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A Shared Story from a Nut Allergy Sufferer
When can a nut be lethal?

Nut allergies can come out of the blue and send the affected person to the emergency room.

This is a Testimony from a constant sufferer.

I an still remember that first dramatic day very well – it was May 2013, when I risked my life for the first time because of a walnut.

And I knew that nut allergies can even be life-threatening.

However, since I had been accustomed to eating large quantities of nuts, it hadn’t even occurred to me that such a self indulgence could also actually be a danger to me. That day, the situation suddenly changed.”

The fateful event evening, I had an appointment with a friend tojoin her for dinner together and I ordered a mains pasta with a walnut pesto.

And so far at everything had gone smoothly and the feeling with lovely. After the meal as was a common style for us we went to a bar nearby to have a drink. I ordred a fresh juice with some fresh strawberries. And there the first symptoms appeared.

Suddenly I had noticed that my scalp and hands were starting to itch badly. And my eyelids swelled. My is face had turned red and my facial skin had huge red spots on it.

And shortly within a few short minutes, I felt an unbearable itching all over my whole body. I left the drink and immediately rushed home. Luckily, I lived close by at the time.

I got blurred vision in 1 second

Then I arrived at home. And so I decided to take a cold shower. I tried to relieve my skin itching which was getting worse. But the shower did not help. Nothing seemed to work.

My heart was beating wildly, and suddenly, I saw everything was black. From one second to the next just black, I no longer saw anything. It was strange. I was conscious but my eyes were only transmitting pure black. It was as if I was suddenly in a pitch black room.

So, I screamed in the direction of the living room. And lucky for me, my boyfriend at the time, was at home with me. So I called out to him to help me. And I called loundly to him that I can’t see anything anymore. He replied – but your eyes are open. Thakfully, understanding the seriousness of the situation, he called the local hospital. And greatfully, the hospital workers told him that we had to go to the emergency room immediately with no delay.

My Diagnosis was second degree anaphylactic shock

From when I arrived at the emergency room, everything happened very quickly. I had paused from filling in the admission form when I got to the part where I told them about the walnut pesto and the fresh strawberries.

At that moment everyone around me started to be strangely angry and frustrated withg me. They called the doctors. I had immediately received from the Doctors an antihistamine shot and some cortisone. And they measured my blood pressure. Further to this I got with the impression that everyone was very worried about me. And they were all looking at me. And during those few moments in the emergency centre with everyone, I still had no idea of what was happening to me.

A Big Surprise Party

After an evening which wasn’t peaceful at all, during which someone kept coming to take my blood pressure every five minutes, the doctors confirmed the diagnosis, which was anaphylactic shock.

This is the most serious form of allergic reaction and has four different stages of severity.

Mine was second-degree. This means that my immune system had reacted very violently to the allergen. In my case, it was the walnuts, but also the strawberries probably played an important role too. In addition to these various foods, insect bites and medications can cause anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal.

Treatment

And so, while I was in the hospital, I was informed that any treatment wouldn’t be that easy. Also, i was in shock and I had no idea that a food allergy could appear out of nowhere and could also disappear just as quickly also. At that time I was 33 years old. But the test result showed me the truth.

To protect yourself, you must avoid the allergen. For easy symptoms, I received a first aid test from the hospital with cortisone tablets and antihistamines, and for more severe reactions, an EpiPen.

Thankfully, I never had to use them.

However, I have already used the first aid set two or three times. I always carry it with me, and it can be purchased at all pharmacies.

One option to relieve nut allergy is acupuncture. In 2014, I’ve done an acupuncture treatment for three months. I did it every two weeks but can’t say if this helped. I could find out by eating some nuts, but that moment had me traumatised, so I didn’t even want to try it.

Also, You must keep your eyes open when you buy food.

And The Graubünden walnut cake was my once my favourite dessert typr. But sadly now, I cannot eat it anymore at all. Its strange how the allergy emerged at age 33. Prior to age 33 i did not have this reation to nuts. And I have also realised that allergies come and go in your life. And also When I go food shopping, I am now very careful and I read the list of ingredients. I don’t want to get through that trauma again. And it’s been quite a shock to find out how many foods contain nuts. To my surprise, hazelnuts and pistachios are highly used. Even when I go out to eat at a restaurant or to my friends and family, it is a bit of a headache as I have to remind everyone that I am allergic.

There are Walnuts and also there are walnut types.

So, for a while, I completely avoided eating all types of nuts. Because I was afraid I’d have another allergy reaction. But then, I started doing research on nut allergies and tried to find out what would happen if I ate some amounts and types depending on the food type.

I tolerate peanuts and almonds easily. And for these they can cause strong reactions in some people. But for me its not a problem. Furthermore, I found out that I am not an allergic to small traces of nuts in foods. I am allergy to whole nuts for walbuts. I also found that some types of walnuts I am fine with. For example organic types I am more tolerant with. Every person is different.

What do you do if you have a positive Allergy exam?

The most dangerous time is when you don’t know that you’re allergic. That is when it is the most life and death situations can ha[[en. Usually because you don’t have any medicine on hand to take control in case of any overaction. However, you could carry some medication with you to be safe.

Also an important point. You must call any an emergency doctor or go to the emergency hospital if you have any symptoms. Becasue every second counts in this situation and can make a difference between life and death.