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Being diagnosed with a nut allergy can feel overwhelming at first. What does it really mean? What types of nuts do you need to avoid? What are the symptoms to watch out for? Let's break it down and cover all the essentials of understanding nut allergies so you can confidently manage your diagnosis. Nut allergies occur when your immune system mistakenly identifies certain proteins in nuts as harmful, triggering an allergic reaction. The only way to prevent reactions is to completely avoid foods containing the nuts you are allergic to.

When it comes to food allergies, peanuts are one of the worst offenders. Peanut allergies are usually a lifelong allergy, though 20% of the kids who are diagnosed with peanut allergies do outgrow it. Peanut allergies in children are on the rise. In the past 10 years, the number of U.S. children with peanut allergies tripled