peanut allergy

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Food allergies

Riggs Mortis @RiggsMortis (86) • Canada 8 Dec 16

I have a mild peanut allergy and a serious tree nut allergy, all coupled with a mild shellfish allergy. I have to call restaurants ahead of time to make sure I won't die eating there, which leaves me few options (most restaurants...

living with allergies

tree nut allergy

shellfish allergy

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How Selfish Can A Parent Be???

LadyMarissa @LadyMarissa (12148) • United States 24 Mar 11

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041445/ns/today-parenting This link takes you to a video which takes a couple of minutes to load. A little girl in Edgewater, Florida, suffers from a "severe" peanut allergy & the school...

its not my problem

selfish parents

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Gluten Free Diets

gitfiddleplayer @gitfiddleplayer (10362) • United States 3 Jun 08

When I was a kid, nobody had a peanut allergy, nobody. Now its everywhere you look. Gluten free is the new concern, I guess I'm rare, I can eat anything with no fear or regret. Do you know anybody who has to live Gluten free? Or...

gluten free diets

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Peanut Allergy - Skin Test Is Giving False Positives

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 27 Jun 07

That's right. If you or your child was diagnosed as having a peanut allergy - there is an excellent chance the test was WRONG. If you did not have an actual allergic reaction to peanuts before having the skin test - the skin...

false positives

Babies and Peanut Butter - What age

juliansmom @juliansmom (163) • Canada 30 Apr 07

At what age did you or would you give peanut butter to you child? With all the peanut butter allergies around the suggested age is 2. I'm wondering how many people waited that long, and if there is any evidence to show it actually...

alergic reaction

babies and peanut butter

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Peanut allergies? Try this yummy sunflower alternative!

astromama @astromama (1221) • United States 13 Apr 07

I have a mild peanut allergy, which is terrible because I actually used to love peanut butter. I love nuts of all kinds, actually, but find that almond and cashew butter are really expensive. So, yesterday I was thrilled to find a...

alternative foods

sunflower seeds

sunflower seeds

Did you know peanuts can cause migraines in children?

wsue1023 @wsue1023 (1395) • United States 25 Feb 07

We didn't until our 5 year old started having them a couple times a month. After a little research online and carefully monitoring what he ate and when the headaches occured we came to the conclusion it must be from peanuts....

kids with migraines

peanuts and migraines

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peanut allergy

goldann @goldann (20) • United States 23 Jan 07

My son is 7 years old and has been fatally allergic to peanuts since he was two. Up until the night that he went into anaphalactic shock (after eating a single peanut M&M) he had eaten peanuts and peanut butter fine! The doctor...