Question of the day - November 14th!

[luvofallhorses]

What are you allergic to?

I am allergic to grapefruit and grass.

[redbird]

Luckily I am not aware of being alergic to anything.

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[Karen]

Too much to list - dust, pollens of all sorts, kitties, and many, many food, including beef, celery, carrots, citrus ... and I could bore you with everything, but this time of year, cranberries are a huge allergy, sigh.

[Genny]

I'm allergic to grass. Ever since I was little-and still-I can't get in the grass and roll around or anything. I'll break out and itch forever!

[Pinot's Mom]

I have two bizarre allergies...horseradish and gin. Seriously.

[CountryWolf07]

I am allergic to pollen in the spring.. but that's about it.

[Hellow]

Pollen.

[Casper]

Pollen, Amoxicillin, pet dander, and dust mites... thats all I know of.

[Freedom]

Cats. Yes, I have 10 of them. I take Claritin EVERY morning, and Benadryl EVERY night!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Well, unfortunatly I'm really allergic to cats.:( But food wise, almonds and water melons. It's the weirdest thing, when I eat them my throat and my ears itch!! What is up with that?!

[chocolatepuppy]

No known allergies, although certain times of year, I wonder.

[Taz_Zoee]

I think I'm allergic to Penicillin. Not sure though because when I was three years old my mom and I were both sick and she discovered she was allergic to Penicillin. So we aren't sure if I was just copying mom or if I was really sick. But I've never had Penicillin since.

I am also allergic to citrus fruits. If I have too much I develop annoying cold sore like sores in my mouth. It took a while to discover this. When I was young I LOVED to eat pineapple rings out of the can. My mom finally put two and two together and found out my sores in my mouth were from citrus. I used to also LOVE orange juice. I can have a sip of juice or a wedge of an orange. More than that and I'll regret it later.

[Moesha]

Well, unfortunatly I'm really allergic to cats.:( But food wise, almonds and water melons. It's the weirdest thing, when I eat them my throat and my ears itch!! What is up with that?!


I have the same reaction but not just to watermelon. Tomatoes, oranges, most juicy type fruits also cause to happy. I used to think that it was something to do with the juice, but I've also had bananas cause it. It doesn't stop me from eating any of them either though. Just a minor annoyance. I forget that I have it until after I've eaten and then notice myself scratching at the sides of my mouth.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Dust and pollen and maybe a few other things that I'm unaware of. So far no food allergies.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My biggest allergies are dust and mold/mildew. I have a mild allergy to cats, but I luckily have built up a tolerance to my own and they rarely bother me anymore. My chinchillas can send me into a sneezing frenzy too, that may be because of the dust baths they take though. Oh, and avocados give me horrible headaches.


Well, unfortunatly I'm really allergic to cats.:( But food wise, almonds and water melons. It's the weirdest thing, when I eat them my throat and my ears itch!! What is up with that?!
My husband gets an itchy throat and ears when he eats most any nut and a whole list of fruits.

[lizbud]

My only known allergy is codine. I was out walking the dogs today and
someone was burning leaves.(A no no in the city) I love the smell of burning
leaves, but now I'm so stuffed up , it's hard to breath through my nose.

[Queen of Poop]

My allergies have grown and gotten worse the older I've gotten. It stinks. I am allergic to all things green outdoors but that doesn't stop me. I can live with the hives. I am allergic to apples, oranges, tomatoes, strawberries, pretty much anything that's acidic. I try to have them in very small amounts, if at all. I've also just learned I am VERY allergic to smoke, spending 5 days with my parents who both smoke like chimneys just about put me over the edge.

[Twisterdog]

Horses, cats, nuts, penicillin.

[Karen]

Okay, with food allergies, do yourself a favor and do NOT eat things that cause you to have an itchy throat and ears, etc. In time, it can lead to a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. That's the kind of reaction I know have to almonds and pistachios - and that is why you will never see me without an EPI pen. KBlaix, tell your husband to just inform everyone that he has a "tree nuts" allergy. He might be able to have peanuts, but no nuts that grow on trees, sadly.

Some of my other food allergies lead to either diarrhea or a 12-16 hour vomiting spree. Those are awful, painful, annoying, exhausting and uncomfortable, but my "tree nuts" allergies could literally kill me.

I miss things like orange juice or a nice ripe strawberry, or a nice piece of fish for dinner, but am grateful for what I can still eat. And it is a small price to pay to stay well.

[K9karen]

Sulfa and Keflex( which I just found out by a very itchy, head to toe rash). cilantro (sorry Richard), peppers, cucumbers (upset tummy).

[kokopup]

i am allergic to any vaccine that is egg based, That pretty much leaves out everything, I went through 6 years in the Navy without a single shot. It also leaves out shots like for the flu.

i'm allergic to novocain which is an old anesthetic used for dental work, Before they developed the present modern anesthetia I had to have all dental work done without any deadening.

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[Catherinedana]

Big time allergic to cats (sorry PT cat people!) I sneeze and sneeze and blow up like a balloon.

Dust is bad for me oo. Penicillin gives me a rash.

I'm also allergic to my day job. . .:D

[Zippy]

Metal touching my skin for a long perid of time and some meds.

[cassiesmom]

I'm allergic to penicillin and I get hives from insect bites. I break out from latex - I'm not sure if it's an actual allergy or just a sensitivity from years of using latex gloves during direct patient care (I'm a nurse).

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Okay, with food allergies, do yourself a favor and do NOT eat things that cause you to have an itchy throat and ears, etc. In time, it can lead to a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. That's the kind of reaction I know have to almonds and pistachios - and that is why you will never see me without an EPI pen. KBlaix, tell your husband to just inform everyone that he has a "tree nuts" allergy. He might be able to have peanuts, but no nuts that grow on trees, sadly.
When we was little he was diagnosed with a peanut allergy. He eventually out grew that allergy. (He had a reaction on an allergy test. On another test, years later, he had no reaction.) He does try to avoid all nuts, but sometime accidentally comes in contact with one.