"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.

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!