What Kinds of Nuts Do You Like?

What Kinds of Nuts do You Like?

  • Walnuts

    Votes: 27 45.8%

  • Peanuts

    Votes: 32 54.2%

  • Macadamia Nuts

    Votes: 24 40.7%

  • Pistachio Nuts

    Votes: 34 57.6%

  • Almonds

    Votes: 27 45.8%

  • Pecans

    Votes: 30 50.8%

  • Hazelnuts

    Votes: 17 28.8%

  • Cashews

    Votes: 40 67.8%

  • Pine Nuts

    Votes: 12 20.3%

  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 6 10.2%
  • Total voters
    59
JaniceM said:
Not meaning to interfere, but have you had that checked out by a legitimate doctor?
All through my childhood I was told my father had that reaction to walnuts because he was "allergic" to them. He eventually learned it was due to a hernia in his esophagus- which, in turn, was due to an undiagnosed heart issue.
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All other nuts are good, as I wrote. To make that clear: I can eat all other nuts.

Thanks for your concern, though.
 

treeguy64 said:
Can't eat pistachios. My throat tightens, and I can't swallow. Scary, but not a deadly hazard, at least as I've experienced them......thus far.
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Could also be the red dye. I’m very sensitive to red food colouring but you’ve probably eaten them without the dye too.

I had a really good friend who once told me that if he ate even one peanut he could die. Of course I thought he was exaggerating. One day he went into the restaurant he always ate in and ordered he usually salad. That day they’d run out of olive oil so used peanut oil in the dressing. He died within 5 minutes.

He was a great friend so this was shocking news.
 
Keesha said:
Could also be the red dye. I’m very sensitive to red food colouring but you’ve probably eaten them without the dye too.

I had a really good friend who once told me that if he ate even one peanut he could die. Of course I thought he was exaggerating. One day he went into the restaurant he always ate in and ordered he usually salad. That day they’d run out of olive oil so used peanut oil in the dressing. He died within 5 minutes.

He was a great friend so this was shocking news.
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Yep, I've had them without dye, plain, and in baklava. Same results: Tight throat, difficulty swallowing.
 

JaniceM said:
Again, not meaning to be intrusive, but my father could eat other nuts too.
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OK, yeah, maybe you're pushing it, now, a bit. I'm well up on the symptomology of hiatal hernias and paraesophageal hernias: My old buddy had the former. I show NONE of those symptoms. I don't get bad burping, sometimes with reflux, chest pain, feelings of indigestion, some shortness of breath, etc. My throat gets a dry feeling, feels tight, and that makes swallowing tough. If that's what your dad had, and his doctor diagnosed hiatal hernia, then his doctor was incorrect, unless x-rays showed the distinct details of the hernia, itself. OK, let's leave this alone, now, and move on - - - -
 
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