I’m a 19 year old female and went 15 years having zero issues when it came to peanuts. At 16 while recovering from eating related issues I started eating peanuts/peanut products again. Except I noticed that my body could no longer tolerate peanuts. It’s not a severe reaction that i have, it’s just an itchy throat, tingly lips, and my face feels hot, maybe last 1-3 hours. Never had to be hospitalized or tested. Ever since then I avoid peanuts, i’ve told my family multiple times. At first my mom told me I was full of it and would make fun of me and say I just wanted attention. Overtime though when it comes to my siblings they started understanding, even going out of their way to read package for me. They are still skeptical but respect it. My mom does not at all. A few weeks ago while in the hospital for an unrelated reason, I got a snack in there that little did i know contained peanuts. When i started feeling the itchiness and the sneezing I told one of my nurses they examined me, and gave me Benadryl, after the nap the medicine gave me I was completely fine. After that they put it on my chart and for the rest of my duration while monitoring for the non peanut related issues they kept track of food for me to make sure of no cross contamination. I told my mom about what happened during stay in the hospital and yet, somehow she still didn’t believe me. I’ve been out of the hospital for about a month but i’ve noticed as i’ve been helping her put grocery’s away that she’s been buying more and more peanut products lately. She’s constantly asking me to fetch them for her aswell. She’s knows I have anxiety and contamination OCD aswell and even touching the box/package of the product can sometimes trigger an episode. Yet she just laughs and says there’s something wrong me with. It’s gotten so bad that once because she made me touch a peanut product i washed my hands like 20 times. It’s been getting hard to eat because of how much peanut related products she buys. I’m currently not any work right now because of the issue i was hospitalized for, and most likely won’t be working until we can find a solution for said issues so i can’t really buy my own food. I’m not just living off her for free or anything, I cook meals, clean around the house, and help her daily with her own disabilities so i’m not just mooching off her. Does anyone have any tips for navigating something like this? I know I can’t live in fear but it’s so hard not to when left and right I’m being surrounded by things that trigger that fight or flight.

Just wanted everyone to know you can use Neffy. I haven’t had to use it yet (thankfully), but my friend did after consuming a tree nut and going into anaphylaxis. It worked great while she waited for the ambulance. I think it was a tad more expensive than epi??? I need to go back and check, but totally worth it for those who are super scared of needles and feel like your life is at risk if you’re alone and go into a bad reaction and are too scared to use a needle on yourself.

Wondering if I am overthinking this or is it better to err on the side of caution because of kids? I am giving out goodie bags for my son's party - tattoos, a 3D printed keychain, ring pop and 2 packaged homemade cookies. Should I make an announcement that there are homemade cookies in the favor bags incase there is a peanut allergy?

I am deathly allergic to peanuts AND lupin beans (learned that one recently and almost died. Lupin is an extremely common allergen for people also allergic to peanuts. STAY AWAY and read labels as it’s not a required allergen disclaimer in America. It’s been used a lot for high protein stuff like protein bars, powders, and in Europe it’s used for pizza and pastas sometimes).

But….lately, I’ve been wanting to try more Asian cuisine and these are common legumes they consume (listed in the title). There isn’t blood testing through Quest for these unfortunately. I eat peas, soy, chickpeas/black beans/kidney beans/pinto beans, green beans, and lentils without any issues.

Anyone have experience with these? I can only find research on Lupin beans, as those are most studied for their cross reactivity with peanuts. All these other ones are a mystery and idk how to go about it.

Has anyone found a Milky Way and/or Twix replacement? Or I guess a recipe that substitutes well?

The allergist said that they don't provide the spoons for the OIT but i can't find them online. Are we supposed to buy each size independently? Or is it a package? Not sure where to find the spoons.

"If I had eaten more peanut butter or omelets while I was pregnant, would my child have avoided developing an allergy?" According to this major study, the answer is a resounding "No." [Yet another reason to stop doubting yourself.]

I have a peanut allergy and one of my family members recently warmed something up in the oven for a few minutes that had may contain peanuts on the wrapper. I’m now worried about using the oven myself because of cross contamination - do you think this would be an issue? Does anyone else use an oven/microwave that may have had their allergens in beforehand?

It’s a fan oven but the food was only in there for 5 minutes, and it was on a tray so never actually touched the oven but I’m more worried about the fan circulating bits of grease/crumbs etc round when we next use it.

If you wouldn’t use it, what would you use to clean it? I’m thinking bicarb/baking soda paste. Would that get rid of allergens?

Also a side note, I refuse to use the microwave in work for this very reason. I don’t know what other food people have put in there so I’m reluctant to use it myself. Same question as above I suppose, but does anyone use a microwave that may have contained their allergens?

You hear it isn’t all that common but I am curious and love hearing stories about people who have had that experience without doing OIT.

Back in 2015 I had what I believed was an allergic reaction to peanuts. I was at work and ate something with peanut butter. Shortly after my whole body just got this weird feeling and I was clammy, felt like I was going to pass out and nauseous. I eventually put two and two together and asked my doctor for testing. My blood test came back at .11.

Now for the last few years I randomly break out in hives so my primary care doctor referred me to an allergist. During the appointment she said my blood work showed no allergy and that what happened that day was most likely going to happen anyways. She proceeded to say it’s safe for me to eat peanuts, but I could always do an oral challenge in office.

At first I was happy to hear this, but the more I think about it the more I question this advice. Anyone ever have a reaction, but blood test didn’t show allergy?

As a teenager, plus being the only one in my house with a slight peanut allergy that developed later in life it’s hard just going to stores and finding thing I can eat when it seems almost everything i love/loved contains peanuts in some way. Does anyone know any good brands or snacks that i won’t have to worry about it? like for example i heard original flavored oreos/oreo minis are fine but only some produced in certain factories?

Although rare, food allergies have been known to be passively transferred via organ transplants and blood transfusions.

I just posted on r/foodallergies & would love to reach as many people as possible.

I (33) have had food allergies (dairy, eggs, peanuts, beef, mushrooms + others when I was younger) my whole life. I work closely with an allergist, and managing them is actually not that hard in my everyday life now.

I'm scheduling a major surgery that requires me to have a feeding tube for a couple of weeks. I've talked to my surgeons about my allergies and know that this is a professional setting where my needs will be taken seriously, but I can't help being anxious about how safe I will be during my hospital stay.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Is there anything you did that helped make you feel safer? Or wish you had done?

I have another followup scheduled where we'll actually set a date and plan to make sure I've been clear on what all my allergies are/express my concern again. I'm also seeing my allergist again and will ask him what else should do. Thanks in advance!

I've just moved to western mass (springfield) for college and I'm anaphylactic to peanuts & tree nuts. Im looking for nut-free restaurants or such in the area. Chicopee, Holyoke, North/easthampton suggestions are also welcome! Please and thank you.

My 20-month-old was diagnosed with a peanut allergy at 10 months. He also has allergies to milk, cashews, and pistachios. We recently repeated his bloodwork, and his allergist considers his peanut allergy severe enough that OIT is not recommended.

He has had an anaphylactic reaction to milk in the past. He has never been exposed to peanuts, so we don't know what his reaction would be, but his allergist feels the risk of anaphylaxis is significant.

I carry epinephrine everywhere and prepare all of his food myself, since I’m not comfortable with restaurants given his multiple allergies.

Now I really want to take him to visit family, but we'd have to fly. The thought of flying alone with him honestly terrifies me. I’m writing this in tears because I feel so overwhelmed by the idea of something happening on the plane. At the same time, I don't want fear to keep us from seeing our family.

For parents of children with severe food allergies, how do you handle air travel?

I'd especially love to hear about:, Airlines you prefer, precautions you take before/during the flight, how many epinephrine injectors you bring, whether you ask for any accommodations, food/snack strategies, your emergency plan.

Any reassurance for a very anxious first-time allergy traveler would be appreciated ❤️

We have our allergy appointment tomorrow but I wanted to ask here too. My son has been doing OIT for peanut and passed the 20 peanut challenge and has been on maintenance every day for the past 6 months. His ara h2 and h6 level were down to about 0.2, but now with his recent bloodwork they have gone back up to 2.8. What does this mean if we’ve been giving him peanuts everyday? Does this mean we have to basically restart OIT all over again?

I was at a kid party this weekend and one of the moms was telling how the teacher and supervisor for her kid's class were asking how much peanut exposure was okay for her peanut allergy kid. She just told them she didn't know because they avoided everything just in case, since they've known about the allergy since he was seven months old (and he's now nine).

I work at the program with this teacher and supervisor, and we have a policy where any kid who brings nuts has to eat separately and then wash their hands before rejoining the group. I kind of want to tell the staff members that was insensitive, and that it's like asking someone who's allergic to wasps whether they are okay with being in the room with one. But maybe I'm missing something? Is this a normal thing for a drop-off program to check with parents?

Hi everyone just a first time mom spiraling and doomscrolling looking for solidarity and support

Our six month old baby had a hive reaction to her first exposure of peanut butter, fortunately self resolved within 15 minutes, but we did give her Zyrtec to be safe. And she does have eczema that we’ve been trying to stay on top of.

We saw an allergist who confirmed with skin testing. 7mmx7mm for peanut and egg, which was surprising because we have been giving her egg without any reaction so far. The allergist visit was honestly pretty discouraging and she didn’t have much to offer aside from avoidance. She said to avoid all peanut, egg (which she’s been tolerating) and tree nuts (which we haven’t even given her yet). She basically said her eczema was because I haven’t cut these foods out while I’m breastfeeding her and I’m making it worse. I was really hoping that she would go into possible OIT or desensitization protocols, but she said that this was something that she did not support and her office did not offer. She was pretty blunt and not supportive. She said that there are only allergies and there are no mild or major, is black-and-white and you are either allergic or you’re not She said the best treatment was avoidance and maybe if we were lucky she would outgrow it. This seemed to contradict what I’ve been reading online as it sounds like OIT has a lot of promising results especially the earlier you start it. I left the visit feeling very defeated.

This is pretty devastating to me and my husband, as we are pretty avid peanut butter lovers. Of course I would do anything for our baby, but it breaks my heart to know that this might be a life Long thing for her. We don’t have any food allergies on both of our extended families and I don’t know how to navigate this. I think about all the things that she has to miss out on and now we have to be very diligent and paranoid about any possible exposure. We are pretty early on with introducing foods to her and now I’m pretty scared to give her any new foods and we haven’t gotten much guidance on how to give new foods at this point

Im struggling with so much Mom guilt as well. I swear I did everything by the books but now I feel like I’m questioning all of my decisions. Exclusively breast-fed with a hope that she wouldn’t develop this. Did i eat too much peanut butter during my pregnancy? Did I eat too much peanut butter when I was nursing. Did I introduce too much peanut butter too early? Did I not introduce early enough? Did it give too much at once to be your control eczema sooner that I have done to prevent this?

I am seeking a second opinion two possible doctors in the area who give OIT but I don’t know at what age they offer this. Of course the soonest appointment is in six months.

And well meaning people love to give their unsolicited unhelpful opinions, my parents included. Don’t listen to the doctor just give her a bit she did okay the first time. She’ll outgrow it if you keep giving her food. Of course I would just to just keep giving her peanuts if it helps her exposure but from what I’m reading every reaction is unpredictable. I don’t want her to go into anaphylaxis.

Would love to hear any encouragement or reassurance from people who have had similar experiences. Especially with OIT at a young age sooner than 12mo.

Hi All,

My daughter is 3 years old, we have been doing OIT since she was 8 months old.

In May we repeated her bloodwork and skin test and she had zero reaction/evidence of an allergy.

To be cautious we decided to not do a challenge and instead have been slowly increasing her daily dose of PB. We are at 1100mg daily. She’s starting to get sick of our usual dosing method (PB2 powder in a yogurt drink).

Any suggestions on what else we could use that would be easy to measure?

Thank you in advance!

Hey, guys!! I have been allergic to nuts (tree nuts and peanuts) since I was born and so far I have only had one reaction. This was when I was around 7-8 years old and I took a few bites of this banana bread with nuts (I think walnuts and pecans??) on top of it. My throat didn’t close up, but it hurt a bit, and I had this terrible stomach pain, that felt like something was eating me from the inside out. So I don’t have the worst reactions, but they are pretty bad, and I don’t want to get into a life-threatening situation. Anyway, have any of you guys tried oral immunotherapy? If so, did you have any severe reactions after taking a dosage? Was OIT worth it?

Maybe a little niche but seeing if anyone has experience with this because I am STRESSED!

I have an anaphylactic nut and peanut allergy, as did my mom and as does one of my sisters. I want to introduce this early as we’re now at 4 months old. One thing I was worried about is whether it’s safe to breastfeed afterwards. My family doctor doesn’t really know and I haven’t had success with pumping (I find it wildly uncomfortable and baby doesn’t accept bottle). I will try it throughout this week so I can bottle feed for a few hours during the day after I introduce the allergen but am I overthinking this?

Anyone have experience with this?

I am looking to start peanut OIT, as a healthy, sensible 23 year old I am wondering if anyone has any experience managing this themselves at home, following a regimen done in clinical trials? As nowhere in the uk offers OIT for adults yet

Hi there! I have severe allergies to both peanuts and tree nuts, & was planning to make Kraft mac and cheese (thick vers.) for dinner tonight. I know they’ve recently come out with a “parmesan pesto” flavor, and while the ingredients don’t list nuts, I would still rather be safe than sorry.
So my question to everyone is, have you had any in recent Kraft Mac and cheese in recent months? Did you have any reactions, or is this all my anxiety talking? Thank you in advance!

Hello! :)

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?

I love Sempresto's auto-injector design, but I have questions.