Peanut allergies and eating the whole jar

It's not like peanut butter has a smell or something...

I don't know, maybe they're oversensitive about it. But I'm guessing they're probably not if they've had this allergy a long time. You learn how to handle reactions to it. And with regards to something like that, it's *always* more considerate to be asked, rather than to just have someone assume how you would react.

I mean, where else do they get that Mr. Peanut guy from?

You would also throw up, obv.

(actually, if anyone does have a spare jar of organic peanut butter, could they give it to me as a gift as I can't find it anywhere? Thanks!)

That's probably because peanuts are not nuts - they are legumes.

I have a bunch of food allergies, but as with most allergies the severity of the reaction to the food has changed over time. I used to be very allergic to chocolate, and would break out in hives if I ate some. Now I have to eat tons and tons to get a reaction.

I never minded if other people were eating chocolate around me - I did mind if the dessert menu at the restaurant did not contain a single chocolate free item. I can see no reason to not put the stuff in the fridge, though you might not want to eat it around them because peanut butter is pretty smelly.

It all depends on the person and their allergy and their level of comfort with it, but I'd leave it with a neighbor or something til I checked it out. Or eat it, mebbe. I think the only reaction you're likely to have to eating a whole jar in one sitting is an inability to button your pants the next day.

*eat an entire jar of peanut butter in one sitting
*drink a half-gallon of whole milk (you'll need it to wash the PB off the sides/roof of your mouth occasionally)
*three bowel-movement-less days

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My mind is blown. I never knew this. Am I like the guy who is just learning that a tomato is a fruit?

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You would obviously have to be quite selective about what restaurants you ate at, no? That sounds very limiting and annoying; my nut allergic friends are able to feel reasonably confident simply by avoiding Thai (and other cuisines of southeast Asia) and asking lots of questions.

Wait.. a sec.. I don't get it. You got a jar of peanut butter as a gift?

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And yeah, I got a jar of fairly nice organic PB from my mum. I am completely broke and my mum worries about my protein levels (me being a vegetarian and all).

my daughter was just diagnosed with peanut and tree nut allergy -
sucks!

It does. I've got that in a big way. Avoid Thai restaurants and anything with pesto (pine nuts).