Peanut/sesame seed allergy? CONFIRMED

fancynewbeesly

Next Monday, my daughter is getting retested for her egg allergy. A few ekes ago, I suspected she has a sesame seed allergy. I also think she has some sort of peanut allergy-all I am not sure how severe. For months, she has had no problem eating foods that were processed on the same equipment as peanuts, or that may contain nuts (like M&Ms). But yesterday, I had just had some peanut butter, and I kissed her cheek, and a red spot appeared.

My fingers are crossed that they were flukes, but I don't think so. I wish sesame was labeled better. I am also hoping she outgrew her egg allergy. When she was diagnosed she was eating eggs baked in products (and French toast) for months! Her numbers on the skin test and blood work were very low though.

i am anxious for Monday.  

lalamakita

I know this is a crazy condition to work with. 

 Fwiw, I've heard from our allergist that foods marked "may contain" or "made in a facility" really only have that allergen , like, 10% of the time, and amounts can vary widely. So you never know.  So it's possible those m&ms never had any peanut. 

My dd passed the sesame challenge when she was 3, but then started being itchy again with hummus and sesame sticks more recently. . I wish it was more clear cut. 

 I'm sure the tests will shed some light, good luck!   

TeacherVicky

DS has a sesame allergy. Sesame is now considered a top allergen by Health Canada and labelling laws force manufacturers to indicate all allergens (present and possible), so reading labels is a little easier here. 

 It's definitely a difficult allergy to deal with as sesame is in so many things. 

Good luck on Monday! 

fancynewbeesly

TeacherVicky:

DS has a sesame allergy. Sesame is now considered a top allergen by Health Canada and labelling laws force manufacturers to indicate all allergens (present and possible), so reading labels is a little easier here. 

 It's definitely a difficult allergy to deal with as sesame is in so many things. 

Good luck on Monday! 

Thanks! The peanut was definitely confirmed--we are inconclusive on the sesame seed. We also didn't get the bloodwork back yet. My daughter either has a chick pea OR a sesame seed allergy--she broke out after eating hummus. I am hoping it is a chick pea.

Unfortunately in the US, sesame doesn't have to be labeled--it isn't in the big 8. Which is making me more nervous for her to have it.  

fancynewbeesly

The allergist called--luckily on her bloodwork the numbers weren't too high. Egg was the highest at about a 2. (However, before we found out about her allergy--she did eat lots of egg products--and had really bad eczema--so I don't think eating eggs will cause anaphalyxis with her.

 The peanut allergy number was a under a two, I want to say 1.8-1.9. She never had peanuts, but her skin did react when touch by them. So I don't know how severe her allergy is to it.

Sesame seed was the lowest--.94, and the skin test was inconclusive. My daughter has broken out after eating hummus, so I am not surprised about it. I am worried about labeling one--because it doesn't seem like you have to label for sesame.

She was fine with all the tree nuts, except for almonds, which were so slightly elevated---he didn't even give us the number. On the skin test, tree nuts were also labeled inconclusive.