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Strange food allergies
And I am not talking about simply not liking things here, but genuine make you projectile vomit type allergies !
I can't eat white fish, but am alright with oily fish. Apparently it's a rare but recognised allergy. Similarly, a friend of ours can't eat garlic, and another one can't eat bananas. |
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My sister's tongue literally swells up if she has pineapple or kiwi... she says it doesn't hurt her when it happens but it takes a good hour or two for the swelling to go down.
(Plus, its funny when it does happen )
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AAAAh I know what she is allergic too.... 'coz I saw it on episode of Startrek Voyager ( did I really just say that ???). It's the bromaline !
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I don't have any allergies! I feel left out
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Not sure if this counts, but I cannot be in the same room as a ripening banana without risking a migraine.
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I don't doubt some people do have genuine allergies but I am equally certain a lot of people just say they have allergies for effect. When I was growing up it was eat it or go hungry. None of this cooking 3 or 4 different meals at each dinner time.
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Not sure if this counts, but I cannot be in the same room as a ripening banana without risking a migraine.
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I don't doubt some people do have genuine allergies but I am equally certain a lot of people just say they have allergies for effect. When I was growing up it was eat it or go hungry. None of this cooking 3 or 4 different meals at each dinner time.
Or an acquaintace of mine, who claims to be allergic to "savoury" cheese and cream dishes, but can eat a New York cheesecake.... |
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Not strictly an allergy, in that it doesn't create a life-threatening reaction, but coriander makes me feel very, very ill indeed. I think it is a wierd genetic variation - my mother and brother both have the same reaction - similar to the one that makes some people loathe the taste of cucumber. We have a friend who has this and no one believed him until he found an article in New Scientist about it!
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I'm allergic to crab (my mouth starts to water and then I'll vomit like a Viking within 5 minutes of eating any) but I'm fine with any other seafood.
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As I was saying.....
![]() ![]() Foodwise I can eat absolutely anything, but the banana ripening thing is all too real I'm afraid. |
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I have always loved scallops but the last two times I have eaten them I have been violently ill afterwards. Great shame because I do so love them
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I'm allergic to crab (my mouth starts to water and then I'll vomit like a Viking within 5 minutes of eating any) but I'm fine with any other seafood.
). Like you though any other seafood is fine !
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My sister's tongue literally swells up if she has pineapple or kiwi... she says it doesn't hurt her when it happens but it takes a good hour or two for the swelling to go down.
(Plus, its funny when it does happen )
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I don't think it can be classed an allergy as such but I sneeze hundreds of times if I eat really dark chocolate (although I love it!).
I don't seem to be able to tolerate seafood either but that could be an eating out thing as I rarely cook it myself and I know it's a common food poisoning source when it's not cooked and stored properly. My sister has an allergy to white cheese - she gets a rash and according to her she can smell something like mud for ages afterwards! Oh and my boyfriend has an 'allergy' to asparagus of all things (which is a massive shame as I love it!) - he gets swollen lips after he's eaten it - I guess that could be something to do with what it gets sprayed with beforehand though as well. |
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OOOH seafood poisoning...... I could start another thread on that.
Was poisoned a couple of years ago by the Norwalk virus that was residing in some oysters I had. Ended up in hospital on a drip..... and him indoors still likes to tell the story about my project vomitting, preferably at dinner parties. |
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Same for my dad and brother! Wierd because it happened to my dad over 2 Kiwis, when he'd been fine before. First one made his mouth tingle, next time swelling up of tongue and throat - he hasn't eaten them since, for fear of not being able to breathe on the third
![]() It's a pretty common thing for subsequent exposures to an allergen to produce a more marked effect each time, leading right up to anaphylactic shock. Which can be lethal. |
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Tomatos and potatos make me really ill!! which are 2 things I love. I am intolerant to turkey and carrots! which is odd.
I miss mash potatos! Mashed parsnip or butternut just isnt the same.
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My nose always gets itchy whenever I butter toast but it's fine when I'm actually eating it. Does that count?!
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Caffeine. 2 cups of caffeinated coffee in the space of 30 minutes and I start to shake, feel very very sick and my body aches in a similar way as when you have the flu. It's almost like waking up in the morning when you've had a migraine in your sleep and it's too late to take Migralieves. Takes about 12 hours for the pain and sickness to go away.
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Skate makes my mouth itch, its the only fish that does it..luckily I don't eat fish anymore, but as a child we had it regularly as my granddad was a fish monger and skate was his favourite, so he'd always bring a load home
![]() Also marmalade and mints make me sneeze uncontrollably |
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Most alcohol - one sip of wine makes my heart start racing and my breathing laboured and other things like rum, alcho-pops make me projectile vomit within ten minutes of having a mouthful. I've always known about the wine thing but my intolerance to other alcoholic drinks have developed over the years. Unfortunately I found out about the rum one on a birthday meal with my boyfriend having had about three sips of a delicious raspberry daiquiri.
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Caffeine. 2 cups of caffeinated coffee in the space of 30 minutes and I start to shake, feel very very sick and my body aches in a similar way as when you have the flu. It's almost like waking up in the morning when you've had a migraine in your sleep and it's too late to take Migralieves. Takes about 12 hours for the pain and sickness to go away.
I took me about three months to sus out what was making me feel so bad, it was after drinking a glass of coke and not coffee that it dawned on me it was caffeine. |
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I'm allergic to cow's milk and yogurt, but I'm OK with most cheeses and chocolate, thankfully.
![]() I like white crusty bread but it gives me migraines and keeps me awake at night. Yikes! |
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I used to say I was allergic to milk when I was younger as I hated it (before lactose intolerance was recognised) so I was allowed to drink juice in primary school whilst everyone else had milk!! To be fair I still cannot drink milk now (have a smidge in my tea)
I also get a really bad headache after eating red onions, but I love red onions so much I don't care
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). Like you though any other seafood is fine !
