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If I am anaphylactic to peanuts when eaten only - Will i be able to pass my medical if I have an epi pen prescribed?

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unless you have chronic asthma.....I don't believe there are questions that screen for allergies.

I'm thinking you'd be fine to just answer the questions.
 
Checkout_my_Six said:
unless you have chronic asthma.....I don't believe there are questions that screen for allergies.

I'm thinking you'd be fine to just answer the questions.
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18-E - have you ever in your life... hay fever or allergies.

OP needs to consult with a competent AME like Dr Chien
 
Checkout_my_Six said:
unless you have chronic asthma.....I don't believe there are questions that screen for allergies.

I'm thinking you'd be fine to just answer the questions.
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Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said:
18-E - have you ever in your life... hay fever or allergies.

OP needs to consult with a competent AME like Dr Chien
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Perfect example why trusting the internet is a no-no.
(But I personally support the latter.)
 
well....there you have it. I must of missed that one.:D

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Are you planning to serve peanuts on all your flights?:D
 
timwinters said:
Curious...is there any other way to be allergic to peanuts? Serious question, I don't know.
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Peanut allergy can be super bad for some. Just the dust in the air can be fatal. W have a kids at school I'm my daughter's class that had severe pant allergy and it sounds horrific.

That is why they stopped giving them out on planes and why you see "this product was produced in a factory that also produces peanuts" on stuff
 
Feeding kids dirt once they are old enough to consume solid foods would eliminate all that. :)
 
timwinters said:
Feeding kids dirt once they are old enough to consume solid foods would eliminate all that. :)
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I had the thought that a lot of illness isn't new. I wonder if people just used to die and it was just "people die" but now we have a label for everything so it is like Billy has "peanut allergy", "Amy has ADHD". "Tim Has Erectile Dysfunction", etc
 
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said:
18-E - have you ever in your life... hay fever or allergies.

OP needs to consult with a competent AME like Dr Chien
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I agree that a competent AME's input is needed. Allergy is a term that is a bit broad, even in the context of 18e.

As presented, it could mean only respiratory (such as airborne items like pollen). But would food, animals, and materials also be included here?
 
timwinters said:
Curious...is there any other way to be allergic to peanuts? Serious question, I don't know.
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There are contact allergies that produce a reaction on the skin without ingesting. I'm trying to think of foods that cause this but the only one that immediately comes to mind are peppers, anything over 10 on the Scoville meter.

There are many environmental contact allergies, tho. Example, I'm allergic to lanolin, which means I can't have wool against my skin and have to be careful about lotions such as sun screens.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
I had the thought that a lot of illness isn't new. I wonder if people just used to die and it was just "people die" but now we have a label for everything so it is like Billy has "peanut allergy", "Amy has ADHD". "Tim Has Erectile Dysfunction", etc
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Yes, exactly. The gene sequence was self limiting due to preadolescent mortality. Now with modern medicine, these same children have a few more, so the population with that gene sequence grows. Since we have done this across the board with medicine, not to mention safety legislation, we are overpopulating the planet in a counter evolutionary manner.
 
I suspect this is a non-issue, and I don't think you need a "specialist" AME to cover this. If you happen to be in Southern California, Dr. John Phillipp, AME in Glendora, is also an allergist, so I'm certain he could steer you on this question.

I had a severe (asthmatic) reaction to a medication when I was a child. I just make sure I don't get that ever again. Same with peanuts, except avoidance is harder, but not hard to avoid in a plane. Just like with a severe bee-sting reaction, if you carry an epi-pen, this isn't going to be an issue with the FAA, just declare it and discuss with the AME. This doesn't rise to an SI situation.
 
Jeff Oslick said:
I suspect this is a non-issue, and I don't think you need a "specialist" AME to cover this. If you happen to be in Southern California, Dr. John Phillipp, AME in Glendora, is also an allergist, so I'm certain he could steer you on this question.
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http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...e/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/antihistamines/

"In the case of severe allergies, the Examiner should deny or defer certification and provide a report to the Aerospace Medical Certification Division, AAM-300, that details the period and duration of symptoms and the nature and dosage of drugs used for treatment and/or prevention."
 
murphey said:
There are contact allergies that produce a reaction on the skin without ingesting. I'm trying to think of foods that cause this but the only one that immediately comes to mind are peppers, anything over 10 on the Scoville meter.

There are many environmental contact allergies, tho. Example, I'm allergic to lanolin, which means I can't have wool against my skin and have to be careful about lotions such as sun screens.
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I've struggled with canker sores for most of my life, it wasn't until recently that I finally figured out peanut butter seems to have been the cause. I finally connected the dots and dropped peanuts and peanut butter and haven't had one in months.
 
jesse said:
I've struggled with canker sores for most of my life, it wasn't until recently that I finally figured out peanut butter seems to have been the cause. I finally connected the dots and dropped peanuts and peanut butter and haven't had one in months.
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Oh my.....and you never checked yes to 18 (e)?.....:yikes:
 
jesse said:
Nope since the cause is unknown.
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yup....I think we had that discussion a while ago.:D

I'm guessing that 18(e) is for uncontrollable and untreated chronic allergies. I've never checked that box and regularly take allergy meds, which I report, and have never been questioned by an AME....and I've probably seen at least 3-4 different ones.
 
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Yep... c'mon folks. As long as you don't try to hide it from the AME (i.e., fail to disclose the med you're taking), it doesn't matter what box you check on the form. He'll quiz you and send in whatever info OKC needs.
 
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe said:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...e/guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/antihistamines/

"In the case of severe allergies, the Examiner should deny or defer certification and provide a report to the Aerospace Medical Certification Division, AAM-300, that details the period and duration of symptoms and the nature and dosage of drugs used for treatment and/or prevention."
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I'm pretty sure that is for cases where someone is on a continuing medication for prevention (i.e., severe hay fever), not for folks with acute exposure issues that are generally preventable.
 
Jeff Oslick said:
I'm pretty sure that is for cases where someone is on a continuing medication for prevention (i.e., severe hay fever), not for folks with acute exposure issues that are generally preventable.
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You really think the FAA is going to yawn when the word "anaphylactic" comes up?

The OP needs to at least run through the AOPA turbo-medical tool (one can get a free 6 month trial membership) or check with a competent AME who (not one who just says "send it to the FAA and see what happens".)
 
The only thing i'm surprised about with this thread, is we're almost to the end of page 2 and no one has yet recommended sport pilot...:rofl:

Do any of you guys ever actually fly? :lol:
 
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