Do you have peanut allergies? It is an allergy to peanuts.
No I do not, but my son does. It is scary!
Peanut allergy is not the same as nut allergies. They are different.
Yes someone that is allergic to one can be allergic to the other, but it is not always the case.
You know when one has an allergy when you see symptoms of itchiness, swelling, sneezing, asthma, abdominal pain, diarrhea and even cardiac arrest.
Yes it is a very serious thing to deal with.
Peanut allergy
Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy to peanuts. It is different from tree nut allergies. Physical symptoms of allergic reaction can include itchiness, hives, swelling, eczema, sneezing, asthma, abdominal pain, drop in blood pressure, diarrhea, and cardiac arrest. Anaphylaxis may occur.
It is due to a type I hypersensitivity reaction of the immune system in susceptible individuals. The allergy is recognized "as one of the most severe food allergies due to its prevalence, persistency, and potential severity
, tree nuts, and wheat will outgrow their allergy by the age of 6. Those who are still allergic by the age of 12 or so have less than an 8% chance of outgrowing the allergy.
Peanut and tree nut allergies are less likely to be outgrown, although evidence now shows that about 20% of those with peanut allergies and 9% of those with tree nut allergies will outgrow them.
In Japan, allergy to buckwheat flour, used for soba noodles, is more common than peanuts, tree