How long to play a sport after Anaphylaxis?

[SportsAfterReaction]

My son had a very serious anaphylactic reaction yesterday (Thursday).  To end the reaction it took 2 epi Jn, a needle of epinephrine, 7 puffs of salbutamol sulfate and a few other steroids in the IV.

My son has a hockey game on sat am and wants to play.  I'm a nervous wreak. Does anyone know how long you should wait until you can play sport?  We forgot to ask the doctor before being released from the hospital last night, but I do have a call into the allergist and family doctor but haven't heard back yet. No other reactions since we were released.

Any experience with this?

[spacecanada]

I have always been told 3-5 days rest, and nothing strenuous for up to a week.  Anaphylaxis takes a big toll on your body and it takes time to physically and emotionally recover. For a child, that recommendation may be different, but I would keep him home and resting for 48 hours at the very least and see how he is doing then.

Hopefully someone here has a more official guideline.

[rebekahc]

So sorry to hear your son had a reaction!

We've never been given specific guidelines, either.  I would think that exercise would likely cause an exacerbation in symptoms, so if your son is still having any residual symptoms, I would definitely avoid anything strenuous until those die down.

[Mfamom]

Hi, so sorry to hear about your child's reaction!  It is scary!  What did your doctor recommend in terms of exercise? 
Welcome, glad you found us!