Rejoice! I didn’t know a single kid who had peanut allergies when/where I grew up.
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Nor did I. My god, the number of PB&J sandwiches I saw in grade school (including myself) and even high school (for those who brought their lunches in HS rather than buy from the lunch ladies) was astonishing.
ETA: And I agree that introducing young children to potential allergens such as nuts, eggs and milk in small doses multiple times (unless severe reactions occur) is a way for them to “get over” any potential allergens. I mean - that’s what happened when I got shots for my pollen allergies for trees, grasses, weeds, and molds: you’re given shots of what you’re allergic to to build up a resistance.
Let kids play in the dirt and with flowers and bugs. Don’t dose them up with sanitizer all the time. Let them build up their natural immunities.
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Nor I. The world ran on PB&J sandwiches, which I still eat.
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PB&Js weren’t even a thing in Germany. Still very much aren’t.
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i didn’t realize egg allergies were a thing.
Which is a good thing
Yes, I thought that was obvious.
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Oh, they totally are. I recently met someone who is allergic to eggs, and it really limits what you can eat, especially prepared foods/baked goods.
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My sister was allergic to eggs when she was a child, but she’s over it now.
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I have a friend who’s highly allergic to eggs. On one occasion she had egg allergy symptoms after a vaccine shot; contacted the clinic, to find out it was prepared from an egg extract.
Out of the blue I developed an allergy to beef, rice, and coffee, after enjoying them all my life. Avoided them, and all was ok. I was told a few years later by an allergist that you should challenge your body every few years, so I did; allergy gone.
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