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Mamalaoshi:
I'd like to bump this topic.
I had a similar experience. I have many allergies and intolerances but lived off peanut butter sandwiches for lunch for 30 years of my life. The last few years I've had a similar reaction- I cannot take one bite of peanut anything without ending up in the bathroom for a while with diarrhea and painful cramps, lots of gas and bloating. I still feed my kids peanut butter and don't notice any allergic symptoms just touching it (and with toddlers it does get smeared on me sometimes). I had repeated allergic reactions (hives, throat swelling) to lentils five years ago and so I no longer eat those. I also have digestive reactions to other legumes. I find it curious why I would develop these allergies that seem so random to me. Because of my reaction to lentils, do you think my peanut reaction is an allergic reaction or just a food intolerance?
(By the way, I LOVE Taiwan also. Lived in Taibei for five months, spent a couple weeks in a hospital there with a spontaneously collapsed lung. Can't wait to go back someday.)
PurpleCat:
Have you seen an allergist in the past? Can you be tested now?
Allergies can develop at any time. Since lentils and peanuts are legumes, I would wonder if the kind of reaction you are currently having to peanuts will with repeated exposure, develop into anaphylaxis. My suggestion is to see an allergist who has experience with food allergies.
Macabre:
Note that diarrhea symptoms can be followed with a sudden loss of blood pressure. :-/ They can be very dangerous.
It's not uncommon for someone to have allergies to more than one type of legume.
I developed my allergies 10 years ago--as an adult. Yeah--it happens. :(
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