what are you allergic to?

stickybytes

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my doc gave some test and gave me shots to see what was i allergic to. turns out my worse enemy is dust mites, followed by mickey mouse's cousins :), cockroaches, shellfish and cats. i can live with those.

what are you allergic to if anything?
 

jtusa

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I've never had an allergic reaction to anything. If I did it was so minor I didn't notice it.
 

Colt45

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Nothing that I am aware of.

I'm supposedly allergic to pennicillin, but i think i took it a few years ago and didnt die / feel strange.
I took some sort of *cillin, doctor must not have read the chart ;)
 

rh71

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nothing that I know of... I'd like to take the same test to find out.

too much MSG will cause migraines for me, that's the only thing I know to stay away from.
 

Siva

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Nuts. Not peanuts, I can eat them fine, but any other nut is no good for me.
 

stickybytes

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Originally posted by: rh71
nothing that I know of... I'd like to take the same test to find out.

too much MSG will cause migraines for me, that's the only thing I know to stay away from.

ahah. yes msg is very addicting and makes you very thirsty.
 

Mo0o

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I know im allergic to apples, they go to town on my gums. argh.
 

Siva

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Originally posted by: Yzzim
Originally posted by: Siva
Nuts. Not peanuts, I can eat them fine, but any other nut is no good for me.

Peanuts are not nuts, they're legumes.

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I know, but if say nuts everyone assumes peanuts, its a very common allergy. Many people are allergic to both peanuts and nuts too.
 

Yzzim

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Originally posted by: Siva
Originally posted by: Yzzim
Originally posted by: Siva
Nuts. Not peanuts, I can eat them fine, but any other nut is no good for me.

Peanuts are not nuts, they're legumes.

Link

I know, but if say nuts everyone assumes peanuts, its a very common allergy. Many people are allergic to both peanuts and nuts too.

that's nuts :evil:
 

stickybytes

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Originally posted by: Siva
Nuts. Not peanuts, I can eat them fine, but any other nut is no good for me.

what kind of effects do you get from eating nuts? according to my cousin, he feels as if his throat is closing in on him. scaring feeling, definetely.
 

Siva

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yeah, my throat closes, i get itchy, my tongue swells, sometimes I vomit, depends on the nut really. I can eat quite a few almonds, and when my tongue kinda feels funny I'll stop. If I eat a pistachio or a walnut I need to take benadryl right away or call an ambulance, its pretty bad.
 

GiLtY

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papayas, good thing I don't like the smell of papaya, so I never had the urge to eat them.

--GiLtY
 

preCRT

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Originally posted by: Siva
yeah, my throat closes, i get itchy, my tongue swells, sometimes I vomit, depends on the nut really. I can eat quite a few almonds, and when my tongue kinda feels funny I'll stop. If I eat a pistachio or a walnut I need to take benadryl right away or call an ambulance, its pretty bad.

If your allergy is that severe, you should not rely on benadryl, but carry an Epi-pen instead.
 

gutharius

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Originally posted by: Mo0o
I know im allergic to apples, they go to town on my gums. argh.

Apples make my gums stronger. Believe it or not but they also help me with my allergies.
 

globalcitizen

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Couple of antibiotics and some types of plastic. The plastic gives me a nasty rash on the touched area. Antibiotics give me something that starts with a "d" and ends with an "a"