Does a Peanut Allergy Ever Really Go Away?
During the course of the study, many children passed the oral test for the peanut allergy when their blood tests indicated that the allergy no longer existed. These children – 64 in total – were contacted later to find out if there had been a recurrence of the allergy. Of those 64 children, only two had a recurrence of the allergy in later years. Through the study, it is believed that once the peanut allergy has been outgrown, the chances of a recurrence are greater when the person does not consume peanuts very often. The consumption of peanuts on a regular basis seems to be what keeps the peanut allergy from returning.
