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One of my daughter’s school friends came around to play, many years ago. I fed her peanut butter sandwiches. Her mother turned up two hours later and descended into apoplexy. Apparently, this girl had been diagnosed as having a severe peanut allergy when she was two years old. She even carried an epipen in her rucksack. But she seemed fine to me: no flushing, no breathing problems, no collapse.
All the same, mummy rushed her up to A&E. All was well. They suggested retesting for nut allergy but mummy insisted on using the epipen once A&E had discharged her.
The girl reacted to the adrenaline and was rushed back to A&E.
The family never spoke to me again.
It’s a nutty old world.i seem to have the opposite of a nut allergy
@nanny ogg wrote:
One of my daughter’s school friends came around to play, many years ago. I fed her peanut butter sandwiches. Her mother turned up two hours later and descended into apoplexy. Apparently, this girl had been diagnosed as having a severe peanut allergy when she was two years old. She even carried an epipen in her rucksack. But she seemed fine to me: no flushing, no breathing problems, no collapse.
All the same, mummy rushed her up to A&E. All was well. They suggested retesting for nut allergy but mummy insisted on using the epipen once A&E had discharged her.
The girl reacted to the adrenaline and was rushed back to A&E.
The family never spoke to me again.
It’s a nutty old world.the non fictional one????
@pats wrote:
@nanny ogg wrote:
One of my daughter’s school friends came around to play, many years ago. I fed her peanut butter sandwiches. Her mother turned up two hours later and descended into apoplexy. Apparently, this girl had been diagnosed as having a severe peanut allergy when she was two years old. She even carried an epipen in her rucksack. But she seemed fine to me: no flushing, no breathing problems, no collapse.
All the same, mummy rushed her up to A&E. All was well. They suggested retesting for nut allergy but mummy insisted on using the epipen once A&E had discharged her.
The girl reacted to the adrenaline and was rushed back to A&E.
The family never spoke to me again.
It’s a nutty old world.the non fictional one????
That’s the one.
Must dash, my birthday party calls.
Well in spite of the slapping down I got ….. i am still curious. Is there anything at all foodwise that he isn’t allergic to???
@lil fek wrote:
Must be very worrying. Is it possible to sew a pouch or pocket into his clothes, so he can carry his epipen at all times?
He has a special bag that is perfect size for his Epipen, he has to carry it everywhere. The pocket is a great idea though, it’s a shame I cant sew.
R.O.T.T just because my son has a Epipen does not mean I can aford to make ‘mistakes’ a mistake could cost him his life. The Epipen is not guarnteed to save his life, it it did he would not need to attend hospital by ambulance. I never rely on the Epipen I rely on my common sense.
As for the moaning, I was only trying to raise awareness. This is a message board after all and what better place to get the message out.
It is a fact that companies label foods insuffiently and it can cost people with allergies their lives <
that is the point I was trying to make.@forumhostpb wrote:
Well in spite of the slapping down I got ….. i am still curious. Is there anything at all foodwise that he isn’t allergic to???
He is allergic to peanuts, mixed nuts (these are life threatening), Peas, Beans, Lentils, Sprouts, Vegetable Oil (depending on what is in it), Rapeseed oil, Sesame Seeds, some spices, Palm Oil, Milk, Dairy Products that contain milk such as Yoghurt, Cheese, etc… (Eggs are OK though) <
these just bring out a huge itchy rash and are not as serious as Peanuts and mixed nuts ie…hazelnuts, ground nuts etc…He is allergic to nothing else… that I am aware of.
@nanny ogg wrote:
One of my daughter’s school friends came around to play, many years ago. I fed her peanut butter sandwiches. Her mother turned up two hours later and descended into apoplexy. Apparently, this girl had been diagnosed as having a severe peanut allergy when she was two years old. She even carried an epipen in her rucksack. But she seemed fine to me: no flushing, no breathing problems, no collapse.
All the same, mummy rushed her up to A&E. All was well. They suggested retesting for nut allergy but mummy insisted on using the epipen once A&E had discharged her.
The girl reacted to the adrenaline and was rushed back to A&E.
The family never spoke to me again.
It’s a nutty old world.She should have only used the Epipen if her daughter couldn’t breathe, the adrenaline could have killed her if her breathing was normal as it would have caused her heartbeat to speed up.
But I can see why she rushed her to A&E, in my child peanuts would cause an instant reaction, but in some children/people it might be a delayed reaction that can occur hours later. So she did the right thing in talking her to the hospital, but she should have never given her the Epipen untill her child struggled to breathe.
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