Wow. Didn't know stainless steel released nickel!! I'm allergic to that! Been using for over 50 years! Say "after approximately 6 cooking cycles; by the 10th cycle, 88 µg nickel and 86 µg chromium per serving were still detected." Think they go away after 20, 30, 40 years or more??
Are you experiencing any adverse symptoms eating food cooked on them? Keep an eye now that you know. Is likely that whatever shedding is happing, is so minimal after such a long time that you may not have exposure of any significance anymore. Only your symptoms can guide you here.
Skin level allergic reaction is quite common, more so in women, and usually causing local redness and itching reaction to contact. Systemic reactions from ingesting nickel are not very common and not necessarily present in everyone with known skin symptoms.
Common symptoms may include cutaneous findings including generalized itching, hives, and eczema like rash. Intestinal symptoms include feeling bloated, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain. Other general symptoms include fatigue, headaches and in some, mild confusion.
As stated, systemic nickel allergy is a rather rare problem, usually under diagnosed as the connection of symptoms with nickel ingestion often goes unrecognized. People with true systemic nickel allergy may also get symptoms from foods with high nickel content such as: whole grains (oats for example), nuts, beans (soybean, lentils for example), dark chocolate, spinach and others.
If you never experience any symptoms with some of these foods or when you started using your stainless cookware, is very likely you only have contact dermatitis reaction to nickel objects (jewelry more common) rather than systemic hypersensitivity, in which case you may have little to wary about.
Wow. Didn't know stainless steel released nickel!! I'm allergic to that! Been using for over 50 years! Say "after approximately 6 cooking cycles; by the 10th cycle, 88 µg nickel and 86 µg chromium per serving were still detected." Think they go away after 20, 30, 40 years or more??
Are you experiencing any adverse symptoms eating food cooked on them? Keep an eye now that you know. Is likely that whatever shedding is happing, is so minimal after such a long time that you may not have exposure of any significance anymore. Only your symptoms can guide you here.
What are symptoms of nickel allergy, besides getting irritated from certain earrings, watches, snaps on pants, etc.?
Skin level allergic reaction is quite common, more so in women, and usually causing local redness and itching reaction to contact. Systemic reactions from ingesting nickel are not very common and not necessarily present in everyone with known skin symptoms.
Common symptoms may include cutaneous findings including generalized itching, hives, and eczema like rash. Intestinal symptoms include feeling bloated, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain. Other general symptoms include fatigue, headaches and in some, mild confusion.
As stated, systemic nickel allergy is a rather rare problem, usually under diagnosed as the connection of symptoms with nickel ingestion often goes unrecognized. People with true systemic nickel allergy may also get symptoms from foods with high nickel content such as: whole grains (oats for example), nuts, beans (soybean, lentils for example), dark chocolate, spinach and others.
If you never experience any symptoms with some of these foods or when you started using your stainless cookware, is very likely you only have contact dermatitis reaction to nickel objects (jewelry more common) rather than systemic hypersensitivity, in which case you may have little to wary about.