For years, peanuts and tree nuts have been considered off-limits in school snacks and lunches as a key precaution to protect those with life-threatening allergies. However, as one Canadian school lifts that restriction, is the tide beginning to turn away from specific food bans?

  • PizzasDontWearCapes@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Peanuts are the hand grenade of allergies - you don’t have to consume them to react if you are allergic

    Everything else is relatively safe if you can keep from eating, or otherwise come into contact with it

    source: father of a child who has many food allergies

    • MrFloppy@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      If your child has peanut allergy, I would advise you to use “Aiimmune Palforzia” therapy, if it is available in your country. After 6 months you can switch to 2x M&Ms daily in the maintenance phase instead of the palforzia maintenance dose. We have now completed two years with this therapy and my child can tolerate 5.5 peanuts instead of 0.1.