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A colleagues now 3 year old son went thru the first year and a half of his life as the medical profession tried to figure out what this poor child was allergic to. His symptoms were a lot more severe than hives, but eventually they got to the bottom of his problems. It was a very frightening time for the parents, because their first child had no problems with anything.

This kid has an allergy to wheat products, nut products, some preservatives found in foods, milk, and a host of other things. Basically, this child can't have any processed foods of any sort. Mom has become quite the home cook because of it.

Since he's having the problems at night only, is it anything to do with being in a diaper for an extended period of time, during the day his diaper would be changed frequently, so he's not sitting in his waste.

Is there anything in the bedding that could be causing it? ie bed bugs or dust mites that he's allergic to.(i've gotten bed bug bites from an upscale hotel) Has his mattress been thoroughly cleaned (professional steam cleaning might be an option)

You haven't changed laundry detergents, but allergies could also develop over time, what about washing his clothes in something really gentle like ivory snow or something, that has no perfumes, dyes or anything additional added.

Allergies can develop over time, and people can outgrow allergies as well, hopefully the doctor will come up with an answer soon.

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