Actor David Henrie, identified for his roles in “Wizards of Waverly Place” and “How I Met Your Mom,” is warning dad and mom of children with meals allergy symptoms after his son suffered a critical response whereas the household was on-site at his newest challenge in Italy.
On Saturday, Henrie’s 4-year-old son James, who has an allergy to tree nuts, suffered anaphylaxis at a restaurant.
In a put up on Instagram, Henrie wrote:
Thank God he’s alive. I want I woulda identified this earlier than touring, so I’m sharing it with you now. For those who’re touring in Italy with extreme allergy symptoms, be certain the water your pasta is made in will not be blended with anything like ravioli which can comprise pine nuts. My son had an anaphylactic response final evening and the EpiPen saved his life. Thank God for the EpiPen and His Grace.

It’s probably James was uncovered to tree nuts through cross-contact along with his pasta throughout cooking or preparation.
Diners with meals allergy symptoms should all the time query how their meals shall be ready relating to shared cookware and surfaces when eating out. On this case, shared water for boiling pasta may have been the perpetrator or maybe a shared floor. One other frequent supply of cross-contact is deep fryers used to make french fries, because the oil could also be contaminated with eggs, milk, wheat, fish, shellfish, sesame and different allergens cooked in the identical fryer.
Necessary inquiries to ask are:
- “Do you may have a devoted fryer in your french fries?”
- “Will you employ a clear pot and recent water to boil my pasta?”
- “Will this be cooked on a grill the place fish is ready, or can you employ a clear frying pan?’
- “How will you put together my meal to make sure it doesn’t contact surfaces the place different meals are ready?”
Make sure to converse immediately with administration and the waiter, and don’t be shy about asking to see the kitchen and converse with the chef.
For those who don’t really feel assured that the institution can accommodate you safely, depart.
And don’t neglect the epinephrine, the one drug that may halt and reverse the development of life-threatening anaphylaxis. In case you have been prescribed epinephrine, take two auto-injectors or nasal sprays alongside in every single place, each time.
Henrie has not posted an replace on how James is doing as of this writing.
