It also includes the fruit and wood of the tree and the horse chestnut or conker tree. You can have anaphylaxis to nuts and tree nuts and cross reactivity; some people can be allergic to just one nut type. read more
Chestnuts are considered a tree nut, and people with nut allergies may indeed be allergic to chestnuts. Or they may not be. Most people with tree nut allergies can actually tolerate some tree nuts, but it's best to be tested by an allergist to figure out which ones can be tolerated. read more
Hi, i have a severe allergy to peanuts and hazilnuts and suffer anaphylaxis to pine nuts but am fine with walnuts and almonds (not 100% sure about any other nuts and too scared to try). I am spending Christmas in the UK this year and it seems i can’t escape chestnuts. read more
Tree nut allergy is one of the most common food allergies in children and adults. Tree nuts include walnut, almond, hazelnut, cashew, pistachio and Brazil nuts. These are not the same as peanuts, which are legumes, or seeds, such as sunflower or sesame. read more