Allergic to cheese and nuts

I don't personally have that problem, but I've got several family members that are as severely allergic as you are to certain foods. My niece is allergic to tree nuts but she can eat peanuts because they grow in the ground. Facing a buffet in a restaurant can be challenging but since you only have two substances that you've shown a severe reaction to, and considering the items, it shouldn't be too hard to order in a restaurant. Buffets whether with friends or co-workers or restaurants will prove more difficult. You should get a prescription for an Epi-Pen to use in an allergic emergency. It give you time to get to the hospital or wait for the ambulance. Nut allergies can be so severe for some people that it's become a law now for companies to make that clear on food packaging. You should probably should get an allergy test. The average allergy test does not test food substances but you will still want to see if you have any other allergies to things like animal dander, house dust, roaches, etc. There are two different ways of allergy testing. I my city the allergists usually do it with a scratch test. This means that they put a tiny scratch on your back and then apply the allergen that's being tested. You will have several scratches on your back (it really doesn't much) so then they wait for 30 minutes and look for a reaction. Where as the typical ENT (Ear nose and throat) does their test differently. Instead they give injections (just barely under4 the skin) of the allergen. If you do not have an allergic reaction they give you a little more of the allergen, I think they do that one more time  before they determine that you are not allergic. As you can  see, the allergist's testing is insufficient at least in my opinion. The amount of the allergen they put in the scratch is very small and you may have an allergy of a substance but it takes more exposure before it bother you. 

Hi, I avoid all forms of dairy products.  I miss yogurt the most.  I don't miss cheese much.  There are many alternatives to cheese and yogurt on the market, and I can make my own sour cream from cashews and macadamia nuts.  I have read in allergy newsletters that dairy is one of the allergens most likely to cause anaphylaxis, as are peanuts.  So, be vigilant, read food labels, ask questions when eating at restaurants, and I always bring my own food to pot luck dinners and buffets.  Good luck,stay healthy.

I'm glad that you are getting tested. I hope your not allergic to too many things. Be sure to keep that Epipen on you at all times. And watch that expiration date too. 

?I am thrilled to learn that you bake bread. I do too but I only know one recipe and that for a boulle. I think I spelled that correctly. I also love to can food. Do you can? I belong to a great canning group on Facebook. It was from this group that I started dehydrating food too. My husband and I are lucky enough to have friends that grow organic food to sell to restaurants and they give us veggies and fruit for free. It's great.

?BTW I'm apology for being so wordy in my previous comment. It's a bad habit I have, I don't know when to quit.

Good luck to you and please do keep us posted.