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160. Pesticides are a big contributor

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 12:40 PM

Apr 2013

I never had food allergies in my life until I was poisoned by Malathion (mosquito spraying). All the people in my support group who were made ill by pesticides had severe food allergies. After I was exposed, I could only eat 2 foods for 6 months and then was gradually able to keep eating different foods. Now I can eat most foods although I only eat organic. My problem was severe as food would make my throat close and I would cough for hours. I moved way out to the county and I'm 90 percent better.

There is a great allergy dr in Los Alamos who uses drops to desensitize. But, you can be so allergic to the drops that you have to put a toothpick size on your arm for a while to work up to taking a drop. Her office is right next to the emergency room which is great because you can have a bad reaction to the drops until you desensitize.

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Mom Demands School Go Peanut-Free For Allergic Child [View all] alp227 Apr 2013 OP

That quote is from this child's mother, not someone else. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #1

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #29

Excuse me? I'm a special ed teacher. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #186

What a weird, even bigoted thing to say. thucythucy Apr 2013 #202

Treatment: elleng Apr 2013 #2

The school is in a state that doesn't allow the child to carry the epi pen. Squinch Apr 2013 #241

The SCHOOLS should carry the epi pen! elleng Apr 2013 #258

Yes, and presumably they do. Squinch Apr 2013 #262

Thanks. Yes, timing might be a problem, elleng Apr 2013 #271

Mostly the other parents, when they attach a face to the allergy, are Squinch Apr 2013 #277

Then the rules need to be changed Mz Pip Apr 2013 #369

Yes they do need to be changed. And in the meantime, this school should stop stonewalling this Squinch Apr 2013 #379

Those poor parents. What a terrifying situation to be in. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #3

Which parents? Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #6

They can have peanut butter at home. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #188

The one with the soon-to-be dead kid. Deep13 May 2013 #455

Definately. I would hate for my kids to be deathly allergic to such a common food item. ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #159

Where's the epi-pen? longship Apr 2013 #4

The epi-pen is probably in the school office, and at least in my school district, winter is coming Apr 2013 #33

All but 5 states have laws allowing kids to carry epi-pens and self-administer. pnwmom Apr 2013 #88

Livonia is in one of the 5 problem states strategery blunder Apr 2013 #139

What's with this "special ed=withering away" bit? thucythucy Apr 2013 #201

But if a particular child doesn't need special EDUCATIONAL services, pnwmom Apr 2013 #209

Well, if a kid is inappropriately placed thucythucy Apr 2013 #217

Yes -- the situation is terribly complicated. pnwmom Apr 2013 #230

A kid isn't placed in special ed unless they qualify proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #323

With no instant access to an epi-pen, this kid effectively needs to be quarantined. strategery blunder Apr 2013 #218

I see your point. I was just struck by seeing thucythucy Apr 2013 #227

Indeed... strategery blunder Apr 2013 #237

I wonder how many people posting on DU Squinch Apr 2013 #222

And in the meantime, the school should go peanut free. Squinch Apr 2013 #220

Good thing I was quarantined in special ed to wither away KamaAina Apr 2013 #234

See? That's what happens to those poor withering special ed kids. Squinch Apr 2013 #242

Didn't Bush go to Yale? dsc Apr 2013 #288

He was a legacy KamaAina Apr 2013 #305

WTH?? Kids in special ed "wither away"??? proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #322

That's ridiculous - that's nuts. Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #397

My son's teachers carry epi pens telclaven Apr 2013 #180

Neither; the district has a zero-tolerance policy for all meds. Kids aren't supposed to have winter is coming Apr 2013 #197

Good luck. If your state allows them, your district needs to be educated. nt pnwmom Apr 2013 #211

I'm allergic to tomatoes, and thus allergic to pizza. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #333

I am allergic to strawberries, and vomit after eating them, but this kid is so allergic he could DIE peacebird Apr 2013 #334

Yes the school should accommodate the kid. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #339

The school cannot guarantee this kid's safety. And that's what mother wants. MADem Apr 2013 #423

You need WHITE pizza, then!!! MADem Apr 2013 #391

I'm sure there's Italian cooking without tomatoes, as well. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #424

A foccacia with anything you like on it, whatever roasted veg suits you, and a bit of MADem Apr 2013 #426

Oh man. That poor kid is gonna be the most hated kid in school Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #5

We use sunbutter at home instead of peanut butter. Tastes the same. winter is coming Apr 2013 #34

They can have peanut butter sandwiches for breakfast every day. pnwmom Apr 2013 #91

Peanut butter is a staple Aerows Apr 2013 #101

I've always had allergies but never one that could send me into anaphylactic shock. pnwmom Apr 2013 #106

What if it all your family can afford, though? Aerows Apr 2013 #110

The school lunch program is free for low-income kids. pnwmom Apr 2013 #116

You miss the point Aerows Apr 2013 #119

It ISN'T a "low income lunch program"! It's exactly the same lunch the vast majority eat, pnwmom Apr 2013 #125

This message was self-deleted by its author winter is coming Apr 2013 #203

The school lunch program is federally funded nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #133

I stand corrected, then Aerows Apr 2013 #175

Parents can chose to pack a lunch nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #195

Sorry to hear you got it as an adult Aerows Apr 2013 #375

Go Hungry???/ Dorian Gray Apr 2013 #384

It's a solid argument Aerows Apr 2013 #385

They should also not have it 3 times a day womanofthehills Apr 2013 #147

My friend's son had a peanut allergy so bad, even skin contact was bad. Sheepshank Apr 2013 #143

How many of your allergies were potentially fatal? proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #189

The kid will die if he ingests peanuts, and the state does not allow Squinch Apr 2013 #226

In cases like this one, it's a very severe allergy... Violet_Crumble Apr 2013 #304

You come across as patronizing to people with life-threatening medical conditions. joeunderdog Apr 2013 #352

So that means no more PB&J sandwiches at lunch for all kids at the school? Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #123

I'm saying that's what I would do. I don't know the right answer for a school. pnwmom Apr 2013 #127

Many school systems across the US have removed PB and J sandwiches nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #131

Peanuts are an ingredient in a LOT of foods, and sometimes not on label. Impossible. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #367

Adults love peanut butter Aerows Apr 2013 #96

Me too a la izquierda Apr 2013 #109

Peanut butter Aerows Apr 2013 #112

Actually, it's recommended to eat peanut butter in moderation womanofthehills Apr 2013 #142

I eat organic peanut butter Aerows Apr 2013 #177

I make my own peanut butter. Pab Sungenis Apr 2013 #269

That sounds delicious Aerows Apr 2013 #321

Me too. I put it in protein skakes after I workout Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #118

I love natural peanut butter Aerows Apr 2013 #122

We haven't served peanut butter in our school for several years now. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #190

Maybe it's not served in school Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #225

Have you ever had an anaphalactic reaction? I have. Squinch Apr 2013 #229

It's reasonable to have the entire school...every kid...go peanut free for one kid? Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #233

If the potential consequence to the one kid is death? Of course. Squinch Apr 2013 #235

Ummmmm.... perhaps because it is grossly inefficient to re-order society based on tabasco Apr 2013 #299

My thoughts exactly Aerows Apr 2013 #376

I imagine handicap parking spaces bug you too. Squinch Apr 2013 #381

Comparing a parking space close to a store tabasco Apr 2013 #428

Equating a child's possible fatal reaction and the right to peanut butter is kind of stupid. Squinch Apr 2013 #430

There is no right to peanut butter tabasco Apr 2013 #432

Yes, I know there's no right to peanut butter. That's kind of the point. Squinch Apr 2013 #433

What about students who are allergic to milk or eggs? tabasco Apr 2013 #434

Milk or egg allergies don't tend to be fatal. Squinch Apr 2013 #435

About 10 people die in the US every year from peanut allergy tabasco Apr 2013 #437

Not sure where you are getting your number from. Here is a source about peanut allergies: Squinch Apr 2013 #442

The Centers For Disease Control tabasco Apr 2013 #448

The CDC link you posted doesn't say anything about number of deaths per year. Squinch Apr 2013 #449

I guess you missed this part, which was in my excerpt tabasco May 2013 #459

That source isn't the Center for Disease Control. That is Meredith Broussard (whoever she is) Squinch May 2013 #469

PS. This is a common thing for schools to do these days. Squinch Apr 2013 #253

I didn't know that Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #306

I don't know either. But as I said downthread, I'm betting on Monsanto. Squinch Apr 2013 #348

That's why you don't get peanuts on flights nowadays. joeunderdog Apr 2013 #353

That's not true. I flew a US carrier just this month and got peanuts going to and from California. MADem Apr 2013 #394

They've had peanuts on all the flights I've taken recently. MineralMan Apr 2013 #405

I agree Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #261

Exactly... StarlightGold Apr 2013 #290

I read the article and didn't see anywhere where the Squinch Apr 2013 #382

It's not in StarlightGold Apr 2013 #389

She's suing the school, and demanding that they ensure a "peanut free" environment for her child. MADem Apr 2013 #412

None of our kids bring lunch from home. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #319

It's not about PEANUT BUTTER! Peanuts are ingredients in LOTS & LOTS of foods! Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #368

Best post of the thread. MADem Apr 2013 #392

Thx! Interesting they can become desensitized sometimes? That's good news. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #421

It's a brand new approach and it is working better than they dared hope. MADem Apr 2013 #422

I've worked at a school Tien1985 Apr 2013 #7

School can accommodate without banning nuts... ReasonableToo Apr 2013 #67

actually, separate tables doesn't always work. Sheepshank Apr 2013 #144

No, that does not always work. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #256

If a child is that allergic Pab Sungenis Apr 2013 #274

No, they aren't Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #301

What about the other 10% of children highly sensitive to peanuts? winter is coming Apr 2013 #311

So these kids lives are limited to home, school and only controlled environments? ReasonableToo Apr 2013 #349

agreed. peanut butter does not trump potentially very sick/dead child La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #275

creating Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #8

complete bs. many kid-oriented kitchens are not completely peanut/tree-nut free. unblock Apr 2013 #76

Not true at all. I am currently working in 5 schools, all of Squinch Apr 2013 #252

if yo u look hard enough Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #298

Very possibly. But the schools have made every effort to keep the kids safe, and it seems Squinch Apr 2013 #347

louis C K had a joke about this. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #9

Mrs. Williams sounds like a "nut", bad pun intended. Quantess Apr 2013 #10

It's manageable without a ban. Ilsa Apr 2013 #11

First Reaction LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #12

There are peanuts in so many products that an allergy this severe is hard to control Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #78

That was my sense of it too. FedUpWithIt All Apr 2013 #111

I agree. If it's that severe an allergy the kid should probably be home schooled Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #121

One of the ways that these allergies get so severe Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #156

Tree nuts and peanuts are not the same. Peanuts are in the legume family. haele Apr 2013 #224

I know they're not in the same family, but the article says PB and nuts Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #279

If my child were that allergic, I sure would not trust other parents or other kids. Drahthaardogs Apr 2013 #302

Wonder how this could be implemented? vankuria Apr 2013 #13

It depends on the severity of the allergy Cairycat Apr 2013 #14

That seems like a reasonable compromise and the kids marions ghost Apr 2013 #23

It sounds like a very severe allergy including tree nuts. Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #83

Sorry, but one kid with a peanut allergy vs however many don't have them? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #15

Are you saying Cairycat Apr 2013 #17

The child can't help being severely allergic, no Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #25

You skip out on some life lessons by doing that. Neoma Apr 2013 #38

an even better life lesson: datasuspect Apr 2013 #54

And making it more unfair is better? Neoma Apr 2013 #55

you can't always get what you want datasuspect Apr 2013 #57

But you can always get what you need. Neoma Apr 2013 #90

i wasn't talking about the song datasuspect Apr 2013 #105

So? Neoma Apr 2013 #107

Well, what about the 6 degrees of Kevin BACON? DainBramaged Apr 2013 #120

gor blimey! datasuspect Apr 2013 #126

Be rather idiotic (at best) to predicate school policy on "life isn't fair..." LanternWaste Apr 2013 #173

coach would always tell us that life wasn't fair datasuspect Apr 2013 #174

If 'coach' said it, then it referred to competitive games LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #407

why build wheelchair ramps for that matter? joeunderdog Apr 2013 #354

Even if "sucking it up" may result in DYING? alp227 Apr 2013 #238

Ain't this just the craziest thread you've seen in ages? Squinch Apr 2013 #243

save the drama for your mama datasuspect Apr 2013 #244

Hey! I just called this a crazy thread and then noticed YOU started it. Squinch Apr 2013 #266

And die rather than deny your friends peanut butter. Squinch Apr 2013 #249

Yup, life isn't fair, so you'll just have to go without peanut butter Scootaloo Apr 2013 #273

That's absurd Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #58

But I like what someone else said in this thread. Neoma Apr 2013 #65

Such adaptations do cost money, which can inconvenience people where the budget is tight. That is LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #74

"you have to get your peanut butter sammich at home" is a tiny, tiny inconvenience unblock Apr 2013 #80

No, it isn't, and that's just ridiculous Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #86

I disagree. I think it is a *minor* accommodation, and the social ostracism IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #92

It isn't a minor accomodation. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #99

How many school lunches have you made in the last five years? IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #204

This is interesting. Squinch Apr 2013 #259

What about a lot of the other things that schools commonly require? LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #409

Maybe being in a wheelchair right now makes me realize how fucked up and insenitive people can be. Neoma Apr 2013 #103

And? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #108

I've seen businesses cut corners illegally when it comes to accessibility. Neoma Apr 2013 #117

Its true that hospitals accomodate diets, but hospitals aren't "nut free zones". They make the Erose999 Apr 2013 #157

Actually an area of the kitchen nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #169

Its an area of the kitchen though, and not the entire hospital. I mean you can still get nut items Erose999 Apr 2013 #212

Schools have done this, gone nut free nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #223

Neoma is right. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #128

No, it won't Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #130

First World Problems, huh? alp227 Apr 2013 #240

Maybe someone should open up a charter school for children with extreme allergies. THey can have Pisces Apr 2013 #98

Alternatively, they can ban peanuts, which is done all the time with little Squinch Apr 2013 #245

This opens the school to lawsuits if someone makes a mistake and sends in a food item Pisces Apr 2013 #296

No, actually it doesn't open the school to anything like that. Where do you get this stuff? Squinch Apr 2013 #345

Do you think a child with Tourette's syndrome should be kept home? Squinch Apr 2013 #239

You don't build an elevator just for a kid with spina bifida. MADem Apr 2013 #291

Oy. Squinch Apr 2013 #308

IED, IEP--it's all blowing up in her face, and you knew what I meant. MADem Apr 2013 #359

Carry on with the drama. It really adds to the excitement of discussing this issue, which for Squinch Apr 2013 #380

Speaking of "carrying on," that post added absolutely nothing to the thread MADem Apr 2013 #390

An allergy free policy gives a false sense of security ReasonableToo Apr 2013 #365

Because they're the ones who have died in schools. Squinch Apr 2013 #377

They can be home schooled on the public dime--Rick Santorum's kids were. MADem Apr 2013 #205

School districts in the US have actually gotten rid nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #136

Home schooling the kid might actually cost thucythucy Apr 2013 #207

I always wonder about Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #16

So because the school can't control this for the rest of the child's life Cairycat Apr 2013 #18

Wow! Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #19

You're really missing the point of his question. nt. TimberValley Apr 2013 #32

The difference is... LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #71

Sometimes people grow out of allergies or they get less severe. pnwmom Apr 2013 #93

Under the ADA employers are required to make accommodations nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #141

But his employers will have to accommodate proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #194

10 years old is old enough to start taking care of yourself. reformist2 Apr 2013 #20

You can die without consuming, you've missed those comments in this thread. Neoma Apr 2013 #41

Maybe the whole world should be peanut free. reformist2 Apr 2013 #43

Wouldn't hurt. Neoma Apr 2013 #44

I could not find a single case of a person dying from a peanut Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 #70

Might be less deaths since there's epi-pens. Neoma Apr 2013 #85

I Have a Question RobinA Apr 2013 #163

I can eat every nut but cashews. Neoma Apr 2013 #167

Monsanto. Squinch Apr 2013 #251

Part of it is lack of exposure jeff47 Apr 2013 #332

Where the heck did you look? Here are 5 from a 5 minute search. Squinch Apr 2013 #248

All of those people had eaten them. Mariana Apr 2013 #350

Two of those (2nd and last) are the same kid, who didn't eat a peanut, he ate a cookie MADem May 2013 #457

I doubt a truly peanut-free environment is even possible - lynne Apr 2013 #21

I would home school tavernier Apr 2013 #22

I am with you on this one. My granddaughter evidently has a classmate that has that problem. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #28

Not everyone has the time to homeschool. Neoma Apr 2013 #42

My niece is 10 years old with a serious peanut allergy. She could die if she ingests them. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #295

The parents should do that. n/t duffyduff Apr 2013 #314

There oughta be a treatment. ananda Apr 2013 #24

You'd think. Quick story. Inkfreak Apr 2013 #26

The solution is simple. Teach the kid to not eat other kid's food. Or, home school him. leveymg Apr 2013 #27

Here's a clue for you: Zoeisright Apr 2013 #257

Thank you for that information. Anaphylaxis is indeed a serious medical event. leveymg Apr 2013 #297

Not to sound insensitive but I don't think it's fair to inconvenience so many for just one person. TimberValley Apr 2013 #30

If the child had another disability marions ghost Apr 2013 #31

At what point would the logistics be considered too much though? TimberValley Apr 2013 #35

Even then LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #37

ok, so a parent lapses and sends their kid to school with a peanut lunch, what next? uncle ray Apr 2013 #138

Home school the kid! Problem solved! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #158

Distance learning--even better. That way the parent doesn't have to do the work. MADem Apr 2013 #250

What I'm saying is marions ghost Apr 2013 #48

We're talking about little kids here newmember Apr 2013 #40

You can't guarantee his ultimate safety marions ghost Apr 2013 #59

I don't disagree with your post newmember Apr 2013 #69

It isn't the school that has to accommodate - it's the other parents gollygee Apr 2013 #61

Read my other posts marions ghost Apr 2013 #63

Yeah but your argument gollygee Apr 2013 #66

No--I have not said the school has a responsibilty anywhere marions ghost Apr 2013 #77

What other disability would require that every person in the school modify their behavior? MADem Apr 2013 #246

So OK I don't know these parents marions ghost Apr 2013 #317

I don't disagree that a compromise would certainly work, as others here have suggested. MADem Apr 2013 #355

I dont know these people so I can't get personal against the mother marions ghost Apr 2013 #363

Her comments in the cited article are inflammatory, to put it kindly. MADem Apr 2013 #371

I can't hate on somebody marions ghost Apr 2013 #372

How do you know banning peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, pecans, etc., is a "minor WinkyDink Apr 2013 #328

I found this marions ghost Apr 2013 #335

They're asking for peanuts and all tree nuts be banned. It's in the article. n/t tammywammy Apr 2013 #356

OK well I had no idea this was such a burning hot topic marions ghost Apr 2013 #366

What if the child died womanofthehills Apr 2013 #146

It's a common situation rightsideout Apr 2013 #36

I thought the evidence showed no fatalities unless peanuts were digested. aikoaiko Apr 2013 #39

Even then Nevernose Apr 2013 #46

There are many documented cases--here's a recent one: marions ghost Apr 2013 #51

Let's imagine that, instead of a peanut allergy, some student had an extreme sensitivity to light. TimberValley Apr 2013 #45

Weigh each case and adjust marions ghost Apr 2013 #52

I have mixed feelings about this gollygee Apr 2013 #47

Yes, the nut-free table appears to work well at many schools. reformist2 Apr 2013 #49

I do too... Phentex Apr 2013 #75

I have a story that proves your point. bunnies Apr 2013 #170

Your friend should be ashamed of herself missingthebigdog Apr 2013 #307

I think she was just upset that her child was not allowed to eat. bunnies Apr 2013 #346

I have been reading that peanut oil in vaccines is behind the rise in peanut allergies. IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #50

If the allergy is that severe mainstreetonce Apr 2013 #53

I believe that is the discussion point. IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #84

I wasn't referring to that argument. mainstreetonce Apr 2013 #87

The point is that (per the parents logical argument) IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #89

Refining peanut oil is supposed to kill the proteins that cause allergic reactions. n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #56

Key work "supposed" - the "epidemic" of peanut allergies started IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #79

Hmm gollygee Apr 2013 #62

Tons of different theories out there. IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #81

I'm not sure why "didn't" is in quotation marks in your post gollygee Apr 2013 #165

Still not sharing with my MIL! Lol! IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #198

Chemicals can cause peanut allergies womanofthehills Apr 2013 #148

Here's why that theory falls apart jeff47 Apr 2013 #336

I have a niece whose son has severe allergies to tree nuts MineralMan Apr 2013 #60

That is very accurately stated Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #286

Well said. Kids who have allergies need to be taught to protect themselves. This kid is not in a Pisces Apr 2013 #364

No. That's bullshit. Arkana Apr 2013 #64

+10000 Totally agree. nt TimberValley Apr 2013 #68

Wow Tien1985 Apr 2013 #82

There is good evidence that the drastic rise in peanut allergies Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 #72

What a sick statement womanofthehills Apr 2013 #153

Mission accomplished! Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 #370

Creating a Bigger Problem? 4Q2u2 Apr 2013 #73

Genetics doesn't work that way Silent3 Apr 2013 #396

Wow Aerows Apr 2013 #94

My district handles this by making the child's homeroom nut-free, not the whole school. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #95

Excellent solution Aerows Apr 2013 #113

My daughters school in Ottawa is peanut free happypeacebug Apr 2013 #97

In the Southern United States Aerows Apr 2013 #115

the "peanut free " foods for lunches are not super costly happypeacebug Apr 2013 #182

I disagree they are not super costly laundry_queen Apr 2013 #216

Nick should learn not to put his hands to his mouth without first washing them. Barack_America Apr 2013 #100

Mom should home school her child. Apophis Apr 2013 #102

I agree Aerows Apr 2013 #374

Curious about another aspect of this... madmom Apr 2013 #104

I've been SEVERELY allergic to many things in my life, thankfully peanuts aren't one DainBramaged Apr 2013 #114

There is a treatment nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #124

Shit. If it's one thing I can't stand, it's a panicky, helicopter mother. Aristus Apr 2013 #129

Peanut allergies affect 300 percent more kids than as recently as 1997, according to this Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #132

That is really interesting. treestar Apr 2013 #145

When I was in PA School, I had a classmate who insisted that treating bacterial infections Aristus Apr 2013 #150

Interesting. A 'bored' immune system? Matariki Apr 2013 #154

I have very bad pollen allergies that completely disappear when I go to places like Central America. Marr Apr 2013 #342

Which is why allergists/immunologists worked so hard to find a cure for it. MADem Apr 2013 #395

They are on the rise actually nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #134

Shit. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's the ignorant. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #260

I didn't say it didn't exist. I simply suspect it is overdiagnosed. Aristus Apr 2013 #268

The kid has an EpiPen. winter is coming Apr 2013 #320

I've run into several parents who are absolutely sure their kid has a deadly peanut allergy jeff47 Apr 2013 #337

So... you know "several moms" who don't know their kids eat PBJ at school, but you know it? winter is coming Apr 2013 #341

The mom doesn't "know" because that would shatter her sacrifice. jeff47 Apr 2013 #401

but you dont personally know if this kid was part of the overdiagnosed category, do you? La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #414

When it comes to disabilities, there are reasonable accommodations kudzu22 Apr 2013 #135

Schools are doing it though nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #140

Think of it like the parent of the allergic kid. jeff47 Apr 2013 #338

It's one thing to ask people to be accomodating. It's another thing to demand it. nt. TimberValley Apr 2013 #137

I remember back in 1974 when 112 kids at my school died from peanuts. Throd Apr 2013 #149

Which is interesting, but this child DOES have a potentially fatal allergy. Squinch Apr 2013 #282

Reason #501 why I'm happy I don't have children a la izquierda Apr 2013 #151

Why are there so many kids with peanut allergies these days? Matariki Apr 2013 #152

Pesticides are a big contributor womanofthehills Apr 2013 #160

Plastics in cookware, chemical additives, steroids in meats, genetically modified foods, etc. etc... joeunderdog Apr 2013 #358

Jimmy Carter, probably Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #161

Here's one thought: gollygee Apr 2013 #168

No wonder I'm so healthy! Matariki Apr 2013 #184

No one really knows. Some say it's too much cleanliness, vaccines, winter is coming Apr 2013 #208

Not sure what the parents want YarnAddict Apr 2013 #155

Not just that, but no nuts of any kinds. Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #162

That is one area where it gets really tricky gollygee Apr 2013 #171

I think that's unreasonable YarnAddict Apr 2013 #270

The kids would not be eating lunch at all!!! Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #284

For sure! n/t YarnAddict Apr 2013 #292

My youngest son has a severe (contact) peanut allergy. Xithras Apr 2013 #164

+1. I can remember my kid, at 5, pointing at one of those "uncrustable" PBJs in the winter is coming Apr 2013 #210

LOL Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #228

After reading through this thread SheilaT Apr 2013 #166

I'm With You RobinA Apr 2013 #247

It is definitely true that a person with this type of allergy has to learn to manage it Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #255

The school would also have to ban unpackaged snacks... bunnies Apr 2013 #172

My kid's school strongly discourages food trading/sharing. winter is coming Apr 2013 #213

See. That makes sense to me. bunnies Apr 2013 #265

OMG, I just went straight back to 8th grade. winter is coming Apr 2013 #303

OK, maybe I'm old, but . . . Brigid Apr 2013 #176

Exactly Aerows Apr 2013 #178

Me too, 50's and 60's NO ONE had food allergies DainBramaged Apr 2013 #179

Wondering the same thing Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #263

Mom needs to enroll her child in a desensitization trial. MADem Apr 2013 #181

this is far from a universal cure unblock Apr 2013 #191

Re-read the article. MADem Apr 2013 #199

i've talked to a number of doctors about this and it's not a cure-all unblock Apr 2013 #206

The NYT article was about complex, multiple allergies, not just peanut. MADem Apr 2013 #215

some of the doctors i've spoken with are at the forefront of this research. unblock Apr 2013 #431

Four months. It's not an experiemental treatment either--it's simple desensitization. MADem Apr 2013 #439

four months is about the right minimum time for the challenges *in a doctor's office* unblock Apr 2013 #441

A major time commitment for a normal life. I think, if there's a treatment available for a kid MADem Apr 2013 #450

if it worked and there were no question about it, sure. unblock May 2013 #462

That link doesn't work. MADem May 2013 #465

try the link now. unblock May 2013 #466

Ahhh...a lot of the movement on this issue has happened AFTER Jan 2013. MADem May 2013 #467

thanks for all your links and information. unblock May 2013 #468

Acupressure can help too ReasonableToo Apr 2013 #357

This kid needs the whole "start with ten micrograms of peanut flour" protocol. MADem Apr 2013 #361

I agree. ReasonableToo Apr 2013 #373

If they are going to accommodate this child then they need to accommodate all of them... Kalidurga Apr 2013 #183

i don't know where a cafeteria serving non-kosher food would be life-threatening. unblock Apr 2013 #193

Why should it have to be life threatening? Kalidurga Apr 2013 #196

Because kids like that one die if they have anything with the slightest trace of peanuts... Violet_Crumble Apr 2013 #315

It's unreasonable Aerows Apr 2013 #327

It's not. Not when a child will die if they eat peanuts... Violet_Crumble Apr 2013 #330

I disagree Travis_0004 Apr 2013 #378

I don't think you get the point of accommodation Kalidurga Apr 2013 #425

Sawdust for everyone!! Ooops...who has a wood allergy? nt MADem Apr 2013 #221

Oops I do nt Kalidurga Apr 2013 #293

Ground concrete for you!!! nt MADem Apr 2013 #362

Or you could avoid all that if you stuck to banning just the food that can kill one of the kids. Squinch Apr 2013 #272

There are a whole lot of deadly allergies that people have. Kalidurga Apr 2013 #294

Because lactose intolerant kids don't die of lactose. Squinch Apr 2013 #343

I know peanut alergies can be very serious, even fatal AndyA Apr 2013 #185

I was under the impression most schools have already gone peanut free. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #187

Part of life is learning how to cope with a disability LittleBlue Apr 2013 #192

"she's conditioning him for a sterile environment"???? unblock Apr 2013 #200

Quite generally speaking, children need to learn to cope with all kinds of things; but while they LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #429

I'm of 2 minds about this laundry_queen Apr 2013 #214

Being of two minds pipi_k Apr 2013 #232

Those are all things I've thought of as well. laundry_queen Apr 2013 #310

Step One, for anyone with a serious allergy, is to seek desensitization therapy. MADem Apr 2013 #236

Good point about the parents SheilaT Apr 2013 #285

If my child had that severe of an allergy we would pack all of his lunches and grantcart Apr 2013 #219

My son's are vegetarians Boudica the Lyoness Apr 2013 #231

I thought of that too Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #267

A lot of schools are now nut free. Kids have a way of sharing things and all it would take is appleannie1 Apr 2013 #254

Except that you don't know what has nuts in it and not Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #289

Indeed even if there is a ban there is no guarantee that every item of food brought in will be safe. PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #318

My kids school is peanut free abelenkpe Apr 2013 #264

My kid's school is nut free as well. It makes it mildly inconvenient when Butterbean Apr 2013 #420

Im inclined to side with the mom. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #276

it's funny when it comes to the wealthy we are always talking about how they should La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #278

In my experience, asking kids not to bring peanuts is pretty common. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #280

i feel disdainful towards many members in this thread La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #312

Peanut butter is poor folks' food. But this isn't about "peanut butter." MADem Apr 2013 #399

many other schools have done it and succeeded. a reasonable accomodation can La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #400

A reasonable accommodation is a letter home to his classmates and a table in the corner of the MADem Apr 2013 #411

If the kid's allergy is so severe jeff47 Apr 2013 #340

Christ! Get that woman a Valium! Warpy Apr 2013 #281

This is turning out to be quite a revealing liberty vs safety issue! reformist2 Apr 2013 #283

And peanut butter vs death issue! Squinch Apr 2013 #287

i think its sad that we define liberty as ability to eat peanuts in schools La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #413

It's kind of a big deal to kids... reformist2 Apr 2013 #419

Good grief have you seen the list of tree nuts? dkf Apr 2013 #300

What, pray tell, is a Bush nut? KamaAina Apr 2013 #309

No in CT. Hahaha. dkf Apr 2013 #316

Right, it'd not going to happen realistically. Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #416

Good point. Why feed a false sense of security when what she wants is impossible. dkf Apr 2013 #417

Surely young Nick is not the only child in Michigan with a peanut allergy. KamaAina Apr 2013 #313

I guess I'm just Lucky Brimley Apr 2013 #324

Not only peanuts; SHE ALSO ASKED TO BAN ALL TREE-NUTS, PEOPLE. That is one heckuva request. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #325

Slightly off topic, Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #326

It was because they don't need refrigeration, I thought. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #329

My daughter was born in 1984 HockeyMom Apr 2013 #331

My personal opinion is that a lot of kids laundry_queen Apr 2013 #344

Actually, we had the exact opposite experience. winter is coming Apr 2013 #351

I was having a conversation with someone I work with just the other day notadmblnd Apr 2013 #360

Pardon me... Jasana Apr 2013 #383

A little inconvenience versus the death of a child Uzair Apr 2013 #386

Well Said greatlaurel Apr 2013 #393

Do you support a ban on all peanut and tree nut products everywhere? Silent3 Apr 2013 #398

everywhere else the kid can bring his epipen. Also the parents can limit access to other spaces La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #403

Schooling is a necessity, schooling happening in particular buildings, not so much. Silent3 Apr 2013 #408

Well hello there "slippery slope" logical fallacy Uzair Apr 2013 #406

I wasn't positing a slippery slope at all, that one ban would or could lead to the other Silent3 Apr 2013 #410

Do you support mandatory nose piercing for all? Squinch Apr 2013 #444

My post certainly does apply, if you'd bothered to read more... Silent3 Apr 2013 #446

Nah. I read it. Doesn't really apply. Squinch Apr 2013 #447

If this kid were allergic to oxygen some here would advocate banning that as well Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #387

That makes sense. Because who can tell the difference between peanuts and oxygen? Squinch Apr 2013 #445

It would seem that the easy answer would be to ban peanuts, but by doing chelsea0011 Apr 2013 #388

Up above someone said their child's snack had been confiscated so the next day she brought it dkf Apr 2013 #402

If this woman thinks every parent is going to be hyper vigilant keeping all peanut and peanut oils dkf Apr 2013 #404

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I believe this is a case where the individual must be vigilant... yawnmaster Apr 2013 #418

Anyone see the latest Louis C.K. HBO special? MrSlayer Apr 2013 #427

Some responses here drive me up the wall Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #436

And walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, chestnuts, ...... TREE NUTS. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #438

That is extreme Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #451

Completely untrue. Nuts (peanuts are NOT nuts; they're legumes) marybourg May 2013 #453

... La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2013 #440

The really funny thing is that the same is true here in the US. Squinch Apr 2013 #443

The nut free school request for my younger daughter gollygee May 2013 #461

There are people who contract all the trendy conditions just for attention BlueStreak Apr 2013 #452

For some time I've been bemused at the extreme marybourg May 2013 #454

A reference for you BlueStreak May 2013 #456

EXCELLENT reference. MADem May 2013 #458

And I note that the child is 10 years old BlueStreak May 2013 #460

I was just on a panel discussion last weekend where we discussed the IdaBriggs May 2013 #463

That comment was specifically about ADD and Ritilin, and I stand by it BlueStreak May 2013 #464

The kids who can eat Peanuts should not suffer because of 1 child. Walter-White Jul 2013 #470