Comment by wtvanhest
4 years ago
Our son had skin issues (eczema) before he was old enough to eat solid foods. Eczema and food allergies are correlated so we fed him small amounts of peanuts and he had a crazy reaction. We were lucky he didn’t end up in er first time, but swollen lips, changed “voice” for weeks etc.
For anyone reading this, there are safer ways to test for peanut allergies than feeding someone peanuts, especially because peanut allergies can kill. I'm reminded of this: https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/11/26