unexpected allergy response

Hi. I've suffered from a nut allergy all my life (I'm nearly 40 now) Normally I have the usual itchy mouth, swelling throat and face and its instantaneous as soon as the food touches my mouth, but it's not as severe as it could be and I can manage it myself.

Today however I experienced a reaction that completely took me by suprise. I'd had a sandwich and salad at a restaurant with coffee, nothing that stood out as containing nuts. About half an hour later I experienced the most intense itching all over my body I'd ever experienced in my life, but no visible hives. I've got eczema but this was insane, a million times worse and completely uncontrollable. I had the throat swelling and itching but no swelling of the face, diarrhoea, sweating, nausea, fatigue, and feeling like I was going to pass out, followed about 20 minutes later with shivering and finally tiredness leading to me having a nap.

I've never experienced a reaction like that before, and to be honest it's scared me a little bit. I don't think I ingested any nuts, I would have thought I'd have noticed immediately like I normally do. Does this sound like a typical allergic reaction to anyone? and is it possible to have different reactions to different foods or is it more likely my nut allergy has after 40 years morphed into a different beast entirely?

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