What are your food allergies?
sandyfeet10
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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!!
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!!
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I'm lactose intolerant. I hate it, because I love yogurt...it just doesn't love me :'C0
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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 :P0
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I'm alergic to certain types of "fake meat" vegetarian foods. Seeing as I'm a vegetarian, and this happens, it makes it even harder to get my protein....D:. I get incredibly sick to my stomach, where it hurts so bad I can bareley move until it's out of my system hahaXD.0
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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.0 -
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.0 -
I am allergic to pineapples.... i eat it anyways..0
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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.0 -
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 hahaha0 -
Oh boy....
Nuts (peanuts I can tollerate in small small doses)
Apples
Peaches (WORST OF THE WORST)
Nectarines
Apricots
Cherries
Kiwis
Cheese (Can tolerate it in small doses)
Today I braved an apricot, and my ears and mouth and lips swelled up and got itchy
Still trying to find my balance
No I don't keep away like I should, I'm a peanut butter JUNKIE! but I try to only have 3 TBSP's a week0 -
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"!0 -
I am allergic to red die found in fruit snacks like gushers. BUT MSG causes me headaches. MSG is in soups, Chinese foods, and foods like Cheetos. It's a pain but I guess it helps me watch what I eat.0
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Casein ( milk from cow's milk), egg whites, and gluten and the allergies I have to cook around but they are all my daughters...0
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I'm lactose intolerant, but don't eat much dairy except lowfat yogurts anyway. I also have IBS & GERD, which means limited fatty foods & acidic foods, and spicy things I just can't eat. Most of the time it's good that I can't eat those things (without consequence anyway lol), but sometimes it limits my nutritional variety. For example, I have to be careful not to eat too much orange, pineapple, peppers, etc.
Overall, I'd say it's the same basic rule for everyone, even without a restricted diet: Everything in moderation0 -
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 though0 -
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"!
I agree I've been hospitalized twice for food allergies, first time I ate raw almonds I was in hospital within 10 minutes cuz my airways were blocked - luckily I worked 3 blocks away from the closest hospital, I can't go anywhere without an Epi pen0 -
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"!!0 -
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!0
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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.0 -
"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"!!"
Exactly! thank you!0 -
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!!0
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