Anyone React To A Saline Drip?

[michelleL]

I'm not sure under which topic to put this - but has anyone reacted to a saline drip?

I had to be admitted to the hospital (in short I had food poisoning, was put in the cardiology section and was diagnosed with a psychological diagnosis (panic disorder - yea, right) makes a lot of sense, eh?)

I am reacting terribly now from my stay and I think it is from the saline drip. (I'm allergic to latex and extremely allergic to soy and thus glycerine, even if it is made from soy oil and soy oil doesn't have the soy protein - I don't care, I still react, so whatever - soy allergy/intolerance - sorry had to vent there...)

Is there a safer alternative to a saline drip? What is a saline drip, anyways? It is absolutely necessary?

(I know these doctor are not going to believe me when I tell them I'm allergic to saline drips... they'll say it is all in my head, even though I am covered with red hives everywhere.)

[2kids4me]

Saline drip refers to 0.9% NaCl (sodium chloride with isotonic sterile water solution). It is used to rehydrate patients or "keep a drip open". It is ph balanced and isotonic - like having a drink of very dilute salt water.

The nurses may have worn latex gloves to put it on, they sometimes use rubber latex caps to cover the port....but if your allergy was noted in your file - they should have followed normal guidelines for allergy Some hospitals also use bed mattress covers that contain latex, so you could have been in direct contact through sheets.

A saline drip does NOT contain any emulsifiers, soy or otherwise. The catheters or needles that came into contact with you could have had glycerin coating or something..the only way you could be allergic to a saline drip is if your were allergic to salt or water

Sandy

[ravenwoodglass]

  michelleL said:

I'm not sure under which topic to put this - but has anyone reacted to a saline drip?

I had to be admitted to the hospital (in short I had food poisoning, was put in the cardiology section and was diagnosed with a psychological diagnosis (panic disorder - yea, right) makes a lot of sense, eh?)

I am reacting terribly now from my stay and I think it is from the saline drip. (I'm allergic to latex and extremely allergic to soy and thus glycerine, even if it is made from soy oil and soy oil doesn't have the soy protein - I don't care, I still react, so whatever - soy allergy/intolerance - sorry had to vent there...)

Is there a safer alternative to a saline drip? What is a saline drip, anyways? It is absolutely necessary?

(I know these doctor are not going to believe me when I tell them I'm allergic to saline drips... they'll say it is all in my head, even though I am covered with red hives everywhere.)

Do those hives have little blisters on top? Have you ever had DH? Could you have been suffering a severe glutening and not food poisoning? They most likely did testing for food poisoning, or at least they should have. If those came back negative they might assume it was 'all in your head' especially if you had some of the neurotoxic effects of gluten like high anxiety.

[michelleL]

  2kids4me said:

Saline drip refers to 0.9% NaCl (sodium chloride with isotonic sterile water solution). It is used to rehydrate patients or "keep a drip open". It is ph balanced and isotonic - like having a drink of very dilute salt water.

The nurses may have worn latex gloves to put it on, they sometimes use rubber latex caps to cover the port....but if your allergy was noted in your file - they should have followed normal guidelines for allergy Some hospitals also use bed mattress covers that contain latex, so you could have been in direct contact through sheets.

A saline drip does NOT contain any emulsifiers, soy or otherwise. The catheters or needles that came into contact with you could have had glycerin coating or something..the only way you could be allergic to a saline drip is if your were allergic to salt or water

Sandy

This is a relief - thanks so much for advising me. I was thinking maybe there was latex in the tubing or the bag. I was breakng out in front of their eyes - it could almost look like a burn, very red and swollen. I have swollen red patches on my skin just about everywhere. I'm getting hives, too, and I do get little blisters, with most of them pus filled.

[Matilda]

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was breakng out in front of their eyes - it could almost look like a burn, very red and swollen. I have swollen red patches on my skin just about everywhere. I'm getting hives, too, and I do get little blisters, with most of them pus filled.

You should see a dermatologist - and take pictures!! Trying to describe skin lesions is hard - buta picture is great!

As a rule - hives do not form pus filled blisters, they are red, itchy bumps often with general erythema (redness) in the skin..

DH is possible , so is atopic dermatitis (I have seen it flare in dogs and it is dramatic, they will scratch themselves into a frenzy and in hours!!), or contact eczema: a localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an allergen, or generalized pustular psoriasis = Widespread areas of fiery-red swollen skin covered with small, white, pus-filled blisters....

and there are more...

I know in vet medicine we hate skin lesions because the causes are numerous and skin biopsies are sometimes needed.... we usually refer them if it is not a straightforward food allergy or contact dermatitis.

There are autoimmune skin conditions other than DH.

Sandy

[Guest andie]

Hi

Not to add to your "panic" but from what I understand of latex allergies, if it is severe enough the IV tubing still contains latex. We have a nurse at the hospital with a SEVERE allergy and she has done a lot of research. Latex free means an acceptable level that most people don't react to.

If you are drinking enough, don't have profuse diarrhea and what you are taking in is coming out in approx the same amount in urine, the IV could be stopped.

Even if it was stopped short term to see if the rash goes away. It would mean restarting it if it was indicated, but like my son says, "no pain, no gain!"

I doubt very much it is the saline itself. In 25 years of nursing I have NEVER seen anything to indicate that.

What I have seen though, especially in men for some reason, is a reaction to the bedding. It has something to do with the strong chemicals they use in laundry and having just a thin sheet over a plastic mattress. It is a pinpoint type rash, sometimes with tiny pustules in the center. Itchy. And usually only on the back and buttocks.

Just a thought.

andie