Aibu to worry about my dc peanut allergy

[3gorgeousgirlies]

After reading the second story in the news about a girl dying from an allergy and her epi pens not working , aibu to worry that my dc might not be ok if they have a reaction?

I am 47 and am allergic to peanuts, all tree nuts and fish. I was diagnosed at about a year old when I had a reaction to eggs and was then tested for other things. I grew out of the egg allergy but not the others. I haven’t had a reaction in years but am definitely still allergic as the smell of nuts and strong smelling fish can sometimes give me hives. I read all packaging before I buy and eat. I will not have cakes from coffee shops (just in case). I do eat takeaways including Indian and Chinese but I tend to stick to the same dishes that I know are safe. No guarantees of course but that’s a risk that I have weighed up and am happy to take. I take no notice of the may contain traces of nut labels as if I did I wouldn’t eat anything. As long as nuts are not in the ingredients list I will eat it. For those of you with children with allergies please educate them to check before eating anything. If they get into a habit when young to read labels and ask if in doubt then they will be fine. I have survived this long doing just that.

Allergies are awful and not taken seriously enough sometimes. I've had issues stemming from other parents lack of understanding in the past, although I must say most parents of my children's friends are fantastic whenever there's a party or visits etc.

I always check chip shops now, as some apparently use peanut oil to fry their food and may not have big clear notices up.

When a child grows up with it, and shops/eats out with their parents, it becomes a natural thing to ask if items contain their allergen and to check ingredients.

My DS had severe allergies when he was a baby. Eggs, Wheat, Sesame, Nuts, Peppers....he vomited all the time , developed viral pneumonia and ended up with asthma. Truly awful and I was always worried. Got special cards for when we went to restaurants abroad, researched all the foods and taught him to ask and check as he got older. He has grown out of sesame, wheat, peppers, still gets bad eczema if he has eggs but peanuts are still and issue. He has had a challenge test this year and his eye swelled up and he vomited. So thats a definite no to peanuts. He is 11 now and will always check what he is eating, wont eat anything he is unsure about and carries his own epipens which he knows how to use.....whenever he used to go on a play date I always showed the adult how to use the epipen...(they were a little anxious)

I have thinking about that 15 year old girl and its heartbreaking seeing her family on the news.
My son has multiple allergies and has needed his auto injectors 8 times so far. Once he needed 2 to control one reaction.
my daughter has one food allergy and has auto injectors.
We are always aware that this girls story could very very easily be ours.

No you're not being unreasonable. That and the story of the allergy sufferer who is suffering from brain damage following her anaphylactic reaction and consequent cardiac arrest have made a lot of people realise how serious allergies are and it must be scary caring for a little one with it. However those cases made the news because they are rare- most of the time epi-pens work and immediate medical treatment is life saving.

I've been the person having an anaphylactic reaction on a flight, it's beyond terrifying. The flight had to be diverted so that I could be taken to the hospital. The woman whose irresponsible parenting allowed the situation to occur was whinging about the delay, even as the doctor who met the plane was preparing to secure my airway.

People very often just don't get it, not until it happens to them or a loved one (not all people, but enough to make you feel as though you're swimming against the current all the time).

What happened to cause the reactionandro?

SlimDogMillionaire

The lady behind me elected to ignore the instruction not to open/eat anything with cheese in it; she gave her young child a sandwich and when he decided to throw food around I accidentally (and completely unknowingly) ingested some of what he'd thrown around. I only need a tiny amount to react.

The lady in question thought it entirely unfair that her child couldn't have cheese, then did nothing to prevent him 'sharing'.