Long Term Antihistamine Use

The “non-sedating” class of anti-histamines has been in use for many years, and there is plenty of safety data on these. In addition, since these became “over-the-counter”, millions more have started using them. I think there is enough experience with these medications that I am not worried about long term use in kids. Since you have tried just about everything, go with what has worked. Children with allergies, like yours, have an increased risk of developing asthma, and there was a study a few years back that showed using one of these anti-histamines long-term, could reduce this risk significantly in these children.

Your child developed these food allergies (egg whites, dairy, peanuts) before he should have started eating these foods. So, it is likely that he developed these allergies because he was getting them through your breast milk. With your NEXT child, I would highly recommend that you keep these out of your diet, especially peanuts.

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