Originally Posted by Airborne Aircrew
At the risk of sounding crude - Nuts is bollox...
Half a dozen "noisy" people got themselves noticed. Now, something that almost the entire planet eats and enjoys is banned from schools...
Hmmm... "noisy people".
Peanut Allergy Information
"Peanut allergy symptoms affect various systems of the body and include:
- Hives/urticaria/wheals (small raised itchy areas likened to bites)
- Itchy red skin, rashes
- Congested runny nose
- Pain in the stomach, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea
- Swelling/edema of the lips, skin tongue and airways (causing constriction, wheezing and difficulty breathing)
- Shock (as blood pressure drops and the blood struggles to pump blood around the body)
The smell of peanuts or even second hand contact like kissing or shaking hands with someone else who has eaten a peanut product has been reported to produce an allergic reaction. People with severe peanut allergy are at risk of suffering anaphylactic shock."
Fatal Nut Allergy - DrGreene.com
"Some individuals have reactions to particular foods. These reactions can range from mild intolerance to fatal allergies. Most of the children who develop life threatening food allergies either have asthma or a family history of asthma, eczema, or hay fever. Most of them have mild to moderate reactions (rash, wheezing, tingling, diarrhea, etc.) to the offending food before the allergy becomes severe. In a few children, the first time they eat the particular food, they become sensitized and the second time they eat even a miniscule amount of that food, an explosive reaction occurs.
Life-threatening food allergies (most commonly to nuts, peanuts, or shellfish) can kill children in two ways. The first is called laryngospasm. As the food is swallowed, it produces immediate swelling that spreads to the vocal cords. If the vocal cords swell shut, the child is unable to breathe and dies with terrifying rapidity. The second mechanism is called anaphylactic shock. The child swallows and digests the food and, as long as two hours later, goes into shock and dies.
Children with life-threatening food allergies do not grow out of them. Without treatment, these are lifelong conditions."
Elsevier Article Locator
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"Also similar to the 1997 survey, the severity level was high, with 79% reporting respiratory or multiple organ system reactions and 66% experiencing more than 5 lifetime reactions."
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"Although the rate of peanut allergy, TN allergy, or both was not significantly different from 1997 to 2002 among adults, the rate increased from 0.6% to 1.2% among children, primarily as a result of an increase in reported allergy to peanut (0.4% in 1997 to 0.8% in 2002, P = .05)."
You don't have to worry about some of them being "noisy"... they are dead!!
The "noise" is about keeping the rest alive.
But who cares, right? Not you, AA. As long as you are not inconvenienced, the rest can go to h&ll?