so.. valuable lesson

MissSusieQ

celery allergy is a thing.
celery allergy is quite a common thing.
celery allergy is more common in people with asthma and/or eczema.
celery allergy is more common in people with allergies to birch.
higher concentrations of allergens are found in celeriac, and even higher in celery seeds.

ask me how I know..

Earthgirl51

ouch

PaulaWallaDingDong

Wow. That sucks. I have asthma so I will continue never eating celery (it's more work than it's worth. So much chewing, all the strings...)

caradack1985

Yes it's one of the thirteen common allergens, and celery seeds are in a surprising number of things.

ryry_

So did you wait 32 years before eating Celery? If so then props to you!

lorrpb

Celery? Never would have guessed it!

dragon_girl26

^^Me either. Maybe it's cause I don't like celery, but I never would have guessed that it was such a common allergy.
Sorry, OP. That sounds like no fun.

MissSusieQ

ryry_ wrote: »

So did you wait 32 years before eating Celery? If so then props to you!

I've eaten celery heaps, and celeriac once or twice, but last night for dinner I tried a new recipe for celeriac noodles with a nice sauce, so I now I know that half a celeriac is too much!

I googled 'allergy to celeriac' thinking I was being silly, like 'as if people are allergic to celeriac, you're being stupid Su', and was surprised to hear that it's a big one!

It was like the worst hay fever I've ever had - sinus shutdown, swollen eyes, mouth and throat, itching like you would not believe..

Alatariel75

I found out that celery allergen was a thing when I saw it printed as a "may contain" on a packet of imported soup. Apparently here in Australia it's not one of the allergens which companies are required to warn of. I was really surprised and Googled it and sure enough, found as you found - super common allergen.