My bf has a shellfish allergy & I always bug him about carrying his epi-pen. You never know where certain foods are going to creep up in restaurants or at friends houses. Whenever I eat shellfish, I always make sure to not kiss him for awhile out of a fear - I guess my fears were valid!
Peanuts tend to have mold in them so possibly it''s a combination of the molds and the peanuts that triggers a harsher reaction. I''m not sure.
I''m allergic to tree nuts as well and you guys just reminded me that my Epi pens are expired. (Thank you!) I keep one in the house, and in the truck, etc...I had a sudden onset allergy at 26, and they think it may have been from eating too many. I ate them every single day, and then had to have a small surgery and didn''t eat any for the first few days. Then I ate some and had to be rushed to the hospital. Scary stuff when you can''t breathe! I went for allergy testing afterwards because I just couldn''t believe it!
I believe I read somewhere that if you are allergic to peanuts, when you make reservations for the flight, inform the airline. Some airlines will not serve peanuts on that flight. This is because a severe reaction can be triggered by just being in the vicinity of peanuts for some people. These particular airlines will serve raisins instead.
Very sad. She was not expecting something like this.
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