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Strange. I've often see people with peanut allergies have alligeries to nuts like Almonds but not to Legumes like Chickpeas or Lentils.
by jrhurst 7y ago
Strange. I've often see people with peanut allergies have alligeries to nuts like Almonds but not to Legumes like Chickpeas or Lentils.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoOur minds like to categorize things, but nature doesn't really give a shit about stuffing things into convenient cubby holes.
- losvedir 7y agoMy wife is allergic to peanuts, lentils, chick peas, etc, but not almonds and the like.
- throwaway_tech 7y agoAs one commented mentioned these "nut allergies" can be psychosomatic, where the mind is literally triggering the physical reactions based purely on expectation. On the other hand "nuts" including peanuts are typically processed in the same facilities, so cross-contamination is real too.
- tapland 7y agoWhere I am I've never heard of 'nut allergies' including peanuts, but people with allergies to peanuts (and other legumes) specifying peanut allergy.