I was sitting watching CSI last night, so it was sometime after 9pm, I was almost ready for bed except I hadn't changed into my pyjamas yet, and I was thinking about what to have for supper. Richard reminded me that there was some honeydew melon in the fridge if I wanted that. "Oooh, that'll do," I thought. I love melon, I don't eat it an awful
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That happend to my friend,she eat graps one minute and then was allergic to them the next.
Hope you ich goes away soon.
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Oh, and I need to thank you! I've met a girl that is reasently diagnozed with chronic fatigue syndrom, and she was so happy to come across someone who actually had hear of it and didn't have the attitude "Hey - just pull yourself together!"
That is much thanks to your openess about it! :-) See, thanks to your information about it, she was met with a better attitude than she was used to! That's a butterfly wing just there (and yeah... that was a referense to this post, that I promised you about a year ago)
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I'm really pleased I was able to help (in a roundabout way) with your friend! It really does mean a lot just to have someone understand!
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I've read that even if you're not allergic to something (or a combination of somethings) growing up that can change later in life. Environmental pollutants combining with hormonal changes or some madness (and of course it's complicated further if you're prone to auto-immune stuff).
Also now at least you know what might cause a reaction ... can the doc give you a list of things with the same chemical compounds so you at least have an idea of the cross-reactions to look out for in future??
I had that happen one time when I made the mistake of bacon-wrapped oyster plus red wine at Easter. Sulfites, nitrites ... who knew!
Thank All Good Things for Richard and good doctors. Agh! I had the strangest feeling something was happening ...
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To me it sounds like that is what happened to you.
I am glad that your tongue or throat didn't swell. It is pure terror when it happens.
You can get information about cross reactions on most allergy sites and pollen calenders.
I have so far been lucky to never have a cross reaction.
Love A
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I've just been reading about cross-reactions, it could indeed have had something to do with it (also with the fact that I usually have melon around Christmas, when the other allergen or whatever won't be around.... ?)
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Many people can have peas in the winter, but as soon as summer and pollen pokes out their ugly heads, that is it for them.
If you dare, you can try with melon again in the late autumn, but not without some anti-histamine in the house..... You might be able to have it when the other allergen is not present.
I know people that can eat strawberries for the first week or so and after that they break out in wild rashes.
Cross-reactions are the devil to determine, because it means provoking the body and that might cause the allergy to become active and permanent. So for most it is better to know about it and then think twice about what they eat during the pollen season.
Love A
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Thanks for all your advice, it's nice to hear it from someone who knows what they're talking about!
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I bet you were knackered today, I usually am after a bad one. Actually, maybe my hayfever being really bad at the moment is what is currently wearing me out on a daily basis?
Anyway, I'm glad you're okay. *hugs and anti histamines*
PS - If you ever get caught out red wine works very quickly to stop allergic reactions - seriously!
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I've been totally knackered today, the not getting to bed until after 1:30am didn't help, but also I think it's the body going "WTF was that all about?"
Oooh, red wine? I did not know that.....
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