come in mommy's of LO with nut allergies...

mom2molly

When my DD was younger she would get really bad rashes. After an increase in the rashes my Dr. ordered the RAST blood test for my DD. It came back that she has a peanut and cashew allergy. This past weekend we were at our camp and went to have dinner at our favorite restaurant (DD has eaten there many times). Even though she has eaten there before and I have asked before if they use peanut oil in the fryer (she always eats chicken fingers and french fries) I asked the waitress to double check. I was shocked when they came back and told me yes. My DH and I spoke with the manager and she said they have always used peanut oil and we were given incorrect information the last time we asked. My DD never had any sort of reaction when she ate there in the past.

How did you find out about your LO allergy? Should I seek out further testing since she had food cooked in peanut oil and had no reaction? Has anybody had a blood test show an allergy and then find out later it was wrong?

Thanks Ladies

wrenr

Mine don't have peanut allergies but from what I have heard, whatever it is in the peanut that cause the allergy is not present in peanut oil. I remember asking specifically once b/c I like Chick Fil A and they only use peanut oil. I think it's a protein or something and it is not passed in to the oil. You can probably double check with your doc though.

mrs_kelly1014

wrenr:

Mine don't have peanut allergies but from what I have heard, whatever it is in the peanut that cause the allergy is not present in peanut oil. I remember asking specifically once b/c I like Chick Fil A and they only use peanut oil. I think it's a protein or something and it is not passed in to the oil. You can probably double check with your doc though.

Yep, people with peanut allergies can still eat food cooked in peanut oil. DS is allergic to peanuts (and treenuts and wheat) and we've never had issues with that.

Falioley

Ok, interesting you mention this because I have ALSO heard the same thing about peanut oil, but I'm too freaked to try i! Cole has never had a bad allergy reaction yet (well, he had hives, but I mean, not anaphylaxis or anything) and I don't want to push it! But I have heard this about the peanut oil. I'll have to ask his doc.