Food Allergies Treatment

Question by person1500: If you have a tree nut allergy, does it mean you are also allergic to peanuts?
After i had a reaction to a brazilian nut, my doctors suggested i dont eat peanuts along with tree nuts. i happen to like peanuts and have eaten them all my life. do i really have to give them up?

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Answer by Richard M
Peanuts don’t grow on trees. You may not actually have an allergy to all tree nuts either. I think your doctor is being overly cautious. Having said that, I believe that you might be wise to go to a specialist and discover exactly how broad your allergy is. That way you can know for sure how to be safe.

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I have a severe allergy to tree nuts (cashews, walnuts, pecans, etc), but I am NOT allergic to peanuts. I have had an intense craving for peanuts lately, but it is very difficult to find peanuts that aren’t manufactured in a facility that also manufactures tree nuts. Peanut butter just won’t cut it. I guess what I need help with is finding peanuts that I can eat and are tree nut free! Help?!
To the second person- I can eat pretty much any peanut I want. I have had this allergy for a number of years and when I was younger than five I wasn’t allowed to eat peanut butter at all. Now, however, I can eat as much as I want without a problem. Today, for instance, I had almost a whole jar of peanut butter!
Okay, not a whole jar, but you get the point.

I was wondering this, because it seems like for all intents and purposes a date is a kind of nut, yet my co-worker swears up and down that she’s seen a person with a tree nut allergy eating one.

how would someone give shrimp to a person who has shellfish allergies with out them knowing, maybe can the shrimp just touch the skin or does it have to be consumed??