Peanut Allergies
So we just found out yesterday that my youngest daughter has a strong peanut allergy. She has never had a catastrophic reaction, but now I have to keep my eye out for labels like this one. I can only hope that she grows out of it.
posted by Victor (MrAverage) at 10:23 p.m.
2 Comments:
I like your highlight on the ingredients. You will be reading labels forever now your daughter's allergy is diagnosed.
gymp93
Oh, I sympathise with you completely. My son has allergies to egg, milk and peanuts and we have to have an adrenalin pen on hand. He has so far not had a really bad reaction, although has never been exposed (apart from the skin-prick tests) to egg or peanuts. He has accidentally had milk though (it is extremely difficult to avoid) and comes out in a rashy itch all over his face, and says his tongue gets bigger and itchy so he starts to cough alarmingly. He has only ever had small amounts of it though, so we hope that never gets any worse.
Eventually, checking labels before you buy anything, becomes a way of life. And eating out anywhere is just to much hassle to bother with. The peanut warnings are on everything though (even bags of peanuts, if that makes any sense!), so unless nuts are specifically listed as an ingredient, I tend to ignore the 'This may contain traces of nuts' warning. It's taking a chance, but it's a small one, and makes life actually able to be lived! We are fortunate that my son doesn't appear to be affected by the smell of eggs, nuts or milk, only ingesting or touching them... At least I only have to watch what comes into contact with him, and don't have to monitor the entire environment everywhere we go...
I do so sympathise with you as you adjust to this one, and I hope your daughter's allergy is not so severe as to be too difficult to manage.
Now, to the image - the masking you have used makes it look like it is bendy. Like the label on a medicine bottle or something...
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