Allergy to sesame?

WinesNot Whines

I suspect my LO has a mild allergy to sesame (he got hives after eating hummus with tahini, but no hives when he ate hummus w/out tahini). It's a fairly mild reaction though -- just a few red spots around his mouth and chin that go away after an hour. Does anyone else's LO have this? Do they also have other allergies? We haven't given kiddo any nuts yet, but I've read some articles that sesame and tree nut allergies often go hand in hand.

magdusia

my son recently outgrew his sesame allergy.  He still has his milk/soy/egg/peanut allergy.  I heard different stories about sesame. Some say it's the hardest allergy to get rid of and some say it's the easiest.  We were lucky that he outgrew it and same as your LO, it was always a milk reaction so hopefully that's a good sign.

but as a precaution,  i would avoid nuts until he gets tested.

lindac1

My DD has an allergy to sesame.  We never suspected that.  We recently had to have her tested for peanut butter, and the dr. had the test include tree nuts and sesame.  I don't know why the sesame, but in my reading over the past couple of weeks, I have read that sometimes those having a peanut and/or tree nut allergy can have a higher chance of having a sesame allergy.  Why?  No idea....  But, DD's test came back positive for peanut, almonds, and sesame.