possible alcohol allergy..Please Help my 16 yr old son!!! - Allergies Message Board

paisley6 · 05-18-2006, 11:25 AM

Please Help !!!
My 16 yr old son has had a couple of experiences with alcohol for the first times. He came to me about it because it was very scary for him. He said after a few minutes of drinking even a few sips his throat started to close up. His friends even had to hold his head up all the way in order for him to breath. This had happened with regular alcohol and beer. It has gotten worse each time. He swears he will never drink again but I can not depend on that with all the peer pressure in life. I am afraid his friends won't understand what is happening and think he is just passing out drunk and leave him. Then he will die from anaphylactic shock. Has anyone heard of this?????? Of course because of his age he doesn'e want me to take him to talk to his Pediatrician. I feel he needs to know something for his future even if he chooses not to drink. Please help me I am scared to death!!!!!!

Where do I go to find out and get help maybe he needs to carry an epi pen it may be other things as well that could cause the same reaction.

Thank You Please Help Me,
Paisley6

Titchou · 05-18-2006, 11:50 AM

Does he have this problem with mouthwashes, cough syrup, etc? Perhaps it's a sulfite issue? Lots of things could be happening. And you don't have to tell the doctor he's been "drinking"....just say you let him have some wine or something like that and it happened. And maybe try an allergist instead of the pediatrian....

paisley6 · 05-18-2006, 12:10 PM

Thank's for your thought's. So far it has only happened when drinking. But he has also never had any peanut products and that makes me wonder now. but I am very worried being a young not always so mart teen about the alcohol.

Paisley6

sneezydiva · 05-18-2006, 12:26 PM

Oh my! You need to convince him to go to the doctor. Honestly, those reactions are so scarey, I'm sure he is being sincere when he says he won't drink again. And his friends witnessed it, and I'm sure it was scary to them too. I doubt they will pressure him to try again.

In the meantime, maybe he could carry around some fast melt benedryl tablets. Better than nothing.

Titchou · 05-18-2006, 01:46 PM

On another note, you are the mother, correct? And he's the underage child, correct? I wouldn't worry about whether or not he "wants" you to contact his doctor. His butt would be there. Period. You are responsible for his welfare even if he isn't interested in being so. You might try the allergist though as at 16 I think treating him as an "older" child might make it somewhat easier. Going to the pediatrician at 16 is getting to be a stretch.