I have spent my entire life fearing and staying away from nuts. They have been my bitter enemy and I have lived my life asking the question: "Does this have nuts?" Buffet dessert bars and pot-luck dinners have not been fun for me because I avoided everything with the chance of eating nuts!
You may remember a few months back a post I did about accidentally eating a peanut butter sandwich which I thought was a sun-butter sandwich. I immediately took benedryl to counteract the allergic reaction--but there never was an allergic reaction! This has left me completely confused. I've ignored the thought of not being allergic to nuts: there's only one way of finding out and it could mean a trip to the ER! Like my brother Jason says "You are playing with death when you experiment with nuts!" (He too has had several experiences with near death experiences at the ER eating nuts!)
PS: The bag of peanut M&Ms is almost gone thanks mostly to me! Yum!
You may remember a few months back a post I did about accidentally eating a peanut butter sandwich which I thought was a sun-butter sandwich. I immediately took benedryl to counteract the allergic reaction--but there never was an allergic reaction! This has left me completely confused. I've ignored the thought of not being allergic to nuts: there's only one way of finding out and it could mean a trip to the ER! Like my brother Jason says "You are playing with death when you experiment with nuts!" (He too has had several experiences with near death experiences at the ER eating nuts!)
So on Saturday my dad asked what I wanted for a treat for the big football game. I said I wanted M&Ms. What did he bring home? M&Ms--with Peanuts! They are Nate's favorite--thanks a lot dad! Well Nate is absolutely convinced I am not allergic anymore and has tried encouraging me to try eating nuts (on several occasions). So what does my kind husband do: puts a peanut M&M in my mouth. I chew it up, swallow and wait....I wait...and wait....nothing. No itching yet. I try another one and again I wait and wait. Nothing! I must admit I don't like them as well as almond M&Ms but they were pretty tasty--honestly anything with chocolate tastes good to me! So I try a few more. Now there still could be a chance that I have allergic reactions. My worry was I would wake up in the morning with my eyes swollen shut with hives.
Well--I woke up this morning with no hives! What does this mean? What is happening to me? Have I really been cured and I no longer have nut allergies? So far I know that I can eat almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, and now peanuts! What is going on? I am a little curious what other nuts I can eat but I think I will just take it slow and not doing anything too drastic!PS: The bag of peanut M&Ms is almost gone thanks mostly to me! Yum!
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That is CRAZY! I have heard of this happening though. Something about your body chemistry changing with pregnancy and nursing. My body went the other direction.... I never experinced allergies until I had children and nursed them! So weird. Do you want me to make you a celebratory pecan pie?
I think having children cured you! Blessings of children huh :)
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