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Nut allergy.

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  • esuhl
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    z1a wrote: »
    No, I'm not actually that stupid, but why would anybody with such a severe allergy put themselves in that position?

    No, you're just trolling the forum for a laugh.

    Either way, I'm not sure that makes you "not actually that stupid".
  • What a lot of people don't realise is that other allergies can cause quite severe reactions too.

    I have an allergy to women and once on a long haul flight told the chief stewardess I was sweating profusely and my blood pressure was sky-high due to sitting next to a rather buxom female. The stewardess, who was holding a pot of steaming hot coffee, 'accidentally' spilled some onto my lap, bent over and told me in a authoritative voice it wasn't an allergy it was an intolerance.

    Some people just don't understand.
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  • hollydays
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    It does surprise me that people with a severe reaction to nuts choose to put themselves at such potential risk by eating out or travelling by plane.

    For years, I suffered from an extremely delicate stomach and used to get food poisoning on virtually every foreign holiday when others were fine. After being hospitalised in Malta, I decided that, in future, I would only cook my own food while on holiday. That meant self catering and not eating out. I have to admit that my partner of the time wasn't particularly happy, but it did the trick.

    Surely you'd advocate them not stepping out of the house at all.
  • As it happens, I don't go abroad, so Personally I don't put myself at risk on a flight. However, I am also fortunate enough to be able to be in the company of someone eating nuts, as long as I don't come into direct contact myself (as in eat them, or have a nut product on my skin - I have to be careful with cosmetics, soap, etc, and cannot use anything that contains salycilic [sp?] acid either).

    However, I do eat out sometimes. It tends to be breakfast rather than lunch or an evening meal. Not only is there far less chance of nut contamination with my bacon and eggs, but it's usually quieter too - a definite plus! I do ask to read labels in restaurants and cafes when necessary, as it is my responsibility.

    I may have an allergy, but it doesn't mean that I can't socialise - friends understand, and some are happy to have breakfast instead of a later meal. Even our Brownie and Rainbow planning has been done over breakfast.
  • System
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    hollydays wrote: »
    For some people, even being breathed on by someone who's eaten peanuts is enough to bring on anaphylactic shock

    The air is constantly recycled. Hence why within a few days of getting home, some get a cold. As it needs one sneeze.
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  • System
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    The OP is the sad one cannot cope with nuts for a few hours.
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  • SnowTiger
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    Or Malaysian, or Singapore. They both practically force feed you peanuts.

    Peanuts are often given out on long haul flights.

    I would expect seats to be covered in hidden peanut oils and debris.

    If someone is so intolerant to nuts that being in the same room as someone eating them could be fatal, isn't sitting in the same seat as someone who was shovelling them down their throat on a previous flight dangerous?

    Perhaps whatever it is they're intolerant to dissipates quickly.
  • System
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    Regarding the allergy.

    Do the people/family that have a nut allergy notify about it on time of booking the holiday with a tour holiday if a package or nearer the time?

    Though my friend only gets migraines, is allergic to bananas even if one is a handbag
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  • nobblyned
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    z1a wrote: »
    Twice recently I've been on a plane and there has been an announcement about a passenger with a nut allergy, so they won't be selling any products that may contain nuts.
    Why should 180 other people have to suffer because of one person?
    The sufferer should either take the risk, or charter their own private transport.
    In future I'm going to take my own peanuts to eat on the plane.

    You and 180 people "suffer" because you can't eat nuts? You sir are a moron.
  • Ms_Chocaholic
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    We had a similar announcement when we flew on holiday and back. What I don't understand though is that a passenger on an earlier flight could have sat in the very seat that the passenger with the nut allergy is sat. The previous passenger could have eaten nuts leaving an oily residue on the seat/cushion/drop down table.
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