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Did my shellfish allergy go away?
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| wolfing1@gmail.com 2006-01-23, 2:16 am |
| I don't remember being allergic to shellfish when I was a kid. It all
started when I was about 15 years old or so. In one party I ate some
crab legs and other things, and some minutes later I felt some swelling
in my lips. I didn't know what happened and it all passed a few
minutes later. In another party several months later, I ate crab legs
again, and sure enough, I felt some swelling in my lips, and the back
of my throat was itchy. That time I only had eaten crab legs so I
could identify it immediately.
A similar problem happened when I ate shrimps, although not as fast. I
could eat a few shrimps and I only felt little bumps in my lips.
During the years I kept eating shrimps once in a while, and felt the
little itching here and there, always with an anti-allergic medicine on
hand just in case, but never took it.
Now, in the last few years, I haven't felt anything with shrimps. I
also tried lobster... nothing. I haven't tried crabs yet, but is it
possible that the allergy went away with my sporadic shrimp eating?
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wolfing1@gmail.com wrote:
> I don't remember being allergic to shellfish when I was a kid. It all
> started when I was about 15 years old or so. In one party I ate some
> crab legs and other things, and some minutes later I felt some swelling
> in my lips. I didn't know what happened and it all passed a few
> minutes later. In another party several months later, I ate crab legs
> again, and sure enough, I felt some swelling in my lips, and the back
> of my throat was itchy. That time I only had eaten crab legs so I
> could identify it immediately.
> A similar problem happened when I ate shrimps, although not as fast. I
> could eat a few shrimps and I only felt little bumps in my lips.
> During the years I kept eating shrimps once in a while, and felt the
> little itching here and there, always with an anti-allergic medicine on
> hand just in case, but never took it.
> Now, in the last few years, I haven't felt anything with shrimps. I
> also tried lobster... nothing. I haven't tried crabs yet, but is it
> possible that the allergy went away with my sporadic shrimp eating?
>
There is an allergy to shellfish that only occurs when it's consumed
with alchohol. Is it possible that this is true in your situation?
Susan
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| wolfing1@gmail.com 2006-01-23, 2:16 am |
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Susan wrote:
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> wolfing1@gmail.com wrote:
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> There is an allergy to shellfish that only occurs when it's consumed
> with alchohol. Is it possible that this is true in your situation?
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> Susan
Hmm... I don't know it could be, as normally I only eat shellfish in
social gatherings (as I don't buy it for myself) and there is always
alcohol involved, but lately since I started the South Beach Diet I'm
not drinking alcohol. I'll give it another try one of these days
without alcohol and see how it goes.
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