...developed in mid-life?
Yesterday I ate some peanuts. Just peanuts, and my mouth got itchy. Then my soft palate swelled up. Then I started vomiting. So very NOT GOOD! Took some benadryl. Checked myself for hives. No hives, but my shoulders looked like I'd been out in the sun.
Grateful I did not go into anaphylactic shock or that my breathing was not compromised. Just enough swelling to make me want to cough a bit.
But it was scary. I guess I just ate my last peanut!
I need to learm more about peanut allergies. Now I"m afraid to eat in a chinese restaurant, or eat Atkins bars that have been manufactured in a plant that uses peanuts, etc.
What to do? What to do?
Yesterday I ate some peanuts. Just peanuts, and my mouth got itchy. Then my soft palate swelled up. Then I started vomiting. So very NOT GOOD! Took some benadryl. Checked myself for hives. No hives, but my shoulders looked like I'd been out in the sun.
Grateful I did not go into anaphylactic shock or that my breathing was not compromised. Just enough swelling to make me want to cough a bit.
But it was scary. I guess I just ate my last peanut!
I need to learm more about peanut allergies. Now I"m afraid to eat in a chinese restaurant, or eat Atkins bars that have been manufactured in a plant that uses peanuts, etc.
What to do? What to do?
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Also you must be careful of those who have eaten peanuts/products and kiss you. Even that has the potential to cause a reaction.
I will contact my girlfriend to see what references she recommends.
Lord have mercy! Like there's not enough for you to think about, now this. Lord have mercy!
my name is Sheppard Salter. I'm a recent convert to Orthodoxy. Found your blog from Southern Orthodoxy ( Fr. Honeycutt).
I have a blog as well- http://evil-pop-culture.blogspot.com
Sorry to read about the allergic reaction to peanuts.
My family is vegitarian, we grow our own food from our veg. garden in our back yard. Almost always allergies come from a 'dirty colon'. By that I mean the colon needs cleansing al least once a year, regardless what you eat. Plaque builds up and prevents basic nutrients from entering our system as God designed (sp?). Any good colon clean from a good helath store will help eliminate allergies. Also, if you switch to a mostly (90%) vegitarian diet and eat healthy grass fed, organic rasied)meat only occationally, many health problems will dissappear.
Write when you can- sheppard95@hughes.net
Prayers.
"www.foodallergy.org and www.peanutallergy.com
The food allergy one is the official site of the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), which your friend will probably want to become a member of. As we discussed, I'm not a fan of research, so the enormity of this site was never a problem for me, but please warn your friend that if she really starts to dig in here, she could get really overwhelmed and maybe even really scared. I would encourage her to find what's relevant to her and step away."