Every couple of months my husband and I sneak away on a date night and I almost always request that we get something with nuts!
We all do avoid peanuts and cashews since those are Tyler's most severe allergies but the allergist gave us the OK to sneak an almond or pecan on occasion when we are away. I absolutely love nuts but admit I feel guilty about it sometimes.
One tradition for Brad and I has been to eat the delicious roasted almonds they sell at Detroit Pistons games, our local NBA team. I'm not sure if I enjoy the almonds or the game more!
About a month or two ago, it was no different. Brad brought some almonds home from a game he went to with a friend. The kids were in bed and we ate our beloved nuts. Brad abruptly stopped eating them without saying much. About 15 minutes later, he told me he was having a reaction to something. (He has other food allergies so he knows "that feeling.")
Being the nut allergy mom I am, I realized it was to probably to the almonds and I freaked out. He took Benadryl and I knew right where Tyler's Epi Pens were if we needed them (two Epi Jr.'s equal one adult dose.)
He insisted he did not have a nut allergy but the Benadryl helped stop the reaction. I insisited he go in for allergy testing. Finally (after lots and lots of begging!), last week he did.
The verdict? An allergy to almonds and hazelnuts!!
He is now a member of the Epi Pen toting club. Tyler thinks its pretty cool that Daddy has a nut allergy and an Epi Pen now. (I'm not feeling so happy about it!)
Nothing really changes around our house, except that now I have no one in the house that I can sneak out of the house and safely eat nuts with!
This is proof that food allergies, including nuts, can develop at any age.
While part of me is relieved to have an answer about the "itchy throat issue," I have my own little bit of grief to deal with. Now I have two nut allergy people to worry about in our house!
6 comments:
WOW! That just stinks! I really had no idea that an adult could develope an allergy to something they've never had problems with before... thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness I can't believe it! My sister developed a shellfish allergy late in life too. Scary stuff! K in NC
Oh My, Oh My! So sorry! I think I can understand a tiny bit of your grief. I have been mourning being able to go to my sister's house with my son. He is 3 and has a Peanut allergy, but suddenly had an asthma reaction (we didn't know he had asthma until that fateful day a month ago) to her dog. It was aweful to find that out and then have it confirmed at the allergest that is was dog, cat, mold and peanuts. She was the one home that had previously been completely nut free so that my son could come and visit and even stay the night safely. It was a liberating thing. So now I have been mourning the loss of a safe home and the loss of freedom to go and visit my sister and even attend family gatherings at her place with my kids. Allergies showing up unexpextedly does suck. Having asthma now too for my little guy, that is a whole nother issue. Yeah, life keeps changing and I am not sure we can always keep up (well it feels that way at least!).
Oh Robyn, I am sorry to hear that. I know some of our favorite dates are trips to the Chinese restaurant or the dairy barn to get a taste of the forbidden, but much loved before our son was allergic, peanut butter!! I know this is a sad thing!!
I also have been wanting to email or call this week...please forgive me. I have thought to do it often, but have had a crazier week than expected. Let's try to catch up next week okay?
Michelle
Of course an adult can develop ANY allergy at any time in there lifetime, as long as they are being vaccinated. Eggs, chicken part, and peanut oil (among other nasty ingredients) are common in vaccines. Do your research old people, just start excercising those little fingers on the ol internet. good god... sometimes i wonder if this blog is a government health front because it's filled with such, dunno what's the word, StUPIdiTy.
http://www.the-health-gazette.com/peanut-allergy-vaccinations-link-consumer-concerns
or better yet, just google vaccines + peanuts + link. And stay away from main stream media sources, esp for stuff like this. peace out
Sorry to hear that. I have a friend and her teenage son recently had a reaction to macadamia nuts for the first time and he had not had any food allergies before. It's scary.
I must admit that on occassion I have some nuts, when daughter's at school.
Linda
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