry the day she suffered an anaphylactic reaction. I baked A LOT. Slowly over time, I baked less and bought more. I carefully brought in foods that although contained the 'may contain traces' disclaimer, seemed to have a low risk. And things went fine. After a while, we had crackers, cookies and snacks in the cupboard without incidence.
Unfortunately my good luck ran out. My daughter, Am, ate a 'rice cookie' that she'd eaten a bunch of times before. I thought it would be safer than most because it's made out of rice flour and is good for those with other food intolerances. Not so, we had the packet open for a few days and were half way through the packet, most of them eaten by Am. One day, she had a bite of one and immediately said she didn't want any more. I should have tweaked at that, but instead I thought nothing of it. A couple minutes later she was whining and complaining that her lip was hurting her. I couldn't see anything and assumed she'd bitten her lip when eating the biscuit. It wasn't until five minutes later when her lip had tripled in size that I realised what was happening.
I gave her some antihistimine and waited for other symptoms, trying not to panic. I called the doc who was helpful and calm. Things never progressed and she was fine. I was so relieved. The doctor said about the biscuit "well, if you play the odds sometimes the odds will work against you."
So, I guess I'm going to back to doing A LOT of baking.
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