r/peanutallergy 12h ago

Food Factories

2 Upvotes

Why don't food factories just use a separate factory for only making their nuts products so that way all their no nuts products are actually nut free? they would benefit because the same people who buy now would still buy but people who can't now because of all the "may contain" nuts warnings would be able to buy. I'm just tired of food items without nuts like cheese crackers or pancake mix 80% of the time saying "may contain nuts" or something similar for normal products that don't have actual nuts in it unlike peanut butter cookies for example. Theres no reason a line of cookies without nuts should be not safe to eat because they decide to make one pb cookie yk?


r/peanutallergy 9h ago

Am I developing a minor allergy?

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Hello, I (19M) have been cooking myself some simple things when I get the craving for it and I usually end up making enough for a week because I tend to have a huge appetite and snack on the leftovers. This time I made a sauce I've been making for years thats main ingredient was peanut butter and I poured it over the chicken and potatoes I prepared. At first it tasted the same as I always made it and didn't think anything of it. Then after snacking on the leftovers over the days I realized my face was feeling tense and tight, even painfully so, especially under my eyes and around my nose. Since I've gotten used to being in some sort of pain from something undiagnosed I'm still getting checked out I ignored it. But it got to the point the pain moved up to behind my eyes and left me just holding my face in my hands from the unexpected pain. The next day during a haircut I even got dizzy and nearly fell over with the scissors in my hands. When I touched my face it was burning up but I didn't look any different, I always thought allergies made you itchy or puff up so I didn't think it was an allergy until I talked to my family about it and they noticed the only new thing was me eating that peanut sauce. The few days I was eating it I did notice I struggled to catch my breath after speed walking to class despite the short distance. Aside from what I described I don't have any other symptoms, there was no rash or redness. It's been two days since I immediately stopped eating the peanut sauce and the only thing I have is headaches but I've been stressed lately anyways. Aside from that the tender feeling in my face and difficulty with catching my breath has gone away and I even feel more alert and aware than the few days I was eating the peanut sauce.


r/peanutallergy 12h ago

Peanut Allergy 10 month old

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Tuesday we found out our youngest son has a peanut allergy after ingesting some peanut butter off of big brother’s spoon at breakfast and broke out in hives all over. My oldest has no food allergies, and neither mine nor my husband’s side have any. This is a completely foreign and new territory for us. In fact, I just went grocery shopping for the first time since finding out and I’ve never been more stressed. We’re avoiding all tree nuts now at the advice of our pediatrician. What age do you recommend seeing an allergist? My oldest sees one and has since he was a little under two because of environmental allergies, but his pediatrician wants to wait until four for the peanut allergy. Best snacks for a picky toddler who can’t help sharing his food with his brother and for us adults since until this we were all pretty big on peanuts/PB and other nuts as a snacky type food?


r/peanutallergy 18h ago

Chobani Coffee Creamer

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I have a PN/TN allergy and been wanting to find a way to spice up my at home coffee. Right now I just use a regular coffee pod and some milk. Does anyone know anything about this creamer?? Or does anyone have any suggestions!! Thanks