lindalove

Anybody here allergic to nuts?

I just found out the hard way that my little brother is allergic to sunflower seeds. He saw me eating them and asked if he could have some.

They are already hulled, so I poured some in his hand (about the size of a nickel) and within 2 minutes he was complaining that his lip was itchy and that his throat felt weird.

I gave him some Benedryl, then tried to call his allergist. They weren't around, so I called his regular doctor.

The told me to give him Children's Benedryl every 4 hours. If he stops eating and drinking, then I need to get him in to be seen.

The sunflower seeds and the Benedryl has since come back up and he feels much better, but I'm now I'm curious as he can eats peanut butter all the time and has never had a problem. In the past he has also eaten things like cashews, almonds and walnuts and they never caused a problem either.

Anybody?