: Does the form you eat an allergen in effect the reaction itself?

Question

Just curious if the different forms of food people eat can effect an allergic reaction differently. To give an example, someone with a peanut allergy eating a single full peanut (one form) vs a bite of some peanut butter on bread (another form).

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Answer 1

I became allergic to milk when I was about 16/17. I can’t eat chocolate, drink milk, without my throat and mouth becoming very itchy. but I can eat cheese, even melted cheese or nacho cheese. No problem. Pizza, sliced cheese, I’ve made Mac n cheese with heavy cream.

I don’t understand it.