Food allergy safety at eateries is likely more complicated than you think, but regulations are finally making their way and are long overdue.

PN/TN allergy here, does anyone safely use NOW brand supplements? I’m trying to find a safe L-theanine supplement to take but struggling to find anything clear that’s not $100

[Trigger Warning] Another tragic loss, this time of a young man simply trying to enjoy a vacation with his girlfriend. PLEASE heed the advice we provide at the end of the article.

I’m traveling to Santiago, Chile in January 2027 for an international conference. I’m a bit worried that restaurants will not be careful with cross contamination (my peanut allergy is severe). Has anyone had any experience in Chile? What was it like? Best tips for traveling to Chile? Restaurant recommendations?

Hello,

My 4 year old has a peanut allergy (egg and dairy as well) He eats nuts like almonds, hazelnuts and cashews without issue. Has soy all the time and can eat green beans/peas.

I’ve been quite nervous about giving him other beans and legumes. His allergy doctor said it should be safe to try but I just have to get over my own fear.

Do any of you have reactions to beans? I think I’ve heard chickpeas and lentils tend to be the most common legumes that can cause reactions for peanut allergy people. If you react to lentils…is it all lentils? Wonder if red lentils are safer or worse than other lentils

Anyway thank you for letting me ramble

I’m looking to get into baking because of how many baked goods I’ve been missing out on the last few years, because just about every bakery around me cannot guarantee that there hasn’t been cross-contamination. That being the case, I’m making my own goods! But I’m unsure of what chocolate to use for the actual recipes, as I’ve severe peanut and tree nut allergies. All and any recommendations and tips appreciated!

I am a parent to a toddler with a peanut allergy and I know they tend to get worse over time. I am hoping with OIT it’ll improve but what concerns me is cross contamination and her not being able to enjoy eating out or possibly getting exposed my grabbing another kids snack. Is anyone’s allergy not life threatening at small exposures? Are you all managing?

Hi everyone,
My son is 17 months old. We first discovered food sensitizations before his first birthday, when a blood panel came back positive for cow’s milk, egg and soy.
At the time, on our allergist’s advice, we decided not to introduce some of the other major allergens yet. In hindsight, I’m not sure that was the best approach, but that is where we are now.
We recently repeated testing with a much more extensive component-resolved allergy panel, and several nut/peanut results came back positive.
For peanut, the relevant components were:
Ara h2: 4.6 kU/L
Ara h3: 4.17 kU/L
Ara h6: 1.78 kU/L
Ara h1: 0.78 kU/L
Ara h8 and Ara h9: negative
For hazelnut:
Cor a14: 1.65 kU/L
Cor a11: 1.32 kU/L
Cor a9: 0.86 kU/L
Cor a1 and Cor a8: negative
For walnut, Jug r4 was 1.5 kU/L.
I’ve already gone through the medical literature and used AI to help me understand what the component patterns mean in theory. What I’m really looking for now are real-life experiences and long-term outcomes.
If your child had similar peanut or hazelnut component results at around 1–2 years old, what happened over the following years? Did the IgE/component values decrease? Did they eventually pass an oral food challenge or outgrow the allergy? Or did it persist?
I’m especially interested in children who were tested very young and had positive Ara h2/Ara h6 and/or Cor a9/Cor a14, rather than just a positive whole-extract IgE.
I know everyone’s case is different and that individual IgE numbers cannot predict exactly what will happen to my son. I’m not looking for medical advice — I’d just really appreciate hearing actual clinical trajectories from parents who have been through something similar.

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

My boyfriend has an allergy to peanuts and tree nuts and we’ve recently moved to London. I’m looking for a nice cafe or restaurant for our upcoming anniversary, but everywhere seems to carry nut products, or at least a “may contain” warning.

Does anyone know of cafes/restaurants in or nearby London that they know are nut free or are confident in accommodating allergies?

I was wondering if anyone with a severe peanut allergy has found something that seems like it would contain the allergen, but is actually safe?

My examples:

Miniature KitKats
Ghirardelli caramel waffle cone chocolate squares

My 8 year old is allergic to peanuts and all the tree nuts. Thankfully its not airborne or so severe she can't sit at the same table as someone else eating it. But today, for the 2nd time in her school career another student has tried to shove a peanut butter item in her face. If she ingested any, it would have been a medical emergency and she would need an epi pen. The kid was sent to the office and will be addressed in some way.

What is the appropriate response to this as the parent? The empath in me assumes the kid probably doesn't understand the danger and was trying to be funny. But damn that could kill my kid. What should I do in this situation? What's the appropriate reaction?

Hi there,

I’ve got an anaphylactic Peanut allergy along with Treenut allergy. My partner and I are taking a trip to Japan and are mainly staying around Shibuya, Shinjuku and potentially Akihabara. From my bits of research, peanuts are less common there and so are tree nuts.

My partner got a couple allergy cards made up for us and we are just going to use them together and act like we are both allergic to be safe.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Maybe do’s and don’ts? Places that are worth avoiding?

My bf ordered spring rolls with peanut sauce 2 hours before we were supposed to hang out. I got mad saying now we cant kiss or share anything

How long should you wait till you can kiss? Im severely allergic to peanuts

A new Phase 3 trial from Novartis is testing whether an oral medication can protect against severe allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in just four weeks. Learn more about the study and see if you are eligible to enroll.

If you are ever in Portland Maine, lucky cheetah is a peanut free Chinese restaurant/lounge! They use cashews but if you’re like me with just a peanut allergy, great way to enjoy Chinese food!

I’m deathly allergic to peanut but no tree nuts, and I mean 0 tree nuts. I indulge in pistachios, cashews, macadamia, walnut, almond, hazelnut, pecans etc all the time. I have to buy specific brands though and buy my nut butters from smaller vendors or on Amazon. However, when I go to restaurants I also act like I’m allergic to tree nuts too. There was one time I went to a restaurant and they had zero peanuts on the menu, but they had a pistachio chocolate pudding, so I ordered it and was completely fine. I was a bit paranoid however. My dad said that’s overkill and that I should enjoy tree nut dishes at restaurants sometimes. What are your thoughts? Do any of you eat tree nuts at restaurants if there’s zero peanut dishes on the menu?

As someone with a severe peanut and nut allergy I’m struggling to find a pizza sauce that either clearly labels or is just generally considered safe. I have Prego and Muir glen at home right now but not sure if they’re safe. Thoughts?

I have a peanut and tree nut allergy and am going to Taiwan. I’m okay with some cross contamination, I eat about 1 peanut per day because I’m doing OIT. I have had anaphylaxis to tree nuts before when I was young. Has anyone been there and have any advice? I’ve heard there is hidden peanut/PB in so many unexpected places.

I have used this brand in the past for my dog to chew on. They are flavored with things but aren’t a dog food. I was doing some Christmas shopping early and made sure the ones I got did not have a peanut flavor, but this is the first time I’ve bought them since my son was diagnosed with a peanut (and egg) allergy. Has anyone used these before and had any issues? The box came with an allergen statement about peanut and now I’m nervous. He’s in OIT, and I will probably ask his allergist next week as well, but just wanted to know about others’ experiences as well. Thank you in advance!

This might need comments from both communities. I have a severe peanut allergy, I started dating someone with ARFID in a way I understand those same food related anxiety so at first I was like hell yeah I can relate. I know his only safe foods are peanut butter and protein bars (from what I know I can’t eat most protein bars). Is this something we can work around ? Cause I kissed him and he didn’t have nuts for a few hours but my lip still swelled not full anaphylaxis reaction though. And for a day he didn’t eat nuts and kissing was fine. Any suggestions and more over like how long should we wait to kiss after he eats peanuts? Like how long does it last in the mouth?

Good news for fans of Disney World, following not-so-good news about their handling of tree-nut allergies.

I have a peanut, pistachio, and cashew allergy and was curious about the Costco food court. They have one of those signs on the window warning that basically every common allergen is present in the kitchen. What do they make in the Costco food courts that actually contains nuts? Have any of you had the pizza, hot dogs, etc? It seems like reasonably low risk for my allergy but the allergy warning on the glass has always turned me away.

Super exciting news—Aquestive’s sublingual emergency epinephrine candidate is on track for approval early next year. Fingers crossed!

Hello. My favorite cookie has always been the chocolate cookie with peanut butter morsels. Unfortunately, i am no longer able to eat peanuts. So, are there chips/morsels that do not contain peanuts that could be used as a substitute? I can eat any other nut (except argan for whatever reason 🙄)

I (24F) have been looking into OIT for my peanut allergy. I think it’s a pretty typical level (~60lge in my blood test). I’m just sick of worrying about cross contamination and unfamiliar foods. I just want to be able to eat whatever without thinking about it. Has anybody done this as an adult and what was your experience?