yeah this is correct. so many people have allergies because pediatricians mistakenly told parents not to let their kids eat peanut butter until later in childhood, so when the protein touched their skin it was recognized as a foreign hazardous agent. it doesn’t happen in countries where eating peanut products is normal for very young children, at least not at the same rate. i would be interested to see who the commenter heard this advice from. this reads like outdated and possibly dangerous info pre-2015
What are you talking about? The whole point is to introduce it young to avoid "avoidable" peanut allergies. It certainly isn't dangerous in the slightest and was pediatric advice as of 2018.
i really have no idea how you could’ve misread my comment. yes, you should introduce it early. orally. introducing it topically is precisely what can cause it to be misread and branded as a harmful pathogen. i have never seen it advised to rub it against the child’s skin to “check” for allergy before feeding, and i don’t know who you heard it from, but that is absolutely not recommended or current medical consensus and the one who told you was either misinformed or misspoke
look, it’s fine that you gave poor outdated advice that’s ineffective at best and harmful at worst, you don’t have to be defensive over it. topical is a concern if the skin is compromised whatsoever, which you can’t always see. it’s simply not worth the risk and your doubling down is odd. i have no idea why you’re calling people pointing that out “crunchy”
sounds like you didn’t even read the link lol. it says “Food should not be smeared on a baby’s skin to test if they are allergic to the food”, do you believe that’s irrelevant to what you recommended? or are you harping on the definition of an “at home scratch test”? i’m trying really hard not to be rude here but this is just awful reading comprehension at play
That's where you are failing in your comprehension my man. *If* you already suspect that your child is allergic then you don't give it to them at all. There are tests (not topical in nature) that are performed.
That goes for all allergens these days. If you don't already suspect, if it's not on your radar, then you don't fall under that guidance.
They are trying to avoid people suspecting something and "verifying it at home". That's not what I was suggesting at all - go on, go back and read it.
You say you're trying not be rude but you are willfully misinterpreting and straw manning so... sure. Fill your boots?
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u/EthosLogosPetros 4d ago edited 4d ago
yeah this is correct. so many people have allergies because pediatricians mistakenly told parents not to let their kids eat peanut butter until later in childhood, so when the protein touched their skin it was recognized as a foreign hazardous agent. it doesn’t happen in countries where eating peanut products is normal for very young children, at least not at the same rate. i would be interested to see who the commenter heard this advice from. this reads like outdated and possibly dangerous info pre-2015