Foods to Avoid for Peanut Allergy
Allergies are more common than you think. The kind of things that people can be allergic to range from food, cloth materials, to air born substances (many more as well). Food allergies are one of the most common allergies that affect people and it is one such allergy, namely the peanut allergy that we shall be speaking about in the following article. Peanut allergy symptoms manifest themselves almost instantly in those people who have an allergy to it. Avoiding peanuts thus becomes imperative. But along with that, there are certain foods that trigger the symptoms that are brought on by a peanut allergy. It therefore becomes necessary to know the kind of foods that lead to a peanut allergy. This is so that people can go on to protect themselves against the peanut allergy symptoms.
What Follows
As mentioned earlier, a person can have allergies of different kinds, but an allergy at the base of it is due to the same driving force. The immune system of the body mistakes a substance as being harmful for the body and reacts by producing antibodies namely histamines and immunoglobulin E which are responsible for fighting off these 'invading' substances. But the production of these histamines causes the body to react in an adverse way and affects the overall functioning and leads to allergy symptoms. Some of the same are listed below:
- There is itching and redness, which may be followed by redness of the skin and emergence of skin rashes.
- There might be a formation of tiny red bumps all over the skin surface.
- Congestion of chest is noticed.
- Runny nose
- Sneezing and watering of eyes.
- Wheezing and coughing
- Lightheartedness and a feeling of fainting
- Nausea and diarrhea
- Stomach cramps
Food Avoidance List
There are certain foods and food types that need to be avoided in order to prevent an allergic reaction from setting in. Here are some of the foods to avoid for a peanut allergy.
Nuts
There is a high chance that if you're allergic to peanuts, you might also be allergic to all the nuts. Therefore, avoiding nuts in general prevents the onset of nut allergy symptoms and puts you at less risk. Nuts like cashew nut, hazel nut, pecan nut, chestnuts, pistachios, walnuts, Brazil nuts, almonds and others might be putting you at high risk.
By Products
Along with the actual nuts, there is a need to avoid certain by products of these nuts as well. These include oil, butter, extracts, pastes, nougat, shampoos and the like. There is a need to check the label of all the products that you buy so that these ingredients can be outed.
Other Products
These are some of the other products that might contain peanut content:
- Puddings
- Hot chocolate
- Egg rolls
- Pizzas
- Different sauces
- Marinade
- Candy bars
- Baked goods
- Ice creams
- Cuisines of Asia and Africa
- Foods containing lupine
