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Originally Posted by SydneyK
Is it possible that a student can be affected by a whiff of peanut butter? I mean, doesn't someone actually have to ingest something containing peanuts in order to have issues related to the allergy?
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I do know a (bratty) kid who had a terrible reaction just from picking up a peanut, but not actually eating it. I think he was trying to be a brat to his Mom (i.e. threatening to eat it) and it sure backfired on him.
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Originally Posted by SydneyK
I seem to remember an incident where a kid kissed his girlfriend/her boyfriend (I don't remember which one had the allergy) and got ill because the boyfriend/girlfriend had peanut-breath, so I guess I can see why it might be a good idea. But still, to ban peanut products entirely from the school seems a bit... excessive.
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One of my co-workers had a shellfish allergy. Her fiance ate lobster or crab for lunch and then (forgetting this), kissed her a while later. Her lips puffed up like crazy and she had trouble breathing and went to the E.R. just to be safe.
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Originally Posted by aephi alum
I don't recall this being an issue at all when I was a child. Kids often brought peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school for lunch....
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aephi, I think we're around the same'ish age. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I agree, this wasn't really an issue. I honestly do believe that the foods that kids are eating today, are so modified and messed with, that kids are now manifesting all of these allergies and sensitivities that didn't really exist to the same degree back then in the 70s and 80s. Ah..the good old days.
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