Sesame allergy question

I have a newly diagnosed sesame allergy--January 2006--as a result of an ImmunoCap test (blood) that I got for shellfish reactions. I had no idea there was a sesame panel.

I am a Class 2 on Sesame (the same as crab and lobster--and my first serious shellfish reaction was to crab).

I did not believe that the sesame number was accurate. I thought the lab mixed it with peanut because my peanut numbers were nil, and I've had reactions from peanut before. But at that point, nothing from sesame.

The day I got my results I ate spoonful of raw sesame and a spoonful of toasted sesame. Nothing. So I thought it wouldn't be an issue.

But in the last two months I've actually started to react. It's not serious. I get a strange feeling, some stomach discomfort, gas, my eustachian tubes tingle and get a strange sensation.

It's not pleasant, but it's not shellfish . . . yet.

So I avoid. If I go to McD's I ask for a plain bun. We buy wheat bread and not 7 grain. But I can still buy bread--and that's a difference between me and others who are sesame allergic. I'm not ana to it at this point--and hopefully won't be.

I've found a sesame allergy board at allergicliving.com, BTW.

Caitlins RAST + to sesame. No more, no less is necessary for us.

Somewhat high RAST too IMO (28.1)

Jason

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Anaphylactic reaction.

My son used to eat sesame all the time until one night he ate a hamburger bun with sesame and, Voila! Hives all over the place. It was confirmed with a RAST test.

Amy

AnnaMarie-

Did you have an anaphylactic reaction to sesame skin testing?

Reraising for AnnaMarie-
Thanks