I've had nut allergies for about five years now. How do I know if I'm still allergic?

If you were really allergic to nuts it is unlikely that you have outgrown it.

Since the consequences of a nut allergy can be pretty serious, the only safe thing to do is to see an allergist for an allergy test.

The Basics of Nut Allergies:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/n...

ask your local doctor

You are still allergic. Don't even think about it.

Eat a nut it wont kill ya.. haha

If you had a severe allergy, it is still there. An allergist can perform a test to determine the severity of the reaction. Although it was super severe they might decline to do so...

The natural history of tree nut allergy.

Fleischer DM, Conover-Walker MK, Matsui EC, Wood RA.

Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

BACKGROUND: Although 20% of children outgrow peanut allergy, the natural history of tree nut (TN) allergy has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE: The goals of the study were to estimate the proportion of children who outgrow TN allergy and examine predictors of outgrowing it. METHODS: Patients with TN allergy, defined as a history of reaction on ingestion and evidence of TN-specific IgE (TN-IgE) or positive TN-specific IgE level but no history of ingestion, were evaluated. If all current TN-IgE levels were less than 10 kilounits of antibody (kU(A))/L, double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges were offered. Patients who had undergone open TN challenges as part of routine clinical care were also included. RESULTS: Two hundred seventy-eight patients with TN allergy were identified. One hundred one (36%) had a history of acute reactions, 12 (12%) of whom had reactions to multiple TNs and 73 (63%) of whom had a history of moderate-to-severe reactions. Nine of 20 patients who had previously reacted to a TN passed challenges, so that 9 (8.9%; 95% CI, 4% to 16%) of 101 patients with a history of prior TN reactions outgrew TN allergy. Fourteen of 19 who had never ingested TNs but had detectable TN-specific IgE levels passed challenges. One hundred sixty-one did not meet the challenge criteria, and 78 met the criteria but declined challenges. Looking at specific TN-IgE cutoffs, 58% with TN-IgE levels of 5 kU(A)/L or less and 63% with TN-IgE levels of 2 kU(A)/L or less passed challenges. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 9% of patients outgrow TN allergy, including some who had prior severe reactions. Although ideal cutoffs for challenge cannot be firmly recommended on the basis of these data, patients aged 4 years or older with all TN-IgE levels of 5 kU(A)/L or less should be considered for challenge.

PMID: 16275381 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ========================================...


I would suggest you don't try to find out. It could be fatal. Go to the doctors and get tested. A specialist would be best.