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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here... to all of the responders saying you need to know so you would know how much to clean or what to serve, I am not talking about going to someone's home. I am talking about people using this as casual chatter at the playground. No food is being served. And for those who say severities vary, maybe but you also cannot say when or where an allergy can become more severe. [b]My DC was previously able to go inside middle eastern restaurants and one day, we went inside to buy tamarind juices and he started getting hives just from sesame being in the air. It is not a think that is set and stays, it is always changing.[/b] That is why you should always be vigilant and never treat allergies flippantly which is what I feel people asking about severity are trying to do. [/quote]

Okay, that's how it is for your kid. That's not how it is for everyone. I am allergic to cow's milk. I have been allergic to milk for my entire life. All of my allergy tests come back positive and always have. In my 33 trips around the sun, I've never taken in particularly seriously and never had a serious reaction. No doctor has ever expressed concern about the way I handle my food allergy. Indeed, my allergist has characterized my milk allergy as "mild."

I, a person with allergies, would absolutely ask if your child's allergy was severe out of both care and curiosity. I wouldn't express skepticism if you said, "Yes, it's severe." I'd just be collecting information because allergies, like many things, are a spectrum.[/quote]

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