Thank you so much for doing this AMA. I have an allergy to tree nuts. Peanuts do not cause any issues (from the research I’ve done, this is due to peanuts being in the legume family vs. the nut family?) for me, and I’m fine being around tree nuts, but when I inadvertently consume them, I have a lot of gastrointestinal issues and my throat/mouth itch severely.
I am extremely allergic to walnuts, pecans, cashews, moderately allergic to pine nuts, and have noticed the least reaction (little to none) with almonds and hazelnuts. I did read being allergic to certain groups of tree nuts and less allergic to others is common with this allergy given the protein structures of these groupings- can you confirm this is the case, or is there another reason why my reactions differ across these groups?
I have done both an allergy test with my doctor and a food sensitivity test from one of those at-home testing companies. The allergy test with my doctor looked broadly at multiple food groups, and included black walnuts on the test, which I came back negative for. The at-home test did not return any tree nut sensitivities.
Would you be able to speak to why this allergy doesn’t provide any positive results in these screenings? Is there a reason why my allergies seem to be flying under the radar? I would assume the black walnuts would’ve come back positive on my first screening.
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Thank you so much for doing this AMA. I have an allergy to tree nuts. Peanuts do not cause any issues (from the research I’ve done, this is due to peanuts being in the legume family vs. the nut family?) for me, and I’m fine being around tree nuts, but when I inadvertently consume them, I have a lot of gastrointestinal issues and my throat/mouth itch severely.
I am extremely allergic to walnuts, pecans, cashews, moderately allergic to pine nuts, and have noticed the least reaction (little to none) with almonds and hazelnuts. I did read being allergic to certain groups of tree nuts and less allergic to others is common with this allergy given the protein structures of these groupings- can you confirm this is the case, or is there another reason why my reactions differ across these groups?
I have done both an allergy test with my doctor and a food sensitivity test from one of those at-home testing companies. The allergy test with my doctor looked broadly at multiple food groups, and included black walnuts on the test, which I came back negative for. The at-home test did not return any tree nut sensitivities.
Would you be able to speak to why this allergy doesn’t provide any positive results in these screenings? Is there a reason why my allergies seem to be flying under the radar? I would assume the black walnuts would’ve come back positive on my first screening.
Again, thanks for doing this AMA!
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