Toddler with a nut allergy, advice from parents in same position please?

check out the food allergy and anaphylaxis network online. i found it helpful.

above all, do not assume that any food short of fresh fruit is nut free. if a food has a label, read the label, no matter how much you think there won't be nuts in it. you'll be surprised how many times they're there. i just had to throw away a bunch of canned soups my husband bought because they had nut oil in them, for example. it's smart to get in the habit of checking labels twice to be extra safe: once when you buy at the store, and once before you prepare at home. nut ingredients show up in all kinds of unexpected foods. depending on how allergic your child is, you may also have to avoid all the foods that say "made in a facility that processes nuts" -- and that covers a lot of foods. be careful because sometimes even a food that is safe in the family size or something might not be safe in the individual size.

if you go out to eat, don't just say "does that have nuts." say "are you certain, because this is a life threatening allergy. could you check with the chef or a manager just to be sure?" watch out for places where the food you're eating might have touched a surface where something else with nuts recently was. ice cream stores are not safe at all because they use the same scoop for things with nuts and without, and so everything ends up contaminated. same problem with most asian restaurants, most bakeries, and most desserts at any restaurant.

watch out for some animal feeds which can contain nuts. also watch for things like hairspray and lotions and soaps. my daughter had a reaction when getting her hair cut; turned out the spray had almond oil in it.

and most important, start a rule right now: if you don't have the epipens with you, you don't eat. period.

Cereals the scrunch down wrapping inside is coated in nut oil,the oil isnt transferred to the cereal but will though touch so always pour cereal for them.

The wee alien streatchy toys that come inside clear plastic eggs also have no warning label but contain nut oil.Always read packaging all over! sometimes its can have a warning may contain nuts that is no where near the actual ingredient list no matter what the product (my daughter can eat some cadburys crunchies for eg but not always it depends on the factory its been produced in and if its nut free.Never eat from food outlets most foods can be traced with nuts if using the same utencils.Never eat nuts yourself the protien can pass through your pores or on your breath.Soaps detergents cleaning agents makeup perfumes body oils(body shop uses almond oil as a base for most of their things. another good thing to know is the latin for nut as some products will use this instead the latin being annus

Basically read everything and if still unsure dont chance it its russian roulette.

A nut allergy can be a life changing event for a family. It really depends on what kind of allergy she has to what extreme. Some children with nuts allergy are so allergic to it that they can't eat foods that are processed in the same facility that another product with peanut oil was used. Or it could just be an allergy to that specific kind of nut. This is something that your allergy specialist will help you with this.

I myself have a nut allergy, some people grow out of allergys, i personally havnt, but I am just extra careful when eating out (asking if the food is cooked with nuts) I also have an epipen injection to carry around with me, im sure my mum just took extra care when cooking, check the ingredients on everything! I have never had a reaction since i was little, just have to be so careful sometimes. Good luck! :-)

How was your daughter diagnosed?

Your details are a bit vague, so it is hard to give any advice. I would assume that your daughter has been referred to a Paediatric Immunologist?

Please give some further details....

Thanks for the extra details

My son is severely allergic to all nuts. We have to check all pre packaged foods very carefully. Eating out is difficult as many places will not guarantee that the food is completely free of nuts and nut traces.

I find that shopping at Tesco to be the worst as they put 'cannot guarantee nut free' on almost everything. Once your daughter has had a full range of skin tests and blood tests you will have a better idea of which nuts are a problem. My son was initially only allergic to all the tree nuts, but two years later had a bad reaction to something containing peanuts. He has reacted to a greek yogurt with honey, when we made enquiries with the company concerned it turned out that they were made next to a line that produced hazelnut yogurts -which we can only assume lead to cross-contamination.

My best advice to you is to always carry the medication with you and make sure that you are confident with giving it. If your daughter also suffers from or develops asthma you need to ensure that it is well controlled and that again relevant medication goes with your daughter wherever she may be.

It takes a while to adjust to managing the allergies, but once you have all the facts it will not seem so daunting.

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I am allergic to tree nuts, and you know what? It's not that difficult and daunting! Just get a nut free food list and you're good to go. Many foods are nut free, you just have to read labels. Once you start, it just becomes common practice.

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My sister is allergic to nuts.

When she was little and we didn't know if she was allergic we would rub the food on her cheek and if it went red or it started to have a rash that would prove she was allergic to that.