Be sure to watch closely for the next 24 hours or so-- biphasic reactions can occur during that window of time, and may be VERY hard to treat (much more so than the initial reaction).
{hugs}
Irena, once when my DD lay writhing on the floor in pain in front of my DH after taking a couple of bites of a soup (that we later learned was run on shared lines with a nut she is allergic to), my own DH apparently asked her a couple of times;
Are you doing okay?And
kept watching television.She eventually took some diphenhydramine
herself (she was older, though-- like 11 or 12), and fell asleep (still on the floor in front of my DH).
I was out somewhere doing something while this was going on.
His explanation is that "she seemed fine to me."
CLEARLY, she should have gone to the emergency room, as she was having agonizing gut pain
and difficulty breathing.
I just wanted to reassure you that you're not alone in having the occasionally clueless parenting partner with this stuff. It really does make it seem as though the entire world is out to get them, though. It's so hard to live with that anxiety all the time as a parent.
We also live with a family member with a shellfish allergy-- be aware that what is generally considered "shellfish" is actually more properly termed "crustaceans."
So it is possible that your son is NOT allergic to crustaceans, but IS allergic to bivalves-- different allergy. Luckily, seafood is nowhere near as difficult to avoid as nuts are.
