Food Allergies Treatment

Question by punchy333: How do I get my husband to understand that our son’s peanut allergy is a serious issue?
I really don’t believe that my husband takes our 4 yr old son’s peanut allergy (which could be fatal) seriously. He doesn’t give him peanut butter or anything that definitely contains peanuts, but he doesn’t make sure to check labels for products that “could” contain peanuts- like manufacturers who use shared equipment. He also doesn’t seem to care if other people feed him. I know people will have him in their best interest, but I’m not going to trust baked goods from someone else’s kitchen because I really don’t know what’s in it. I mean, I have found that before we discovered his allergy, I was clueless to hidden peanuts in processed and restaurant foods, and didn’t really understand all the work and time it takes into reading food labels and cross-contamination.
I wouldn’t be so concerned about this it were a food intolerance, such as milk. It won’t kill you. But this is a big concern in my book.

Today, my FIL took my son to my husband’s work for a visit during his lunch break. Yesterday, my husband was calling me overprotective because I wanted him to take his EpiPen with him. He said he wouldn’t be eating anything. And when he came home today, my son told me that one of my husband’s co-workers gave him a Little Debbie Snack Cake. So far, everything’s fine. It was a Zebra Cake, but I’m pretty sure that all little Debbie Cakes are packaged with a “shared equipment” warning. What should I say to him when he gets home from work? His defense is that nothing happened, and that I’m overprotective. I’m afraid that the only wake-up call for him would be an anaphylactic reaction. My son has already had a skin reaction from an accidental kiss from his dad after eating a no-bake cookie- and my husband didn’t seem the least bit concerned,
because “it was just a rash.” I ran out to get him Benadryl. Sometimes I just want to rip my hair out. He’s a great father in all other aspects. I just want to know what his problem is?? Help, please!

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Answer by mykiavelli
Your child comes 1st, not his opinions.
This is a tough call…it sounds to me that if he is great otherwise he has some hang-up with it. Did he have allergies that prevented him form playing sports or prevent him from a childhood activity?

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Question by sexymama: Serious only, my doctor said hard cheeses can be eaten with a milk allergy. If so, what specific ones…?
My son just got tested and has milk allergies, he was being cranky and wanted to leave and the doctor said something about hard cheese, he could have. I’ve looked on the net and found nothing. Doctor out of town. My son wants some cheese, is there any safe?

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Answer by washoelisa
If he has a milk allergy and not lactose intolerance, there is NO cow cheese he should eat– not even the hard ones.

My kids are allergic to cow’s milk, so we get goat cheese or sheep’s cheese at Trader Joe’s.

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Question by kjwitz: Is it possible to be allergic to your own sweat? Serious question.?
I’m 14 and in school and at home after I exersize and sweat I always get these really itchy and red spots all over my back, arms, legs, and sometimes even my face. After an hour or two they stop itching which means in school they itch in class and its really embarassing. Does anybody know if you could be allergic to your own sweat? I know its not my detregant or anything since my family uses the same brand and stuff all the time and they have been for years.

Also, I’m allergic to many things. I have severe allergies to sea food, peanuts, tree nuts, grass, many types of vegtables and fruits and the list goes on. Just in case this helps or something to figure out whats wrong and why i’m itching.

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Answer by formerly_bob
It is possible to be allergic to heat/sweat/water (cholinergic urticaria), and there is also a problem with blocked sweat ducts (heat rash). Look at the links to see if one or the other fits your situation:

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Question by lorrnae: Can I develop a more serious peanut allergy?
When I eat them i get an allergic reaction. But can it get so bad that when I sniff them I get an allergic reaction??

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Answer by angela c
I’m not sure if sniffing it would, but touching them can cause a reaction if the allergy is serious and if you eat them when you have an allergy, it will get worse.

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Question by Jonas Brothers #1 Fan + MC Fan:): why are peanut allergies hte most serious allergy than other allergies?
tell me about peanut allergies
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!
im just wondering, i never really thought about it and it just popped in my head.
so can someone tell me?
or give me a site?
and tell me what happens if you find out that you have a peanut allegy.
what are the symptoms when you find out that your allergic?
are they as serious if it starts? than it is when it ALREADY STARTED but you know it will happen?

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Answer by suz
“Peanut allergy: Causes – MayoClinic.comPeanut allergy occurs when your immune system develops allergy-type antibodies to peanut … The most common cause of peanut allergy is eating peanuts or …
www.mayoclinic.com/health/peanut-allergy/DS00710/DSECTION=3 – 24k – Cached – Similar pages
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Peanut allergies are not any more or less dangerous than other allergies. If taking something into your system caused you to stop breathing it’s something I would recomend you stay away from.
You don’t know till you have your first reaction.

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