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Article: A hard nut to crack Can eating peanuts during pregnancy lead to a fatal allergic reaction in your child? The Chief Medical Officer seems to think so, but the evidence is inconclusive.
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 15, 1998
- Author:
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Benjamin Dunlop was 13 months old when his mother, Sharon, gave
him a taste of peanut butter. "I put a tiny bit on the end of a
spoon and within a minute he had a bright red, swollen face. He came
up in lumps - hives - and he vomited. He then went floppy and
lethargic."
Although Sharon Dunlop is the resuscitation training officer for
Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, she panicked. "I got some Piriton -
an antihistamine - and gave it to him. By then, his breathing was
noisy and laboured." She ran outside as her husband, Duncan, arrived
home, and they drove Benjamin to their doctor's surgery. Here his
condition gradually improved, and he was allowed home when his
symptoms had subsided.
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