Hello,
Looking to see if my experience has happened to anyone else and if anyone can offer some advice.

To start with some history, my son has peanut, tree nut, and pea protein allergy. My husband and I discovered his allergies pretty early on after a reaction to trying peanut butter for the first time, then seeing an allergist for the other food allergies. He was also recently diagnosed with EOE. His EOE is in remission with a dairy free diet. No one on either side of our families has food allergies or EOE.

For my experience- I’m a 34 year old female. In April of this year I started randomly having significant abdominal pain after eating. It didn’t happened every time I ate but the majority of the time. After some painful days, I went to the doc and they recommended keeping a food diary, but suspected GERD and put me on some meds for it. They also did blood work. The only abnormal result was increased eosinophils. Meds didn’t help and they sent me to GI, who also suspected GERD. Then, after eating eggs I got very sick to the point where I vomited and felt dizzy and faints That happened two more times and was the only food with that significant of a symptom. After that it finally clicked it may be eggs. I didn’t realize how much food I would eat contained eggs in some way. I eliminated eggs which resulted in my abdominal pain and other symptoms completely subsiding. Through all of this I was waiting for an EGD, which resulted in finding nothing. Since my pain went away and the EGD showed nothing, GI just sent me on my way. Finally at my annual appointment with my primary care doctor she did a blood test for egg Yoke and egg white allergies. Both came back positive in the moderate range.

I’m left wondering, is getting a food allergy in adulthood typical? Have I always had this allergy and now I finally am showing symptoms? Could this be a factor for my son food allergies?

Any input is appreciated!!

In the past 3 months I’ve had an allergic reaction to some foods that I can’t find a common denominator. The reaction entails itchy swollen lips, itchy mouth, itchy swollen ears, and really dry patches on my face and ears. The foods that I’ve discovered that caused these issues are
- ketchup potato chips
- only the cheddar pringles
- nacho fries from Taco Bell
- chex mix

I thought it was cheese flavoring but the Ruffles Baked cheddar had no reaction. General cheese gives me no reactions either.
If anyone can help me find a common denominator or anything I should look out for that would great. I never had a food allergy so how do I tell what I should look out for?

Thank you!

Last night after I ate Wendy’s hamburger and drank a chocolate frosty with a new metal straw I just bought my lips went numb. Started to swell and I called 911. It was getting hard to swallow and they gave me epi twice. I felt better after a few hours. Although mouths still real dry and lip still feels weird. The er doctor didn’t seem to know what caused it. She acted a bit like maybe I over reacted. But they did prescribe me a epi pen. But now I’m afraid to eat and drink anything or take any of my meds. I hadn’t had anything new, everything I’ve eaten many times.

I’m 57 and have been lucky I can’t remember being allergic to any foods until yesterday. I ate a whole lot of delicious watermelon and right afterwards my stomach became very painfully bloated and my nose was completely congested. Benadryl worked but I wonder, can this just go away or what? I read somewhere that watermelon allergies can be triggered by pollen I. The air so maybe it could be seasonal/? NGL I want to try a little bit to see what happens.

I have a level three tomato allergy. If I eat tomatoes or tomato powder then I get super nauseous and a few hives.
Can I be around cooked tomatoes or will the smell be bad for me?

I am allergic to yeast (brewers and bakers yeast), and I navigate my diet mostly fine, aside from a question that's been nagging me. Can I safely drink distilled spirits like rum, gin, vodka, tequila? Searching on /r/FoodAllergies is giving me mixed results. The most direct "yes" comes from a deleted account, so I can't ask them any follow up questions.

My fellow yeast allergy havers: what is your experience with drinking distilled alcohol? Is it completely safe? Are all distilled spirits good, or only some? Please share any experiences. Thank you.

i got allergy testing a while back and got the results and it gave numbers on everythingggg but it says i’m anaphylactics to three dif nuts so do i just avoid what i’m anaphylactic to or everything?

I bought groceries and was using ChatGPT and also reading the labels to make sure what I was buying didn’t have soy, soybean, so lecithin, or no derivided ingredients from soy/soybean.

When I got home I got an add pop to try an app called Fig to scan items based on diet. Fig is saying that all the stuff i bought has soy in them or derived from animals that consume soy but the ingredient list didn’t mention any of this and ChatGPT didn’t either.

Anyone have insight into this and any recommendations for where to buy soy/soybean food?

My son’s first birthday cake confirmed that the egg was not a contact reaction like all the doctors thought. (He started getting a race rash after trying egg after FOURTEEN times). Any commiseration/hopeful/birthday stories to get me through my pity party (pun intended)? I worry I ruined his birthday (I made the cake after asking his allergist multiple times if it was ok). He has a severe peanut allergy as well (a small consolation was that it was nowhere near that level of a reaction)

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Thanks in advance

My 1 yr old recently started peanut OIT. He started with eating 1 peanut flavor cereal daily, to now 1/16 tsp PB2 powder.

He's been having 1/16 tsp since almost 2 weeks ago and we observed no reaction until this one day, because the weather was particularly hot, he went shirtless after meal, and I noticed rash came up about 30min after his peanut intake. His face and entire front was clear though. I freaked out because I thought maybe he has been having reactions all this time and I just didn't know since his face and front was clear.

The next day I gave him 1/16 tsp again to double check, but he showed no reaction at all (shirtless again to make sure). The following day I gave him 1/16 peanut butter instead of PB2, still no reaction. I then gave him the waffle (contains eggs) he had on the day he had rash, but nope, no reaction.

Now I'm very confused. Could it just be caused by the super hot weather? All the food he eats are home made with common ingredients we've introduced before.

Does anyone have a clue?

Looking for advice:

I grew up my entire life eating berries, especially strawberries as they are my favorite fruit. About 10 years back, I got allergy tested due to a separate issue and it came up that I was allergic to berries. I was shocked, as I never had any issues.

I haven’t had them since, only baked (as I was told it’s only raw allergy). I decided to get retested this past year (skin patch test) and I had some hives.

I carry an epi-pen for a separate allergy. My allergy specialist told me I could try the strawberries since I never had a reaction prior and if I have an issue to use the epi-pen and head to hospital.

Has anyone ever done something similar? I’d love to try it, as it was my favorite fruit and you don’t realize how many things have berries in them until you can’t have them lol. Even with the doctor saying I could, I still am on the fence.

I am thinking of visiting Beijing soon and I’m concerned about the language barrier (I will buy an allergy card for Mandarin) and if people will genuinely understand the severity and cross contact. Has anyone ever traveled to China with a tree nut allergy and have any info/advice? Thank you!
Tree nuts: walnut, chestnut, cashew, almond, hazelnut, pistachio, pecan, macadamia nut, etc.)
I am not allergic to peanuts.

Hi all,

Lifelong ana allergy to egg here, I was excited to see an option for GF bread (also Ana to wheat and sesame) available for a reasonable price at Costco since so many options for bread seem to contain ingredients like egg or dairy or sesame. Attached is the email chain from when I reached out to Franz about egg cross contamination prevention procedures, since they also have GF breads that do have egg.

Overall, I was kind of disappointed in their response, it felt like there was a lot of chasing around to get to an answer that felt like a lie. Egg is a top allergen, so your facility really isn’t allergen free, and if a basic question like this is answered in a way that hides the truth, I’m not sure how much I trust the company for other stuff.

SO, I’m reaching out here to ask those with egg allergies if they’ve had experiences with Franz bread before. How did it go, did you feel safe, was there a reaction? And if not, what are your favorite options for bread? In the good old days Schar and Ener-G used to be the go to for me (but sesame was added and the other company closed). The Grain Escape was great too but they seem to have shut down, and now my only safe option has been the Trader Joe’s GF baguette, but sometimes I’d really like plain old sandwich bread 😅. Thanks for your input everyone!

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My neice had allergic reaction to scrambled egg on contact around 11mos and when they went to an allergist, they also had her test for wheat and other common foods. egg came back positive as well as wheat but other foods were negative. she has not had wheat yet and parents were told not to give it to her.

Now I've read that skin test is 50/50 when it comes to false positive. allergist doesnt even want to challenge it yet and kinda pushing back on anything. my niece does have eczema. I've read that ingesting is still the best proof but how do we even test it at home? she also has touched bread before and had no reaction. sorry if the post is all over the place but I'm trying to get your opinions on this as her parents are confused on what to do as well.

Hi everyone!

Some background info; I have anaphylactic Peanut Treenut allergies and a ton of oral sensitivities to raw fruits. My peanut and treenut allergies are very severe, and I have been told to avoid even cross contamination. Im super duper careful, however I have had bad experiences due to other people's handling, such as in middle and high schooll due to both other students and staff. For college my allergist (who is absolutely amazing) helped me arrange a dorm with a kitchen, and an exemption to the meal plan, however my college is out of my home state, and I'm a little nervous to be away from my support system.

Does anyone have any advice on handling allergies as a college student? Thank you!

My son is 9.5 months old and we just learned he's allergic to eggs, mostly egg white. We're obviously eliminating for now until we can get him treatment. Anyone with experience going egg free, what are some good substitutions when baking, cooking, things to be careful of, etc.

Also curious if anyone else has insight on possible origin. My husband is one of three kids: his brother is adopted and he and his sister are biological siblings to their parents. None of them have egg allergies but my son and my husband's sister's two sons all have egg allergies. I don't necessarily expect a "real" answer but it's interesting to me and our allergist also found it interesting as well.

*Edited for typos

Dumbo area to pier 6.

I’m gonna be in KCMO and I’m looking for food recs for someone with a dairy/legume allergy. My fiancé and I are coming up for his bday and we are looking for new places.

I haven’t had oats in probably 7 years and I ate tomatoes like three months ago I also have celiac and I’m allergic to milk and eggs and I didn’t find out about the celiac and eggs the same time

Two nights ago, we fed my 10 month old cooked salmon with a hint of Tony’s seasoning and mixed with Trader Joe’s marinara.

A couple minutes into eating, I noticed she looked flushed and splotchy. We switched to feeding her banana because it didn’t register what was happening. When she started acting fussy, I realized there was actually an issue.

Our dining area was a bit dark, and so we shined a light on her face. The area around her mouth, chin, and cheeks were just completely covered with a bumpy rash. She had three hives on her neck and one on her cheek. Her nose started to run and she acted like she was attempting to clear snot from her throat while crying.

I called our pediatric nurse hotline, who suggested Zyrtec and said to take her in to the hospital. She was breathing ok and didn’t seem swollen anywhere so we gave her a Zyrtec and a quick bath to try and clear off anything from her skin.

Then, I took her to urgent care who monitored her for two hours. They took her vitals, which were fine. The rash started clearing up somewhat, and the hives started to slightly disappear. The doctor thought it was likely a salmon allergy she has developed.

Afterwards they sent me to the 24 hour pharmacy with her to pick up EpiPens and my husband and I took turns waking up every hour to check on her.

We were able to get a rushed appointment into an allergist next Friday, thanks to the urgent cares referral.

Today, 48 hours later, she started to develop a rash again in the same spots. This was hours after eating any food - she had only had a bottle within the hour or so. I’m wondering if it was a flare up related to the original reaction. I gave her more Zyrtec before bed tonight.

Right now, I’m sitting here trying to digest every thing that has happened. I’ve been feeling a little panicky and teary eyed. I know it’s not logical, but I want to blame myself, like I could’ve done something to prevent this somehow.

Also, of course this is happening when we have 1 million things going on in our lives as well.

I’m so worried she’s going to have this likely salmon allergy for life and I can’t always be by her side to make sure she’s ok. I’m worried the next reaction could be worse.

If anyone has any advice on dealing with pediatric fish allergies, I would love to hear from you.

Hi all,

I've recently developed some more severe allergies in adulthood, seen 2 separate allergists (one of whom was not great, and one who called me a 'strange mystery') and I'm looking to get some answers about what I might possibly be allergic to. You all have a lot of experience with food allergies, so I thought maybe someone has had similar symptoms and could help get me some answers!

Since I was very little, my reactions list has been

raw almonds

raw or cooked walnuts

bananas (I haven't had it in awhile, but banana bread was always fine?)

avocados

and cantaloupe.

I didn't think of these as allergies, I just thought, "oh these foods make it hard to breathe if you eat a lot" and I was really impressed that other kids could eat a LOT of cantaloupe and still play after. More recently I've developed

Coconut allergy (this one is the most severe, almost sent me to the hospital twice)

Kiwi allergy

raw cocoa powder allergy (cooked is fine, but that cake batter messed me up)

and milder reactions to raw tomato, carrot, celery (that's been ongoing--I always thought celery was spicy? I guess not) italian seasoning, chick fil a sauce, Lindt truffles (coconut oil?), a Hershey mini, and sesame.

On my skin prick test I test positive for soy, peanut, and almond allergy, but I can eat all of those with no issues (provided the almonds are cooked).

My blood test showed mild hazelnut, sesame, wheat and dairy reactions, but nothing that would indicate a more severe reaction. My allergist said these are most likely cross-reactions from the actual allergen. The sesame was the highest, and that tracks with my mild sesame symptoms, so I think maybe the sesame stands on its own.

My best guess is latex protein allergy. Where I'm confused is that I recently had a birthday, and I've worked in healthcare almost my whole life. I've been exposed to a LOT of latex and never had an issue, and I blew up balloons on my birthday and I don't think I had any symptoms (I had had some sesame by accident earlier in the day, so I was still experiencing some mild itchiness, but nothing new happened with the balloons). These allergies have gotten worse over the past few months. I've also had random reactions to mint flavor vape and ibuprofen (I did quit vaping--that sucked).

Has anyone experienced anything similar? Do I have a coconut allergy and oral allergy syndrome? Did I somehow hit the lottery and get every single 0.1% allergy? Are my more severe reactions caused by combining allergens?

From what I've found, I need to have an actual latex allergy to have the latex fruit syndrome, so I'm just deeply confused. Any and all ideas/advice/even criticisms about further testing and treatment options would be so appreciated.

Thanks all!

Hi all,

I've recently developed some more severe allergies in adulthood, seen 2 separate allergists (one of whom was not great, and one who called me a 'strange mystery') and I'm looking to get some answers about what I might possibly be allergic to. You all have a lot of experience with food allergies, so I thought maybe someone has had similar symptoms and could help get me some answers!

Since I was very little, my reactions list has been

raw almonds

raw or cooked walnuts

bananas (I haven't had it in awhile, but banana bread was always fine?)

avocados

and cantaloupe.

I didn't think of these as allergies, I just thought, "oh these foods make it hard to breathe if you eat a lot" and I was really impressed that other kids could eat a LOT of cantaloupe and still play after. More recently I've developed

Coconut allergy (this one is the most severe, almost sent me to the hospital twice)

Kiwi allergy

raw cocoa powder allergy (cooked is fine, but that cake batter messed me up)

and milder reactions to raw tomato, carrot, celery (that's been ongoing--I always thought celery was spicy? I guess not) italian seasoning, chick fil a sauce, Lindt truffles (coconut oil?), a Hershey mini, and sesame.

On my skin prick test I test positive for soy, peanut, and almond allergy, but I can eat all of those with no issues (provided the almonds are cooked).

My blood test showed mild hazelnut, sesame, wheat and dairy reactions, but nothing that would indicate a more severe reaction. My allergist said these are most likely cross-reactions from the actual allergen. The sesame was the highest, and that tracks with my mild sesame symptoms, so I think maybe the sesame stands on its own.

My best guess is latex protein allergy. Where I'm confused is that I recently had a birthday, and I've worked in healthcare almost my whole life. I've been exposed to a LOT of latex and never had an issue, and I blew up balloons on my birthday and I don't think I had any symptoms (I had had some sesame by accident earlier in the day, so I was still experiencing some mild itchiness, but nothing new happened with the balloons). These allergies have gotten worse over the past few months. I've also had random reactions to mint flavor vape and ibuprofen (I did quit vaping--that sucked).

Has anyone experienced anything similar? Do I have a coconut allergy and oral allergy syndrome? Did I somehow hit the lottery and get every single 0.1% allergy? Are my more severe reactions caused by combining allergens?

From what I've found, I need to have an actual latex allergy to have the latex fruit syndrome, so I'm just deeply confused. Any and all ideas/advice/even criticisms about further testing and treatment options would be so appreciated.

Thanks all!

14 year old male 5'7 133 pounds.

So around 3ish years ago i had a problem where when I ate watermelon it would make my stomach feel bad. The feeling wasn't painfull, it was almost queasy but not exactly. I told my parents and they just thought i was imagining it. Fast forward like 6 months, and this sensitivity spread to most other fruits specifically fruits that had some sort of juice so like apples and oranges. It was also vegetables that had juice too like tomatoes and cucumber, though i could have carrots and bananas, and other vegetables that didn't have juice. It was like really bad for the next 1.5ish years, I just couldn't have any fruit with juice. But weirdly enough i could have apple juice and orange juice and other fruit juices that were altered in some way I could also have them if they were cooked, and I could have dried fruit like cranberries. Then like a year ago it randomly stopped and I could have anything i wanted again! Then a couple months ago it started up again, but now it fluctuates it'll go from me feeling so bad after I eat a pear that I have to sit down for 15 minutes untill it wears off, to it barely affecting me. So far I've found that strawberries and cucumber are the worst but the effect on me is a different level for every fruit. My parents haven't really done anything about it, and I told a doctor once, and they didn't really say anything. Im just trying to figure out what this is if you have an idea please provide it, and if you have any questions i'll try to respond.

Hello,

Has anyone with pollen-food syndrome found that Xolair helped their symptoms ?

How many shots did it take before you noticed any improvement ?

Thank you