-L. wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> You've got to be really careful about going out to eat then, don't
>> you? I have a dear friend who's daughter is so severely allergic to
>> peanuts, that they can't go out because lots of fried food is fried
>> in peanut oil. They pretty much always eat at home. How severe is
>> your son's allergy?
>
> His allergy isn't too severe that we know about, but we haven't
> challenged him in over a year (and that was an accident!) and we don't
> plan to challenge him anytime soon. He's too young to be tested to
> know for sure. (He just turned 3.) We think the cashew allergy may
> have been due to the cashews being roasted in peanut oil but we don't
> know for sure. We avoid nut oils but haven't had to avoid things
> processed in plants that process nuts. We generally don't eat out.
> We do order pizza in, but it's veg and is safe. He's a good eater so
> it's a pleasure to cook for him. The biggest problem we have had was
> an airline serving us nuts when I had specifically called in advance
> to see if they served nuts and they said no. (This was first class and
> they set a bowl of nuts down in front of us. I freaked!) Had we
> known there'd be nuts on the plane we would have chosen another
> airline. He broke out in hives, I gave him Benedryl and that was the
> extent of the reaction. Needless to say, I was not too happy.
>
> We will get him tested as soon as we can. It's possible he will "grow
> out of it" and I am hoping he does as no nuts in the house has been a
> real bummer. I love me some cashews!
>
> -L.

Good luck, sweetie! I hope he grows out of it, too. What a bummer for you
and him.

kili