cashew – K12Allergies

Nathan (1 year old)

December 6, 2022 January 26, 2023 / anaphylaxis, bloodtest, bloodtesting, cashew, diary, egg, Ige, milk, peanut, peanutbutter, pistachio, treenut

Nathan went into anaphylactic shock after a small spoon of peanut butter when I introduced it to him at 7 months of age. He has not overcome this allergy, and since then we have discovered he is also allergic to eggs and milk (after having reactions to ingestion) and cashews and pistachios (after skin prick testing for tree nuts). All allergens were confirmed by IgE blood testing and we monitor them every 6 months.

I really didn’t know much about food allergies (including the top 9) when I started introducing foods. We have no history of food allergies in my family or my in-laws. Since his diagnosis, I have been on a mission to find as many resources as possible- through Instagram, podcasts, health care providers, and the community.

Stephanie (7 years old)

October 5, 2020 February 8, 2021 / almond, cashew, egg, milk, wheat

He had a reaction at 7months old which led to testing. He tested positive for wheat, milk, egg. Since then he is now tolerating baked milk for 3 years now. At 4 years old he had a reaction to cashews. He is now tolerating cashews but the subsequent testing revealed an almond allergy. He takes Flovent for maintenance of his asthma. I mostly use websites for recipes as I try to keep up with his allergist on what testing and interventions are available and appropriate for my son.

theallergykids (1 year old)

August 13, 2020 November 13, 2020 / anaphylaxis, cashew, cmpa, dairy, egg, epinephrine, peanut, piriton, skin prick test, soy, tree nut

Lactation consultant suggested CMPA, after cutting dairy the list of other allergens grew to soya, egg and peanut confirmed on skin prick test and food challenge. We are still awaiting our youngest to outgrow his allergies. My eldest had an allergic reaction to me eating cashew nuts and after A LOT of fighting with the GP we finally got allergy testing. This confirmed a tree nut allergy which we carry EpiPens for her now. She too is yet to outgrow her allergies but we are hopeful.

Both kids have piriton for first line reactions. We also carry EpiPens for my eldest in case of anaphylaxis. I contacted Allergy UK directly for information and helped get a diagnosis for my eldest and her butt allergy.

With my youngest cmpa through breast milk I had a close friend and I also read through all the information on the Dylan and me blog. Super helpful!