By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Julie Bowen has revealed that her oldest son suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction that caused his face to swell up.

"It was so scary. I immediately panicked," the Modern Family star told The Los Angeles Times about the terrifying family ordeal.

The Emmy-winning actress and her husband, real estate investor Scott Phillips, were terrified after their son Oliver, now 5, was stung by a bee while he was eating peanut butter. The boy went into anaphylactic shock.

Bowen remembered of Oliver, then almost 2 years old, "His entire face swelled up, his eye swelled shut and his lips became giant. We took him to the ER, where he was was treated with an EpiPen, and ever since then we've been vigilant about keeping him safe."

Now Bowen, who is also mom to three-year-old twin sons John and Gustav with Phillips, wants other parents to know how to look for various allergies.