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I have food allergies. My husband has food allergies. Others have food allergies.

This is not a simple subject. Each year people get sick, people die, families suffer because of food allergies. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network carries a lot of information about what can happen to people who get struck with an allergy. I have made a link to this site. There are others that also talk about food allergies. Here is the web address for the above -

http://www.foodallergy.org/

Some of my husbands allergies do not cause a lot of problems. There are some that have tried to kill him. I now carry a list of his allergies, I wouldn’t remember them all without the list. I also keep a Tagamet tablet handy and Benadryl capsules for just in case. There are a lot of foods that can cause problems.

Peanuts, Milk, Wheat & its products The list goes on. Here are my husband’s, I will list the most serious first: Ginger, sourdough, turmeric - these cause a severe reaction and visits to the ER / cow’s milk, peach skins, horseradish, mint, sage, poppy seeds, plums - these cause other symptoms but can still be dangerous.

Food allergies are something that should not be ignored. My niece is allergic to chocolate. Her reaction makes it appear that she has used drugs and is high. A cola and a chocolate bar would make her so high we’d almost have to peel her off of the ceiling.

Many people have allergies, it is not something to be ignored. Every time that you have a reaction to something, it means that something in your body could be hurt or damaged. If you are allergic to Penicillin, you should also beware of sourdough for they are very similar in nature. That is something that we learned at the ER one night. It ended up being 2 visits in one because my husband had been treated and then released, had additional reactions and had to be checked in AGAIN.

Allergic reactions can be anything from mild flu like symptoms to severe aniphylatic shock that is life threatening. Please be aware of the possibilities, and be alert. It could save your life or some one else’s life.

Sorry this article was so long, but the subject matter is important.

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