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Step 1
If a person is truly allergic to some nuts or peanut butter, they are MOST LIKELY allergic to ALL NUTS in ALL forms.
For example, most people who are allergic to peanut butter can have a moderate to serious reaction just smelling peanut butter or even by having peanut butter on their finger.
It is not worth the risk to attempt to eat one type of nut when a person knows they are allergic to another type of nuts.
Any new parent who is aware of nut allergies in their family would be wise to be extremely cautious and avoid all nuts for their child.
Ultimate care needs to be taken, for example, do not give a child an ice cream sundae where nuts were added but then scraped off the top.
In most cases, the first allergic reaction a person will have to nuts is violent vomiting. Subsequent reactions could be extremely severe, including hives over parts of the body that could include the throat, which could cause the throat to close and breathing to be very difficult or breathing may stop.
If a parent suspects a reaction to nuts or any food, the best response is to call 911 and put the child in the care of medical attention as soon as possible. EMT's would administer epinephrine immediately to ease breathing and transport to an emergency room immediately. -
Step 2
There has been research to create a vaccination for nut allergies, but unfortunately the results were not positive; nut allergies are very severe and research had to be stopped.
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Step 3
The best precaution is absolute vigilant avoidance of any products that may contain nuts or may have been in contact with other items containing nuts.
A person with nut allergies should be evaluated by an allergist and should be instructed to always carry an "Epi-Pen" injection of epinephrine.
They should always wear a medic-alert bracelet or necklace identifying their condition. Teachers, friends, co-workers of a child or adult with nut allergies should be informed of the situation.
