Back To myLot After a Scary Experience
By Anna
@LadyDuck (458583)
Switzerland
October 17, 2018 7:16am CST
I have not been here yesterday afternoon. I have been very unwell and I had to be rushed to the hospital.
What exactly happened?
With my after lunch coffee, I ate a biscuit and it surely contained traces of peanuts. I am allergic to peanuts and I immediately had a severe reaction.
My blood pressure seriously dropped, I felt dizzy, I could not stop from sneezing and I had a great difficulty to breath. My husband put me in the car and brought me to the ER.
The doctor immediately gave me an epinephrine injection and put me to rest until I was back on my feet.
I am well today, no consequences, but I got a big scare.
Have you ever experienced an allergic reaction to food?
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133 responses
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Oct 18
Glad you're well today! That was scary. As far as I know I have no food allergies, but I know that they can be dangerous and even fatal, especially peanut allergies. Please take every precaution that you can take.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
17 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Maybe you should led them know what happened as it might kill someone.
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 18
@1hopefulman I will and if they do not reply, I inform the authorities.
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 18
@topffer I see no mention to the fact that the product contains peanuts. I was checking the Italian law about allergens and I see that the new law must be applied starting from May 9, 2018. I checked and the "LOT" of biscuits is stamped April 2018, expiry date April 2019. No luck!
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 18
wow, that does sound scary. Glad you are alright. To my knowledge I am allergy free
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 18
@LadyDuck yes I have been very lucky
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 18
@arthurchappell Sometimes you do not know until you find something that makes you uncomfortable.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Oct 18
Oh goodness. That was why I haven't seen or read anything from you yesterday. I read somewhere that you were not feeling well. I didn't expect you were brought to the hospital due to severe allergic reaction. The difficult breathing is a bad reaction, it may cause laryngeal spasm.
Did you have a puffy face? I hope not. Please take good care of yourself. 
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
20 Oct 18
@ridingbet As I cook everything from scratch, I usually have no problems with the fresh ingredients I buy. When I buy a cake, or cookies I have to check carefully the ingredients. I do not buy ready made meals, I am sure I would have plenty of problems with them.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Oct 18
@LadyDuck so, you really have to check on the contents of anything you eat, maybe there are traces of peanuts added.
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@Marilynda1225 (79841)
• United States
17 Oct 18
That certainly is a very scary experience but so happy that you are okay.I'm not allergic to anything as far as I know
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
17 Oct 18
Poor you! I didn't know that the reaction sets in so quickly.
I once had an allergic reaction to aspirin, but it was slower. One cheek and my throat became thick and bloated and I stayed in hospital for one night so that my breathing could be watched and I wouldn't suffocate.
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@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
17 Oct 18
Never anything that required a trip to the ER. Glad that you are okay.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Oct 18
Oh no! I am glad your husband is a quick thinker and got you help, do you carry an eppie pen?
Yes I do and I have been rushed to the e.r. when the milk people put new preservatives in milk I broke out in whelps all over, itched like crazy, then my tongue began to swell. I had to stay in the hospital a week!
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 18
@andriaperry I never drink cow milk, it gives me stomach aches.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Oct 18
@LadyDuck That was when I was young, That is why I do not drink milk
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@kobesbuddy (74654)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Oct 18
Oh Anna, this is terrible! I'm so sorry you had this happen, but also I'm glad you are all right now. A peanut allergy is serious, a person can die from this! Yes, I'm allergic to red sea food, my throat swells and my face gets beet red, my ears start ringing like crazy. This might be my BP, I don't really know. If I eat coconut, I always develop a boil somewhere.
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 18
@kobesbuddy This was extremely serious. I have a friend who gets sick if someone wears perfume.
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@kobesbuddy (74654)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Oct 18
@LadyDuck My mother ended up in the ER different times, when someone ELSE had ordered seafood in a restaurant. Even the odor affected her!
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Oct 18
I'm glad you are okay, I've never had a bad reaction to food but I did have a bad reaction to morphine when I was in the hospital and neither can I have epinephrine. I had a bad reaction when I had another surgery. I see signs on most foods saying there are no peanuts, and others saying foods with peanuts are manufactured at the same place.
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@simplfred (20628)
• Philippines
17 Oct 18
I have no allergy with food. I'm glad you are okay now.
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@DeborahDiane (40058)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Nov 18
@LadyDuck - How scary! I'm so glad everything turned out OK!!!
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
12 Nov 18
@DeborahDiane I only made cookies and pies at home from that day. I do not trust labels anymore.
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@DeborahDiane (40058)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Nov 18
@LadyDuck I'm so glad you are doing OK now.
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@thelme55 (76484)
• Germany
12 Nov 18
@LadyDuck I get and itching eyes and face when I go shopping in the supermarket here in the Philippines because of the dust when I touch the products. I just have to hurry to the toilet and wash my hands before I could scratch my face unintentionally.
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@anya12adwi (6040)
• India
20 Oct 18
No, I am not allergic to any food.. But be careful enough to peanuts!! Do take care
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@LadyDuck (458583)
• Switzerland
25 Oct 18
@anya12adwi If you knew the name of the company
Internationally known, I never buy poor quality products.
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@anya12adwi (6040)
• India
24 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Oh, I see.. Hope you got out of your fear and from next time onwards have quality products only..
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