Nuts, allergies and bans oh my!Follow

They clearly did not love my nuts

Bring it on ************

Anyone read the comments in that article? Those parents are WAY too overprotective and paranoid, no wonder their kids developed allergies.

From my experience, I can't think of a single kid I've known with allergies that didn't have overprotective parents, or was sheltered in someway. Seriously, let your kids go play outside.

oh, and yeah, I don't know how the hell I'd get by without my PB&J sandwiches :D and nut filled brownies.

From my experience, I can't think of a single kid I've known with allergies that didn't have overprotective parents, or was sheltered in someway.

That's funny, because I can't think of a single kid without legs I've known who wasn't carried around or pushed on some sort of wheeled conveyance like a ******* Pharaoh. I bet those little ******** would have been able to walk just fine if they weren't coddled.

Seriously, though, people thinking their kids are delicate flower made of brittle glass has been overdone for twenty years now.

RE: Allergies and overprotected children:

There is a hypothesis in the medical community that allergies are caused by lack of exposure to non-threatening bacteria and other substances as a child.

So: Get your kid his shots and then go let him play in the mud. You've probably reduced his chances of having allergies by a lot.

Crock of ****...

That's just nuts.

Anybody want a legume?



Wait I think I did that wrong.

Presumably they are having some success actually eliminating a peanut allergy in some kids by giving them small but increasing doses of peanuty stuff.

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Edited, Mar 27th 2009 4:09pm by Elinda

Well, immunology is an imperfect science. When did you start to develop the reactions to peanuts? Something could have triggered your immune system to decide that peants are The Great Evil. Like if you caught a flu virus and ate delicious peanut butter while your body was battling off the flu, it's possible your immune system tagged the peanut proteins at the same time it tagged the flu virus as Something To Be Eradicated.

I grew up in a smoke free home, and when I hit high school where people started smoking in bathrooms like @#%^s, I noticed I felt queasy in there. But it wasn't until college where I nearly ended up in the hospital from a reaction that I discovered just how sensitive I am to tobbaco smoke.

Edited, Mar 27th 2009 12:22pm by catwho

DF it sounds like you develop an allergy to peanuts, like I did to crab meat. I ate crabs as a kid with never a problem until I was 19 and then broke out in hives so bad, I could barely open my eyes.

Thankfully for me it's just to crab meat and takes a few hours before I show any signs of an reaction from the time I eat crab meat. This is due to fact that the allergy is to a protein that forms as I digest the crab meat. Still it's no fun having to watch what you eat. I'm also allergic to sulfite's, so can't drink wine at restaurants with my meal. I tend to look for things that go well with ales or stouts. Since it's a protein that only seems to be from crab and not shrimp or lobster I'm still able to have my favorite shell fish.

Today my face is swollen due to eating some seafood salad, that Jonwin's mom made. He didn't get around to warning me, before I realize the wonderful taste in my mouth was crab meat. I finish my sandwich of roast beef and swiss cheese, (not aged so little treat of migraine) and then went to let Jonwin deal with the rest of my plate. I took Benadryl and went to bed early 6:00pm only getting up after 9 to take my evening medications. I am trying to function without taking more Benadryl today as I still need to run out and look at trims for costume.

Way I'm feeling, I may just put it off and go back to bed right now. At least I had lunch and can rest until dinner time.