Pretty sure I now have a shrimp allergy.

[ELVIS]

I'm trill working the wheel, a pimp not a simp
Keep the dope fiends higher than the Goodyear Blimp
We eat so many shrimp, I got iodine poisoning
Fuck niggas make me sick with all that pinchin' and bargaining

God bless.

[mstng86]

Alcohol allergy, that's just not right

[BradM]

I must be eating the wrong shrimp. I mean it's good and all but, if it seems like it might try to kill me, I think I could step away from it without having to experiment before I saw a doctor.

[Big A]

You're flirting with disaster..you've developed a shellfish allergy. The fact that you had throat tightness and lip/mouth swelling is concerning that you could develop anaphylaxis. Just taking benadryl wont be enough...I would recommend having an epi-pen handy.

Or... don't eat shellfish.

[LANTIRN]

I developed an allergy to kiwi when I was 25. Ate it my whole life and love it, then one day out of the blue I was allergic to it. Never had a food allergy before that, and none since, just kiwi. Took me months to figure out what it was since the symptoms took a few hours to appear and I really had to think and narrow down all the food I had eaten those days to figure it out. My solution was to not eat kiwi anymore. I like kiwi, but I like breathing better.

[TeeShock]

I developed an allergy to kiwi when I was 25.

Isn't that crazy? Oysters did the same thing to me when I was about 23. I get violent food poisoning for 2-4 hours.

[Cooter]

Or... don't eat shellfish.

anybody who knows they're susceptible to anaphylactic shock should carry an epi-pen IMO. just in case

[Sean88gt]

Yep, going through this with my kiddo right now. She is level 2 and 3 on several items, so we're starting to carry the epi-pen.

/Molly Hatchet

[Trip McNeely]

Any Docs want to chime in on how allergies like this can be late to develop in your life? That's kind of scary.

[davbrucas]

anybody who knows they're susceptible to anaphylactic shock should carry an epi-pen IMO. just in case

That's what I meant with my post...not that I was condoning him eating shrimp as long as he had benadryl and an epi pen.

[silverhatch]

Its your body tell you shrimp is awful.

[davbrucas]

Any Docs want to chime in on how allergies like this can be late to develop in your life? That's kind of scary.

I dont believe that the reason why this happens is understood. But, for some reason, your immune system starts to think that harmless food products are dangerous and triggers an antibody called IgE to develop and bind to this "antigen" which triggers a cascade of events releasing histamine and other inflammatory markers. This is what causes the allergic reaction.

[Trip McNeely]

I dont believe that the reason why this happens is understood. But, for some reason, your immune system starts to think that harmless food products are dangerous and triggers an antibody called IgE to develop and bind to this "antigen" which triggers a cascade of events releasing histamine and other inflammatory markers. This is what causes the allergic reaction.

I know allergies aren't a "new" thing, but it seems like within the last 20 or so years you hear about more and more seasonal and odd food allergies. Interesting how the the body works. Thanks for the explanation!

[Cooter]

That's what I meant with my post...not that I was condoning him eating shrimp as long as he had benadryl and an epi pen.

that's what I got from it, just helping to clarify

[JC316]

Alcohol allergy, that's just not right

Yeah, she wasn't and still isn't amused about that.