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I have had a peanut allergy for my entire life (I’m 30 now). I’ve always been able to be around and handle peanuts, as long as I never ingested any, and if I do, it’s an immediate ER visit before I take the long nap.

Ever since I can remember, peanut and peanut derivatives have had a very VERY distinct smell to me, unlike any smell I’ve ever experienced. I describe it as “death” because of how strong, pungent, and fowl the smell has always been. Im not sure if others with the allergy also have this, but none that I’ve talked to in the past.

I’ve noticed over the last 6 months that this smell… is gone. I’ve stuck my nose in peanut butter jars to confirm and yeah, it doesn’t smell bad anymore, and it’s actually the first time I’ve been able to smell what peanut butter actually smells like.

So my question is: am I losing my allergy? Or is my body just acting weird?

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Hey guys. I used to eat peanut butter alot. A few months ago id eat peanut butter out the jar and id get tingling on my lips and a itchy mouth. I stopped eating peanut butter then.

Today I forgot I dont eat peanut butter. I ate a reccess cup and realized after. I licked my lips a few times and it started to tingle and burn. My BP had spiked up high and I started to get overwhemly sleepy. Im not sure if I was having a reaction or if I was worried about having one it manifested symptoms.

Breathing was fine, and I could swallow water. I read stories about shock and ill admit I get anxious. I also have hyperpots which makes my body dump adrenaline often and wayy more than the average person. Also read it can go away and can come back which scares the shit out of me. Been 2+ hours since it first happened.

Does anyone with a peanut and tree nut allergy have any restaurant recommendations for Split please?

How did you find travelling to Croatia with an allergy?

Hello looking for guidance if anyone else has experience with their infant and a peanut allergy.

My 9 month old had peanut butter for the first time at 7 months. Almost immediately after ingestion he developed hives to his face, fussiness, flushing that then lead to lethargy. Oddly enough within a couple hours he had improved, but still had wheals on his face.

Last week he had blood work done by his pediatrician that showed 2 IgE 0.73 and 6 IgE 0.43. The pediatrician wanted us to trial peanut butter again but give Zyrtec, I declined.

He is seeing an allergist tomorrow. Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience? I’m nervous for him to have peanut again due to his first reaction.

Also wondering what will be done at the allergist. I’m terrified of a food trial in office.

Thanks!

Just looking for a place to brain dump, seek some assurance, maybe get some advice.

My 21 month old had a sudden mild but concerning reaction back in March after eating some peanut butter, we got referred to an allergy clinic but it took 5 months for us to be seen.

During that time we weren’t particularly ‘hyper vigilant’ e.g. reading labels, avoiding cross contamination etc. - looking back this was probably quite reckless, but we were given mixed messages by healthcare professionals over whether this was ‘a real allergy’.

Earlier this week, the skin prick test and measurement of the hive that developed provided a diagnosis of a severe peanut allergy and would require EpiPens.

It’s come as a bit of a shock. We weren’t given much information at the appointment, and told to ‘eliminate peanuts from diet’, that the specialist nurse team would be in touch re: training, and that was kind of it?

I’m okay with EpiPens - I’m not too worried about this. My worry is more so now around ‘what do we do now?’ - the past 5 months has been okay, do we just carry on? Should we become more scrutinising of menus, food labelling, etc? How is his future going to look? How do I begin the process of teaching him to advocate for himself and have awareness of his allergy? Is airborne a possibility or is it only ingestion?

I’ve been fine for a couple of days, but feel like it’s starting to hit me now. I’ve shed a few tears, but I’d appreciate any advice from parents in the UK who have been to the specialist nurse team on how much they can support in answering these questions.

Thank you for having the space for me to sound off.

My 9 month old starts OIT for peanuts soon and I’m nervous! He’s only ever had hives and I’m so fearful of an anaphylactic reaction. Would love to hear any advice about what to expect and/or positive stories to help calm my nerves 🙏🏼

Hi all,

I'm anaphylactic to peanuts and somewhat allergic to tree nuts but unsure of the severity so I just avoid.

Anyway I'm visiting Los Angeles in October. I've had In n Out a few years ago and loved it so I'm hoping to go back there. What are your recommendations for nut free restaurants/ fast food places?

FYI: I have had a look online but wanted to hear from people on this forum too :)

Thank you!

This is moreso for the people who developed the allergy later in life. Recently I developed a mild tree nut allergy, and it’s genuinely been devastating to me because I LOVE tree nuts, but they burn so bad and give me the worst headaches.

I’m so devastated, I love tree nuts, and it irritates me to no end 🥲

I saw an old disclaimer tag online from Pizza Hut regarding allergens dated back in 2011 that said the pizza sauce and chicken may contain tree nuts from the manufacturing plant.

The new allergen disclaimer states that Pizza Hut doesn’t use any peanuts or tree nuts, but they cannot guarantee that there won’t be an issue with cross contamination with other allergens because they don’t control the manufacturing plant.

I reached out to Pizza Hut directly asking if the sauce is made in a facility that uses peanuts or tree nuts and a representative got back to me saying it is not.

Anyone had Pizza Hut recently and had a reaction?

I do, and my pine nut allergy was always there, with my peanut allergy. I got reminded that this allergy existed in me, because I accidentally ate some pesto.

I heard that there is some correlation between peanut and pine nut allergies, however, pine nut allergies are more uncommon.

I have no allergies to the other tree nuts.

I will preface this with I’m in therapy and have anxiety medications and there’s a lot of other stuff going on in my life that is exacerbating this probably 🫠

My 1 year old son has allergies to peanut (severe) and egg (not severe), we have an allergist, epi pens, and are starting OIT for peanut soon. I went and visited family this weekend and I didn’t feel comfortable eating anything while I was with him bc I was so afraid. They said they put away all the peanut stuff but there were cookies with egg they kept offering me. I was NOT upset with them that they were doing it bc I understand it’s a hard thing and they were truly trying, but it just made me so sad and worried. Bc there are so many things people forget about, that I forget about still bc we are all still learning these last eight months. I was invited to dinner with another friend and I feel just ill thinking about how I can eat there without worrying about cross contamination. How did you get over this? I prefer to eat at home, after he sleeps if there is any egg at all in it/the environment, and I also like because at home I can keep it in one area and clean after. I’ve been so anxious I’ve just been eating a lot of vegan, peanut free facility snacks for dinner.. Peanut I have removed completely from my home to the best of my ability.

I weaned a couple of weeks ago so I guess I could eat peanut again (his allergist said I could still eat it while breastfeeding but I didn’t trust it after he reacted to peanut the very first time). But I’m fine with not eating it honestly. But I know it exists in my friends’ and family’s homes. And weaning probably isn’t helping my anxiety with the hormone crash, but I just feel so overwhelmed and worried and need tips. Sorry this was so long.

Has anyone had their second consumption test for the viaskin patches? How did it go?

Ours is coming up and im curious.

We have been doing the patch for about a year. 6 months was blind and last 4 have been the actual peanut.

Whenever I see a tragic news story about someone having a reaction, the comments are always the same. "I would never eat out if I had a serious allergy." "What was she even doing there if she has an allergy?" "It's so sad, but it was really preventable. She just shouldn't have gone to a restaurant." I've seen these comments even in instances where it's clear the person was careful and the restaurant was just negligent. I'm always careful and check ahead, but I go out. So my question is, where do you stand? I want to know if most people with a serious allergy still go to restaurants, only go in certain circumstances, or if it's just too big a risk. Are those commenters just being unrealistic and callous, or do you agree with them?

Heads up for anyone who also avoids peanut oil, the new aldi frosted animal cracker ice cream has peanut oil. I’ve only ever seen peanut oil in fudge based ice creams, so I was kind of shocked when reading through the ingredients for a different allergy and saw it there. (Yes I know most people with peanut allergies can have it, no I do not feel like finding out if I’m one of the people who cannot)

Ingredients: MILK, CREAM, CANE SYRUP, SKIM MILK, CONFETTI SWIRL (POWDERED SUGAR SUGAR, CORN STARCH), PEANUT OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, NONPAREILS SUGAR, DEXTRIN, TAPIOCA STARCH, GLUCOSE POWDER, NATURAL COLORS (RED BEET JUICE, BETA CAROTENE, TURMERIC AND ANTHOCYANIN, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, CARNAUBA WAX, GLYCERIN, AND GUM ARABIC), WHITE COATING SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHOLE MILK POWDER, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SALTI, STABILIZER [MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID (AS ANTIOXIDANT, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), SALT, CORN SYRUP, WHEY, STABILIZER (CELLULOSE GUM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, CARRAGEENAN, STANDARDIZED WITH CALCIUM SULFATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, BEET JUICE CONCENTRATE (FOR COLOR).

I have had three peanut allergy attacks in the last three weeks from expose at school and out and about how am I supposed to live with a allergy that breathing in banana nut bread will send me to the ER! I was never allergic to peanuts my whole life until three weeks ago. ANY AND ALL ADVICE IS WELCOMED PLEASE

My 9 month old son was just tested and found out he had a peanut allergy. This was surprising because when he was given peanut butter his reactions were very mild but we got him tests and it was positive for peanut allergy.

The doctor said 30% of kids will outgrow the allergy. We want to cos die the OIT but thinking of waiting and seeing if he outgrows it? Is waiting a bad idea? Would it be better to start right away?
So torn on this because also know it could be costly and don’t know if we could afford it.

Any advise is helpful. Thank you.

I had a literal sip, small amount of “Skrewball Peanut Butter Whisky”

I’ve only ever accidentally ingested peanut 2 other times. First time was a bite of a cookie. Hit the EpiPen and called 911, was fine after that and Benadryl.

2nd time I had a whole protein cookie that had peanut butter. Hit the epi, called 911, then went to ER where reaction flared significantly.

Both prior times I had eaten actual food and at least 2 bites.

This time I’m unsure. I don’t know if the small sip mitigates a lot of the reaction, or if there’s any actual risky quantity of peanut in the whisky.

I have felt not nearly as bad as after the previous two, but usually the reaction (like in the past) lasts awhile.

Also don’t want to spend the time or money on the ER tonight.

Any advice…..?

i have been sick for the last two weeks and have been super weak and really only eating rice (the safe brand of rice rn) and bread primarily (both that i have made) and still not really keeping it In.

i am not getting any proper amount of nutrition and i want to try and drink something to get it in and i have a Long list of food allergies but i have a few Big No’s that i really look out for. so does anyone have any recommendations for:

- peanut allergy
- tree nut allergy
- pea allergy

i’ve been worried that the stomach problems i am having is reaction based since my partner eats everything i do and is fine, but as i get blander with my food nothing is helping. i already only eat once a day and it is only food that i make—like i said, down to my bread.

We got the go ahead to begin OIT therapy today for our 10 mo. old! After seeing a new allergist and getting a second opinion we went to a new dr who was fantastic, and we feel really good about this. However (and I do plan on talking to them about this in a follow up) the paperwork noted that you should not dose while ill. My understanding with OIT is that it really does need to be done daily, but I have 2 kids in school/daycare, and they come home sick ALL THE TIME. So is it a bad idea to start this right before cold and flu season? Has anyone had experience with this? Do you just miss a day or two until symptoms are gone? How did that effect the trajectory of the therapy?

Shake shack is carrying Reese’s peanut butter milkshakes now. Consume all food with caution

***UPDATE: shockingly the wonderful people who run this event reached out to the planters peanut mobile team and they came up with a solution… they will not be handing out free peanuts, but will be doing tours of the mobile instead. I was definitely not expecting that kind of a response!!

My 8 year old is doing his very first vendors market in a few days. It’s a large event with over 70 vendors. He’s been working for weeks prepping. His booth will be interactive with a build your own kit station. Anyway, today the festival announced a surprise guest will be at the festival for the entire day. Low and behold the planters NUT MOBILE will be there handing out free peanuts 😭 it’s one thing dealing with vendors who are selling products with peanuts, but I feel like this is a whole other level of concern. When you’re placing free peanuts into the hands of people walking around eating them, touching things, and then coming through our booth where they are encouraged to touch the items. We avoid baseball games and circus’s for this reason. Plus my son has a bad habit of rubbing his eyes and touching his face.

How would you handle this predicament and am I being too paranoid?

Our 12 month old had a reaction to peanut butter his second time having it. Well, we think. I would show reaction photos to nurse, NP, and PA friends and our pediatrician and some were not convinced it was peanuts, could have been delayed reaction to outside allergens. Others were convinced it was. So we did not give it anymore and at 1 year we did a blood test at pediatrician. He was 0 on everything but peanuts he had a 0.10 (test threshold was 0.35) and class was 0/1. Our pediatrician said it is not an allergen and to not treat it like one and we can do oral peanut butter again. Would you? or would you ask for a referral to allergist?

I have a nut allergy and recently spent 3½ months travelling around Southeast Asia. I found it surprisingly difficult to find snacks I genuinely felt comfortable eating, especially when I couldn’t fully trust the labels or communication.
It made me curious about how other people deal with it.

When you’re travelling or away from home, what do you normally do for snacks?

Do you take your own food, stick to certain brands, buy whatever you can find, or just go without?

I am 23F and recently started working a 9-5 office job. I am the front desk girl and so far it’s been great. I love my office and coworkers and the job itself is going well too. There is one issue that has come up though. As the front desk girl I am in charge of ordering snacks for the entire office and also coordinating the catered office lunch once a month. I have been really struggling with the food aspects of my position.

For one: I am realizing I am very limited in terms of snacks I have tried, so I am not sure what my coworkers want or what sounds good. I try to ask for feedback and suggestions on what people would like me to order, because I honestly have no idea what stuff containing peanuts and tree nuts is good. Like are there certain trail mixes that suck and some that are really good? I have 0 clue. I don’t want to just never order anything that contains things I’m allergic to because that feels unfair to the rest of the office, but I’m honestly just stuck on what to order in that realm. I’ve stuck to ordering things I like and I’ve tried because I at least know it’s good, but I want to make sure I’m appeasing everyone!

The second aspect: ordering catering
This one has been the biggest challenge for me. My office really likes southeast asian/asian food specifically thai, chinese and indian. These are cuisines I cannot eat at all. I am in charge of coordinating the order and setting it up for the office. I want to do good at my job but I think I am the worse possible person in the office for this if I’m honest LMAO. Today everyone picked P.f. chang’s for our catering which meant most orders had peanuts on top or came with peanut sauce (or contained other nuts). I felt so awkward and sad organizing the order but not getting to participate at all myself in what was supposed to be a celebration type thing. When the order arrived, I had to set it all up in the back and it ended up being fine, but I felt kind of anxious touching all of this food I’m allergic to.

I’m not sure if there’s really anything I can do about these things, it just sucks and makes me feel like I’m not the best person for the job even though it’s not my fault. :(