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[quote=Anonymous]DD (6) is allergic to peanuts but not severely so. She's had a handful of accidental exposures where she got an itchy rash on her mouth but hasn't experienced anaphylaxis before. I don't worry about it too much other than making sure she doesn't eat anything with peanuts (i.e. cross contamination hasn't been an issue). Even so, I'm aware that you can randomly get a worse reaction with a future exposure, so I'm wondering if I need to be more vigilant, especially as she's getting to the age of doing drop off playdates or carpooling, etc. I tell other parents about the allergy but otherwise don't make a big deal about it. DD knows how to ask about ingredients if she's not sure. We don't carry an Epi-pen around.

Any parents in a similar situation and have thoughts? I'm wondering if I need to be more cautious.

I've also thought about doing OIT, but it honestly just seems like a lot of work. So far, peanut avoidance has worked fine for us, so I'm hoping it's something she can simply avoid, but maybe I'm being naive...[/quote]

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