Probably not the type of nuts she was expecting...
Kortney Kwong Hing, a blogger who writes about food allergies , was on her first date with her now-husband when she had her first serious anaphylactic reaction to sesame. But to avoid freaking him out, she decided to play it cool and didn’t use her EpiPen. “When you’re a teenager, you’re in total denial of what’s going on,” she says. “And I was on a first date. I just wanted to be ‘cool’ and not seem like I was making a bigger deal out of what was actually going on.
With more people suffering with food allergies and their implications, there is also a lesser known side effect to consider: what these allergies mean for dating, relationships, and sex—especially since an allergic reaction can be triggered through kissing and physical contact. This presents a major challenge when it comes to being intimate with a partner, holding hands while on a romantic stroll or leaning in for a quick peck before leaving for work.
Kwong Hing had also experienced a reaction after sharing a drink with her mom, and that hardly romantic exchange taught her that an allergen could be transferred through saliva, with scary results. But after hearing the story of the young woman who died, Kwong Hing says her approach to dating changed.
Emily and her long-term boyfriend both suffer from severe food allergies —so having this conversation is a *big* part of their relationship. “When I’m with him, we’ll say things like ‘I’m contaminated!’” she explains. “That way, I know I can’t kiss him until he’s brushed his teeth.” Why people are breaking this rule However, as on Kwong Hing’s first date with her husband, people may avoid telling their partners about their allergies or skip taking the proper precautions because of the stigma surrounding food allergies and the fear of being judged. And this is particularly true for youth. Dr. Waserman says young people tend to take more risks when it comes to their allergy because they don’t want to face judgement from their peers.
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