What are your food allergies?

Thank God -- I have none. Once I thought I was allergic to flax because I was eating flaxseed tortilla chips and having trouble breathing. But it turns out I was just sitting completely slumped against the wall and that can happen :P

I'm allergic to antibiotics that are given to "meat"...
It seems they are mostly in poultry.

So I have to buy organic. But it's really hard to find around here.

So yeah, it keeps from eating the way I should because when I look at "diet" recipes it's always with chicken or turkey.
At restaurants, the good choices are with poultry...I don't have a reaction right away. It might take a few days and then I'm full of urticaria.
I cannot eat soup at restaurant (unless it,s vegan).

What you have is called "crossed- allergies", and it's a pain in the a**! Because it's not a "real" allergy. That means that one time you can eat a peach without having any problems, and the next time you can get very sick.
Usually when the fruits or veggies are cooked its better. I really had troubles with apples but when I eat apple pie it's okay.
I always have benadryl+epipen with me...
I'm highly to birch so it's pretty much the same thing. Most of the time I eat peaches and stuff like that and I am very okay. But when I eat them in april-may my mouth itches like hell.

I am allergic to pineapples.... i eat it anyways..

What are your food allergies?

Do they keep you from eating the way you should?

I'm allergic to apples, peaches, pears, plums, figs, apricots, cherries, and almonds! My allergist said because I was so allergic to tree pollen, my body thinks I'm eating pollen when I eat a fruit or nut from a tree that has a pit!

It sure makes eating healthier less fun!!

Hmmm maybe that's how I am too! I'm allergic to pollen and also a lot of raw foods. I always wondered why, because every once in awhile I won't have a reaction. Huh.

Also, avocado. Weird hahaha

I am allergic to pineapples.... i eat it anyways..

sorry but this isn't an allergy - probabaly an intolerance.

An allergy is when your body produces dangerous levels of histamines resulting in side effects like mouth swelling, cramps, sickness, vomiting, rash, constriction of airways etc. They can be fatal in some severe cases.

Some people have intolerances, but they're not allergies, per se.

Sorry but I suffer quite badly, theres no way I'd eat nuts/eggs "anyway"!

Casein ( milk from cow's milk), egg whites, and gluten and the allergies I have to cook around but they are all my daughters...

eggs, shellfish and nuts. i also cant tolerate wheat very well due to IBS so I try and exclude wheat as much as possible. However, most wheat free products contains eggs which is madness! I have to carry antihistamines with me every time I go for a meal and I also have an epi pen "just in case" but I've not had to use it yet, touch wood.

No cake, no omelette, pancakes, batter, etc Its annoying having to ask at every restaurant about ingredients, although most big chains carry lists I can check out before ordering. Rubbish when everyone can have nice interesting desserts and I have to have a sorbet or a coffee

I also have skin allergies to lanolin and some perfumes.

And I feel your pain try finding vegan gluten free products....I will warn you they don't taste like the real thing though

Overall, I'd say it's the same basic rule for everyone, even without a restricted diet: Everything in moderation

If you have an allergy, moderation is not an option.

In my case, my mouth, tongue and sometimes throat swell up and I feel severely sick. There's no way I would eat something that did that to me in "moderation"!!

people you are scarring me!
if you have some type of reaction to food you SHOULDN'T EAT.
There is no such thing as "being a little allergic" to something.
It might be okay. The next time: okay. The next time okay.
And then you're at a restaurant, you eat it and you FREAKING DIE.

I had to use my EPIPEN, thank goodness I had one! But believe me, you really don't feel good afterward, you're a mess.
If your mouth itch or you have bumps or urticaria after taking medecine or eating some food: go to the doctor, get tested.

I'm allergic to soy. Which killed my vegan diet. I'm trying to get back to that. But it sucks since it's in EVERYTHING!

Oh yeah, soy milk gives me the worst stomach pains ever!!

The only thing I'm allergic to is plantains (but not bananas oddly enough). My almost 2 year old we're watching for a possible peanut allergy though I have to be really careful with peanut butter.
I do know how frustrating it is to try and eat and cook around food allergies though, we have a niece who has a list of over 70 things that she's allergic to.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1968474,00.html

Interesting article about building up tolerance to allergens. Not saying for anyone with allergies to do this, but the peanut allergy from 0-32 in a year was pretty remarkable There's no food allergies in my home but my kids won't touch peanut butter with a ten foot poll

What are your food allergies?

Do they keep you from eating the way you should?

I'm allergic to apples, peaches, pears, plums, figs, apricots, cherries, and almonds! My allergist said because I was so allergic to tree pollen, my body thinks I'm eating pollen when I eat a fruit or nut from a tree that has a pit!

It sure makes eating healthier less fun!!

That's Oral Allergy Syndrome then, not a true allergy. You may find that you can eat these foods if they are cooked (changes the structure of the protein) or during seasons when the pollens to which you are allergic are not floating around. Folks with OAS usually have the worst response to the food in it's raw state.

I have OAS too. Here's an article on it for those who've never heard the term before: http://allergies.about.com/od/foodallergies/a/oas.htm

If you google Oral Allergy Syndrome, you may be able to find a better list of cross-reactions.

wow that sounds like what I have, but I've never gotten it diagnosed. I can't eat apples or peaches in their raw state, but I can eat them cooked. I also have a reaction to almonds and hazelnuts. I think I need to get tested to see for sure what I am allergic to.

I am allergic to wheat, dairy, lettuce, spinach, almonds, yeast and several others.

If are allergic to dairy, but not soy, try soy yogurt. It's very yummy and good for you. Feel free to look at my diary to see how I ear.

I'm allergic to:

Wheat
Eggs
Dairy
Tomatoes
Peanuts
Corn

I also cannot tolerate meat because of IBS ad an extra 3 inches of ascending colon. AND I'm gluten intolerant which means I don't eat fake meat because they are either made from gluten, eggs, or dairy.

I eat ALOT of beans and rice. I LOVE almond butter. I stick to shopping at health food stores because the labels are easier to navigate. And I stock up on loads of fresh veggies and fruit.

Those allergies are what made me a ninja in the kitchen. My daughter shares those allergies so meal times became a real hassle. I started testing new recipes and tweaking, then I started tweaking old faves so we could have some sort of normalcy.

We sometimes eat those things anyway for convenience, but the payback isn't usually worth it. We get hives and BM issues, thankfully never an acute reaction. Though I do carry an epi pen just in case.