Another Food Allergic Reaction, with no known cause!

Last night, for no know reason we can come up with, Alexis' lips began to swell!

Shortly after dinner, one that I made with completely safe ingredients, Alexis complained that her lips started to itch. Within minutes her lips swelled to more than double the size. Immediately we gave her Benedryl which felt like forever before it kicked in. Luckily, the swelling and itching did not go to her throat and her breathing remained fine, but we still can not figure out what the reaction was caused by.

Living with life threatening food allergies does not come with a hand book telling you how, when or why reactions will occur - there is no rhyme or reason so therefore we must remain on high alert at all times. Whew...that can be exausting, but what can you do?

Loaded up on Benedryl, my Sweet Alexis slept peacefully last night (lucky for me Grandma is in town and slept with her and was able to moniter her through the night). Today, she's running around the neighborhood happy as can be...me, still very puzzled about the whole thing but glad it wasn't more serious.