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[quote=Anonymous]09:45 again.

Two more things: RE-TEST regularly and DESENSITIZE certain foods, if possible.

Allergies to nuts can expand over time to include more items. 
My son started out with a peanut allergy, then over many years developed an allergy to pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, and now even has a slight reaction to certain seeds. We discovered them as he started reacting to them, dangerously so when he tried pistachios.

Our allergist told us that there is a point of sensitivity at which it's important for the child to KEEP EATING the food in a desensitization effort. This is what we do for sesame seeds - which are common in Japanese cuisine and hummus, which my son loves. He has a slight sensitivity to it, but it has never progressed beyond that. 
Unfortunately, since there are many nuts that we don't eat regularly, and our pediatrician had told us to avoid all nuts when he was small and we discovered his peanut allergy, we were too late for almonds and hazelnuts, which are widely used in all types of cuisines. He reacts too much for him to be able to desensitize casually through eating small amounts of these.

So please keep checking in with your allergist. [/quote]

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