[spike021]

For curiosity sake, curious if the tree nut allergy here was typical reactions (hives, nose, etc.)?

I have a tree nut "allergy" but doctors always call it more of a "hypersensitivity" because my reactions are usually involving terrible stomach cramps and pain accompanied occasionally by swollen throat (more so for almonds than cashews).

I've wondered if it's worth trying to do this myself.

[sbelskie]

Sounds like Oral Allergy Syndrome. I also have it with almonds and stone fruits.

[rahimnathwani]

Sudden loss of appetite, followed soon by nausea, and then vomiting.

[2muchcoffeeman]

Why wouldn’t you see the doctor? Cost? Not covered by insurance?

[spike021]

I have in the past but they weren't much of a help. Allergy scratch test results didn't correlate at all.

They referred me to a throat doctor to make sure it wasn't anything in my digestive system. So ended up doing an endoscopy. No notable findings there either.

So never been given any kind of ideas of things to try other than keeping a food journal, which has been useless to me.

[ekianjo]

for allergies most doctors are utterly useless. they either dont know the topic or the tests are unreliable and in the end you come out with no more info than you came in.