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Michael--that is so, so scary. What a good daddy you are for keeping him safe.

We took our Tony to the allergist in December in hopes of ruling out the peanut allergy. Turns out he's still positive for peanuts PLUS borderline for soy (which I'm pretty sure he reacts to), sesame (if there was a "top 9" allergens, sesame is the ominous 9), and almonds.

Such a shame because one of my favorite activities with the kids is making a big batch of edamame with sea salt sucking the 'peas' out of the pod. Last time we did that, his skin flared up so bad I felt like the worst mommy ever.

The biggest problems I've had with food intolerant kids are the social aspects. Being excluded and having 'special' food does not bode well with trying to fit in.

springparrot wrote:

pojo wrote:I have a severe citrus intolerance. Citrus causes rapid, explosive vomiting. I can't be in the room of someone peeling an orange or grapefruit, as the smell alone also induces vomiting. I can't have lemons in water, have to ask if lemon or limes are spritzed on the foods I eat, etc. It is common practice to let the bartender/waitress know about the citrus allergy. Oranges, Grapefruits, Lemons & Limes - all no, nos. Thankfully, the doctor highly suggested an allergy medical bracelet (to also include the Sulfa allergy).

((((Shannon))))
I've never heard of a citrus allergy before
I'm sure it is hard to avoid citrus...kinda like avoiding onions

I've known one other person who has to avoid citrus, with the same results as Shannon. It's a doozie to avoid. I have a cousin who is allergic to onions and everything in the onion family (celery, too). It's not an easy feat to avoid. Onions are used in EVERYTHING.

buffettbride wrote:

springparrot wrote:

pojo wrote:I have a severe citrus intolerance. Citrus causes rapid, explosive vomiting. I can't be in the room of someone peeling an orange or grapefruit, as the smell alone also induces vomiting. I can't have lemons in water, have to ask if lemon or limes are spritzed on the foods I eat, etc. It is common practice to let the bartender/waitress know about the citrus allergy. Oranges, Grapefruits, Lemons & Limes - all no, nos. Thankfully, the doctor highly suggested an allergy medical bracelet (to also include the Sulfa allergy).

((((Shannon))))
I've never heard of a citrus allergy before
I'm sure it is hard to avoid citrus...kinda like avoiding onions

I've known one other person who has to avoid citrus, with the same results as Shannon. It's a doozie to avoid. I have a cousin who is allergic to onions and everything in the onion family (celery, too). It's not an easy feat to avoid. Onions are used in EVERYTHING.

Wow--I'm lucky, I'm just allergic to raw onions.
I can eat a very few well cooked onions--but they have to be cooked to mush.
It is amazing how you can say NO ONIONS and you get chives sprinkled on something.
What part of no onions don't they understand.....CHIVES are onions

sonofabeach wrote:

Brown Eyed Girl wrote:

sonofabeach wrote:I'm curious...when he thought he smelled peanuts did he say anything to his teacher? While there is no excuse for the teacher *forgetting* about an allergy, it is up to Tyler to speak up as well. I'd suggest meeting with the teacher, admins and the nurse and ask them what their protocol is for IDing and remembering kids with allergies.

Tyler said that the jar was in the back of the class and he did not know about it until a student mentioned it after he was coughing for a few minutes. At that point the teacher panicked and quickly sent him to the clinic. I'm not sure he knows the smell of peanut butter and I agree he should have known something was up when he was coughing for no apparent reason.
This serves as a wake up call for him to be better informed. We've been on him about it ever since this happened.
You have some good ideas about meeting with the teacher.
I have not spoken to his teacher because she was not in the classroom when I went to get him, just a parent/helper was there who acted like she knew nothing. I still can't believe that with so many people with peanut allergies nowadays that someone would bring some into a classroom. At Tyler's on site YMCA aftercare there is a student whose dad told me that his son's allergy is severe and he's definitely getting the epipen and a 911 call. Luckily so far, Benadryl has done the trick.

I'm a firm believer in the team approach, with the kid at the center of the team. If you go in with a positive attitude and say "can we all meet to discuss and brainstorm ways of preventing this from happening again?" rather than antagonistic and accusing, you'll get a lot more accomplished. And if Tyler is central to that process, he'll more likely take ownership of his responsibility and speak up if he's concerned. If he's afraid of drawing attention to himself he could have a code word with the teacher, such as Peanut. Then she'd know to get him to the nurse pronto. And I'd suggest that a buddy walk with him, just in case. It's not an unreasonable request. Nor is asking the teacher to send a note home to all the parents reminding them that some students have peanut allergies and to not send party treats with peanuts or peanut butter in them.

There are a lot of kids in a school, and lots of those kids have special needs. But only one of those kids matters the most to you. Never be afraid to speak up to the staff about any concerns you have with your child.

We bought some of this today at Wally World.

Now, Vickie and I have not had peanut butter in quite some time and to us it tasted really good and has the taste and consistancy of peanut butter.
Tyler was not interested but at least now Vickie and I can have some "wow butter" and jelly sammiches at home if we like.
http://www.soybutter.com/wowbutter.html

sonofabeach wrote:We bought some of this today at Wally World.

Now, Vickie and I have not had peanut butter in quite some time and to us it tasted really good and has the taste and consistancy of peanut butter.
Tyler was not interested but at least now Vickie and I can have some "wow butter" and jelly sammiches at home if we like.
http://www.soybutter.com/wowbutter.html

Cool!!!

That looks awesome, except my dude can't have peanuts and we have to limit the amount of soy.

springparrot wrote:

pojo wrote:I have a severe citrus intolerance. Citrus causes rapid, explosive vomiting. I can't be in the room of someone peeling an orange or grapefruit, as the smell alone also induces vomiting. I can't have lemons in water, have to ask if lemon or limes are spritzed on the foods I eat, etc. It is common practice to let the bartender/waitress know about the citrus allergy. Oranges, Grapefruits, Lemons & Limes - all no, nos. Thankfully, the doctor highly suggested an allergy medical bracelet (to also include the Sulfa allergy).

((((Shannon))))
I've never heard of a citrus allergy before
I'm sure it is hard to avoid citrus...kinda like avoiding onions

It is very difficult especially when a majority of food plates come with limes or lemons on the side. That's immediate grounds for sending the food back. I saw one waitress take the lemon off the edge of the glass and then bring the glass right back to me (that after I told her I was allergic to lemons). She didn't get a tip. So, yes, it's quite fun with this allergy