ST… FAs? Lucy Banks Talks Sexually Transmitted Food Allergy Responses

“A few months ago, I had a TikTok go viral with 4.9 million views where I spoke about how I am anaphylactic to peanuts,” explained Banks. “I was seeing a guy, and we had sex. He finished inside of me, and I had an INTERNAL allergic reaction! He had eaten peanuts earlier that day, and it transferred to me through his semen. I didn’t realize at the time that this was possible, but now I want to warn others with serious allergies about this phenomenon.”

Banks noted that food intake and semen quality are more closely linked than previously thought.

“We’ve all heard about foods that boost fertility and change the taste of semen, but I had never heard of food allergens transmitting and negatively affecting partners through ejaculation before,” Banks explained.

Indeed, while the first case of an allergic reaction to nuts through sexual intercourse was made public only a decade ago, when a woman in the UK suffered swelling of the skin and shortness of breath within hours of her partner ingesting Brazil nuts, Banks believes that there are many other cases that have occurred where people broke out in post-coital rashes, flushing or hives but didn’t connect the dots to sexually-transmitted antigens.

“Those with minor or moderate allergies most likely won’t notice anything, but if you have a severe anaphylactic reactions to certain foods, then I would take special precautions with your partner to make sure they haven’t eaten anything that could trigger a negative, and possibly serious, response,” Banks said.

What the ever-loving eff?! This is an absolutely wild phenomenon, and Banks’ candor will certainly have a positive impact in terms of spreading awareness about something that could be devastatingly dangerous to some.

Peanuts image via Unsplash here.