AWWWW NutZ. One kid's allergy>everyone else in the world?

[nerysinci]

What about almonds? Can I make an almond butter sandwich? Are peanut-allergy people usually allergic to more than just peanuts?

[nerysinci]

Banning it in schools is one thing, but seriously, how can these people live? Do they never fly? Never eat at a restaurant? Never go to the grocery store?

[Nancy Drew]

What about almonds? Can I make an almond butter sandwich? Are peanut-allergy people usually allergic to more than just peanuts?

My sister isn't allergic to almonds.

I guess I just think it's more important to limit the risk that a kid could die than to eat certain foods. If my kid can't bring soy, dairy, and citrus to school, I'm not going to protest.

[Ron_NYC]

Banning it in schools is one thing, but seriously, how can these people live? Do they never fly? Never eat at a restaurant? Never go to the grocery store?

That's what I'm saying. It's like the whole world has to be adjusted for them??

And ND, your sis is bright enough to avoid them for this long, so you're telling me that other people cannot? C'mon.

[Ron_NYC]

My sister isn't allergic to almonds.

I guess I just think it's more important to limit the risk that a kid could die than to eat certain foods. If my kid can't bring soy, dairy, and citrus to school, I'm not going to protest.

So what if you have a kid who only likes to eat those things cause they're extremely picky? Yea, not life or death, but now this kid has to have lunch issues cause some little fucker can't ever hear someone say "orange juice" in a song?

[Nancy Drew]

WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO? If it's on a tray that didn't get washed correctly, and they eat their food on that tray, they could die. If someone is eating it next to them, they could die. Most foods aren't associated with deadly allergies.

[Nancy Drew]

So what if you have a kid who only likes to eat those things cause they're extremely picky? Yea, not life or death, but now this kid has to have lunch issues cause some little fucker can't ever hear someone say "orange juice" in a song?

wahhhhhhhh

lol @ orange juice in a song

[Ron_NYC]

WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO? If it's on a tray that didn't get washed correctly, and they eat their food on that tray, they could die. If someone is eating it next to them, they could die. Most foods aren't associated with deadly allergies.

I seriously can't even grasp this. I'm sorry, I really can't.

How do you make it to double digits if you're that sensitive? I would have died at 6.

[Ron_NYC]

wahhhhhhhh

lol @ orange juice in a song

SERIOUSLY! Dude, someone said "orange juice" in a battle rap and I fainted.

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?

They can't even look at pictures of citrus you knew that!!!

[Nancy Drew]

I seriously can't even grasp this. I'm sorry, I really can't.

How do you make it to double digits if you're that sensitive? I would have died at 6.

They survive because schools send notes home to parents apologizing for the inconvenience but asking them to kindly not bring peanuts to school.

[Ron_NYC]

They survive because schools send notes home to parents apologizing for the inconvenience but asking them to kindly not bring peanuts to school.

Do they have these notes for every time they enter a building or domicile? Does someone scout out places for them?

Noo one can be THAT allergic and make it through adolescence.

[bowieluva]

You guys are dumb. Airborne allergies are nothing like ingesting something you're allergic to. You can't compare the airborne qualities of peanuts to taking antibiotics. No one is allergic to just standing near antibiotics.

I'm extremely, extremely allergic to lime and other citrus at this point in my life. My throat closes. It's imperative that restaurants who use those products in ways that people would not expect WARN people. First of all, as a former waitress, I know first hand how many people answer 'does this contain this' with 'no' because they don't know and don't feel like asking.

[strmmrgrrl]

I think the problem is "food allergies" get chucked in the same pile as other issues that equate to using the government to do your parenting for you via product, etc. bans and thus ruining my fun because I'm old enough to make proper decisions.

However this IS live and death so there really is no comparison. It's a pain in the ass and yeah, why the fuck should I go without the things I like because you can't handle it.

But what I can't wrap my head around is how it's gotten so bad. When I was little it was just "see little jimmy over there? don't give him any of your pb&j or he'll die". Now it's to the point where they can't get a whiff of it or get any of the dust or oil on them or they shit out immediately. I wonder if overly cautious parents are why the way it is today. By decreasing their casual exposure (nobody can have pb because someone mightforget and give it to him/her and he/she might eat it) they have now over time decreased their overall immunity to the point that they can't even hear the word "peanut butter" without seizing.

[Ron_NYC]

I think the problem is "food allergies" get chucked in the same pile as other issues that equate to using the government to do your parenting for you via product, etc. bans and thus ruining my fun because I'm old enough to make proper decisions.

However this IS live and death so there really is no comparison. It's a pain in the ass and yeah, why the fuck should I go without the things I like because you can't handle it.

But what I can't wrap my head around is how it's gotten so bad. When I was little it was just "see little jimmy over there? don't give him any of your pb&j or he'll die". Now it's to the point where they can't get a whiff of it or get any of the dust or oil on them or they shit out immediately. I wonder if overly cautious parents are why the way it is today. By decreasing their casual exposure (nobody can have pb because someone mightforget and give it to him/her and he/she might eat it) they have now over time decreased their overall immunity to the point that they can't even hear the word "peanut butter" without seizing.

THANK YOU!

[bowieluva]

So I guess we should just gas all those kids.

Not to mention, there are various reaction people have to foods they're allergic to. I am mildly allergic to peanuts and eating anything with traces of them gives me indigestion and a rash.

But the reason that rule exists is not because someone is going to sniff the air and die. It's so kids, who don't know any better, don't go 'here, have this cookie' to another kid, who is going to be like 'FUCK YEAH COOOOKIES'.

[Ron_NYC]

So I guess we should just gas all those kids.

Not to mention, there are various reaction people have to foods they're allergic to. I am mildly allergic to peanuts and eating anything with traces of them gives me indigestion and a rash.

But the reason that rule exists is not because someone is going to sniff the air and die. It's so kids, who don't know any better, don't go 'here, have this cookie' to another kid, who is going to be like 'FUCK YEAH COOOOKIES'.

I can respect that more than the whole "Timmy can't look at pictures of peanuts" argument.

But I still think the little fucker should learn what it can and cannot eat. Keeping it away from all peanuts starting from the cradle is doing a disservice.

But this is exactly why they'll expect special treatment as an adult I guess. (sigh)

[nerysinci]

So....can't bring nuts, dairy, or citrus for lunch...WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO EAT? Whatever it is isn't going to be a well balanced meal. If the kid has allergies, maybe they shouldn't eat school food - that'll take care of the tray problem. I don't know what to say without sounding like a segregationist or something. I DO understand the severity and importance of protecting the kids from shit like that, but then again, an ENTIRE school of children can't eat pb&j for ONE child? It's just ridic to me.

[Nancy Drew]

Kids should all be just eating the square school pizza anyway. Best food ever.

[angelaiscaustic]

People think I'm a dick when I say it, but this is exactly why we need to stop treating severe food allergies and start taking all the warnings off things. I'm not saying let diabetics die, but if you can't even be in the same room with a fucking peanut, let's let Mother Nature do her thing, and if you think drinking shampoo is a good idea, then such is life..

There are WAY too many dummies having WAY too many kids.

Yep.

Seriously, if you're that sensitive, I can't comprehend how you can even make it to an age old enough to have children.

Here's an anecdote for you. I'm deathly allergic to walnuts. Someone once ate a pastry with walnuts in it, came to my house, kissed me on the cheek hello, and that whole side of my face blew up. Shit like this does exist. Also, it's possible to develop these allergies later in life. I didn't start having allergies until I was in my late teens.

Also, fuck you guys and peanut butter is gross and fattening. the end.

[nerysinci]

I have an allergy/bad reaction to apples. I love apple-related foods. I eat them anyway sometimes, at my own risk, and pay for it with horrible stomach cramps and a weird all-over-body feeling. Most of the time, though, if I think something could possibly have apples, I ask, and if it does, I decline. Yes, I'm an adult, but I've been doing this since I was a kid. I do this for mayonnaise, too.

[nerysinci]

Peanut butter also has dead bugs and rat hairs in it. It builds character.

[neenerneener]

this is why we have allergies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis


also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDnu-r8AGuE

[Ron_NYC]

Here's an anecdote for you. I'm deathly allergic to walnuts. Someone once ate a pastry with walnuts in it, came to my house, kissed me on the cheek hello, and that whole side of my face blew up. Shit like this does exist. Also, it's possible to develop these allergies later in life. I didn't start having allergies until I was in my late teens.

Also, fuck you guys and peanut butter is gross and fattening. the end.

Your face blew up, but your folks weren't making funeral arrangements.


And I had things I was allergic to as a child (not food) that I'm fine with now, and vice versa. I can't eat bananas and I love bananas.

But yea, what Nery said.

[Ron_NYC]

I have an allergy/bad reaction to apples. I love apple-related foods. I eat them anyway sometimes, at my own risk, and pay for it with horrible stomach cramps and a weird all-over-body feeling. Most of the time, though, if I think something could possibly have apples, I ask, and if it does, I decline. Yes, I'm an adult, but I've been doing this since I was a kid. I do this for mayonnaise, too.

Wow, that sounds impossible.

[neenerneener]

also: While the most obvious and dangerous route for an allergic individual is unintentional ingestion, some reactions are possible through external exposure. However some of these are controversial, exaggerated, or have been discredited through empirical testing. Common beliefs are that anaphylaxis can be triggered by touching peanuts or products, smelling the odor of peanuts, and simple proximity to peanut products. Many of these beliefs have resulted in controversial bans on all peanut products from entire facilities such as schools and medical facilities. Harvard pediatrician Dr. Michael C. Young notes in his book The Peanut Allergy Answer Book that while such secondary contact might pose a risk to an allergic individual, the occurrence of a reaction is rare and limited to minor symptoms.[21] Some reactions have been noted to be psychogenic in nature, the result of conditioning and belief rather than a true chemical reaction. Blinded, placebo-controlled studies by Sicherer et al. were unable to produce any reactions using the odor of peanut butter or its mere proximity.[21] That said, some activities such as cooking or large-scale shelling or crushing of peanuts (such as in a farming or factory production environment) can cause particles to become airborne, and can have respiratory effects to allergic individuals who are nearby. Similarly, residue on surfaces has been known to cause minor skin rashes, though not anaphylaxis.[21]