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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you doctor tell you that you need to be so cautious? My son (15 months) has a peanut allergy and my allergist encouraged us to continue life as usual while being informed and sensible. When I asked about dining out/birthday parties/school she said life should be as normal as possible. We read labels and ask about ingredients, but have not sought out specific restaurants. I always ask but it's never an issue. Our allergist was very clear about not letting this run our lives.

To each their own.[/quote]

It depends on the level of allergy - your son's allergy must be mild. For kids with a more severe allergy, they have to be more careful. [/quote]

There is no level of allergy. You're either allergic or not. If you are allergic, then you're at risk for a severe reaction. Perhaps it's semantics, but it's important to note that one child is not more allergic to peanuts than another. [/quote]

Sorry, you are wrong. I have allergies to tree nuts. I cannot eat anything with tree nuts or tree nut flavorings in it. I cannot eat a casserole where the nuts are on one side, even if I eat from the other side of the casserole because the proteins mix during cooking. (BTDT as an 8 yr old at a neighbor's house) my reaction is anaphylaxis, throat closes, need epipen and hospital. Trust me, I'm deathly allergic.

BUT. I am fine if someone else is eating nuts next to me and touches me. No hives from contact or in the air. A whole room full of nuts can be fine as long as I don't eat them. And I can.go to any restaurant as long as I tell the server that I'm allergic to make sure I don't order anything with hidden nuts. I dont need to worry about cross contamination from pots and pans that were previously used for nuts. I can go to ice cream places and get ice cream, although I make sure I don't choose an.ice cream next to the nut ones, as sometimes one kind falls into another kind as you make the cones. I know, because I worked at an ice cream place in high school with pistachio and all the rest, I was fine.

And I've known people who are allergic to food and get hives if the food touches their skin. So milk spilling, one kids' yogurty hands touching the allergic child's arm, all cause hives. Now that isn't usually an epipen time, just a benedryl time, but it's still allergy and scary. So those people are more sensitive and "more allergic". I know one child who cannot eat anything that was made in a facility that processes nuts, as she'll get an ana reaction. Me? Im fine, do it all the time.

Some people cannot eat and dairy or eggs, others can't drink.milk, eat butter but CAN have them if it's baked, like in muffins.

Please always find or from the person (or patent fur children) what the accommodations are needed.

So, OP, the slleegyeats site might be helpful, and hopefully you can go to restaurants like I can. Please know that restaurants are very careful about this, I've had servers and mansgers come to speak with me to show me through a buffet, etc. Just always tell the server and make sure that what you are ordering doesn't have anything in it without aaying so in the menu. I've ordered ice cream and it comes with a damn italian biscotti without mentioning it in the description on the menu. Italian biscotti usually have nuts, so I need a whole new bowl of ice cream, not to just remove the cookie (crumbs will get me). So I need to explain what I need. Nicely, with a smile, and all is well.

I consider myself lucky that my reaction is only when I consume the actual product so I don't need to worry.about pans, etc. [/quote]

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