SYMPTOMS OF ALLERGIC TO NUTS

Nuts are good sources of protein, so normally people don't think they can be allergic to nuts, like having gluten allergy is well-known. Both kids and adults can be allergic to nuts, while some people as they grow older may over come the allergy, but others aren't so lucky. At times, nuts allergy runs in the family, like I'm allergic to peanuts, sadly my daughter also has this allergy. I never knew I had this allergy till some years ago, as a kid, eaten lots of peanuts mixed with puffed rice, as a healthy snack.

Some symptoms of allergies-
1) hives
2) tenderness of the skin, rashes / redness
3) sore throat
4) swelling of the limbs
5) watery eyes
6) running nose
7) nausea
8) stomach cramps
9) diarrhea
10) breathlessness

Some symptoms which affect respiratory system and skin can be relieved with the help of anti-allergic medications. Cold compress can relieve itchiness. Rarely one can have anaphylaxis- swelling of the throat, which can be serious at times, blocking the airways and leading to breathing difficulty. To get relief from this, one will need adrenaline injection, which your physician knows best what and how to treat.

 Once you know that you're allergic to a particular nut, it is best to avoid it in all forms, in salads, burgers, cookies, pies, snacks. It is always best to tell the person who is serving you when you go out about your allergy, so you'll know which foods you'ld avoid. Also, carry in your wallet, your blood group, your allergies, so in case, something happens to you outside, people will know how best to treat you at the earliest, in case you're not in a position to talk.


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Diagnostic tests for nut allergy may be 'unreliable', say scientists

Scientists have deemed nut allergy tests inaccurate, saying that an allergy from one type of nut doesn't determine your sensitivity to all other nuts.
 
The scientists have further claimed that certain diagnostic tests may be unreliable.

Researchers from American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in the US examined records of about 109 people with a known tree nut allergy to an individual nut.

They were then tested for other tree nuts they had never eaten before using blood or skin prick tests.

Researchers found that among people allergic to one nut who have a positive test to other tree nuts, more than half passed an oral food challenge to other tree nuts without a reaction.

"Too often, people are told they're allergic to tree nuts based on a blood or skin prick test," said Christopher Couch of ACAAI.

"They take the results at face value and stop eating all tree nuts when they might not actually be allergic. Despite showing a sensitivity to the additional tree nuts, more than 50 percent of those tested had no reaction in an oral food challenge," Couch said.

At present, the most accurate way to diagnose a possible food allergy is an oral food challenge, during which, the patient eats tiny amounts of the food in increasing doses over a period of time, followed by a few hours of observation to see if they have a reaction.

"An oral food challenge should only be conducted under the care of a trained, board-certified allergist. You should never do one on your own since if you are allergic, you could have a severe, life-threatening reaction," researchers said.

Tree nuts include almonds, cashews, walnuts and hazelnuts, but not peanuts. The study noted that nearly none of the people allergic to peanut, but sensitised to tree nut, were clinically allergic to tree nut.

The study was published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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