Do you have any allergies?

July 15, 2009 2:40pm CST
I'm allergic to nuts and olives. Put those near me and my face will turn blue with horrid rashes and constant throwing up.. but its not as bad as a colleague of mine whose allergic to almost anything including bananas! She can't drink tea or it spices up her ulcers, she can't wear perfume or her asthma attack gets worse, she can't touch bananas or he whole body will be filled with horrible spots and rashes.. She has a condition apparently which makes her vulnerable to almost anything.. So am wondering do you have any strange allergies or do you know someone who has allergies?
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@Loraden (64)
• Canada
16 Jul 09
I have developed allergies in the last twenty years when I didn't have any for the first twenty years of my life, now I am allergic to everything, animals which I love, and that have dander, trees, grasses, plants although the only plants that I am allergic to that are etible so far are tomatoe plants, and not the fruit, molds, so no cheese but I love cheese so I eat it anyway just not as much and of course, it depends upon which kind of cheese, dust mites, water beds were great but hardly ever see them any more (sigh) All in all for an outdoor gal, it is galling to be allergic to all the things most dear to one's heart.
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16 Jul 09
oh dear that does not sound good at all.. I hope one day it will vanish and you can enjoy the out doors again
• Canada
16 Jul 09
Does anyone know if allergies disappear after they start? My sun allergy was the first to show up and I've tried everything. Thing is I'm a redhead and when the sunscreens first came out I jumped on using them so that I didn't have to go out in the sun dressed as if it were winter, (all covered up) and then after the first season of using the sun screens, my allergy to the sun started and boy did it ever!. So I wonder if the sun screen triggered the allergy. Any one got any thoughts on this?
• Canada
16 Jul 09
The most unusual allergy I have is the one that makes me break out in hives and is a real pain in the butt to me, my allergy to the sun!
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• United States
15 Jul 09
Sure do, and I take plenty of medications for my allergies and my asthma. I am allergic to a lot of environmental things, and it really stinks when I cannot do things that my friends like to do. Being around any kind of smoke will kill me.
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15 Jul 09
That sucks.. yes people with asthma are usually allergic to environmental stuff which is just terrible. I do hope the medications work for you and hope it will go away some day. Cheers for the response
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
hi jellymonty!^^ i have allergies too. i'm allergic to chicken, eggs, crabs, shrimps, etc. i'm also allergic to dust. when i'm having an allergy attack it would start with constant sneezing. light at first then it would be harder as if i want to blow my everything inside away. then my eyes would swell until i would look like a bumble bee. in worse conditions i would suffer from difficulty in breathing. i never had an allergy when i was a kid. i just got this when i was in college. and that's when i was just starting to like eating shrimp. bad timing.
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@vicky30 (4766)
• India
5 Aug 09
I have allergies to bananas.When i eat a banana iget sore throat followed with a cold very soon.I am also allergic to fish as the bones sometimes hurt the gums in my teeth.I am also allergic to having ice creams from hawkers i get a cold very soon from there.I am also allergic to the changes in weather as it helps me feel uneasy and get a cold soon.
@Beenice (237)
• Canada
17 Jul 09
I can say only one thing, her immune system is overreacting. She could try spirulina, it is a good supplement it boost your immune system and got some minerals and vitamins "a' in it and have some omega 6, some proteins,iron,good for your memory, pneumonia, etc.. I would be surprise if she would be allergic to that.
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• Malaysia
23 Sep 09
Yerp.I do have allergies.And to what that I'm allergic to is the mystery.I won't know my allergic until I get the pain because whenever I'm allergic, the most part that really changes is my eyes.haha.It starts with my eyes getting so itchy and then the area getting bigger and bigger. And then it start to spread under my eyebags.Then my eyes will be in red and start to swollen. The swollen eyes will become bigger and bigger.Until my eyes half-closed.There you go.My eyes is like the golf ball.Everyone laugh at me even the nurse at the primary triage also laugh at me when the first time she saw me.But lately, my allergic became more energetic! They start to attack my whole body with itchy and rashes. And the worst allergic I've ever been was just a few days before.I've been attack by asthma at the same time I got the swollen.It's really hard to breath and I felt like almost dying plus with the rashes and itchy and also unable to see.And then got warded for few hours to cool it down.And all of that I still unsure what I'm allergic to.
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
16 Jul 09
i am supposedly allergic to shrimp and peas, this is what showed up on my last allergy test. i would like to go for another one because that was a bunch of years ago. i do have asthma and i find that ice cream bothers me (because of the cream) but perfume does not.
@heihong (59)
• China
16 Jul 09
I don't find anything that I'm allergic to,but with time goes on I'm not sure of it due to more and more stuff I will experience. I have several friends who are allergic to seafood,every time after they eat these their bodies turn red and itching.
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
17 Jul 09
oh my goodness that sounds so horrible. i've never met anyone that has it as bad as your colleague. even yourself, i've never met anyone whose face will turn blue without consuming the food! i have urticaria but it has no known cause. the hives drives me crazy but anti-histamines always do the trick. thank goodness for that, or i think i'll be scratching myself raw from the itch.
@trickiwoo (2702)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I have a ton of allergies! I got tested for indoor/outdoor allergies (which tested all types of dusts and molds and plants and just dozens and dozens of other allergens) and I tested positive to everything on the test except for animals! Which by "animals" it only tested for dogs and cats, and since then I've found out that I am allergic to ferrets! I'm also allergic to a handful of medications. And I have a lot of food allergies including nuts, most vegetables, some fruits, some seafoods, and things like mustard, sesame, and cottonseed. Finding food I can eat can really be challenging sometimes! My reactions vary depending on the types of food... but some foods I go into anaphylactic shock if I eat them!
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
16 Jul 09
Hey! I think it would be hard if you were alergic to just about everything , and it makes me think of the movie my girl . I have heard stories how people are allergic to peanuts and if they even kiss someone they can become really sick , and all . I cant be near rag weed . When i was a little girl i was in the woods hiking and well i came across it , and it shut my eyes and swelled them up . Sometimes, when outside now its hard to breathe if I come across them.
@psphacker (1053)
• United States
15 Jul 09
No I do not have any allergies.
• Philippines
16 Jul 09
me too i do not Have any Allergies.. but How I wisH That i could HAve..
@sblossom (2168)
16 Jul 09
i thought i have no any allergies until one time i had a mango. My face and my mouth had many spots and i felt very inchy. So i went to my local hospital to see doctor. Doctor asked me many questions about where i had been and what did i eat. i listed some places and food i had before but the doctor could not find the reason. Then suddenly i told him i just had a mango then he realised it caoused by mango. when i came back home and checked on internet. I found there are many people in the world have allergy to mango. i'm not particular one. Now i less eat mango even i know it's very sweet and yummy. it's really pity. I even escape from mango juice or cake.
• India
16 Jul 09
Me..I'm allergic to yam..errgg *shudders*
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
16 Jul 09
I have two allergies, one is penacillin, I can't take it because I come over with a horrid rash all over my body, it's strange because most of my relatives have this condition apart from my father. So I have to make sure the doctors have it on record as to the hospitals, I also have to wear a red band when I go into hospital so they know I am highly allergic to it. I am also highly allergic to wasp stings, one sting could actually kill me! Scary, so during the wasp season I have to carry a special epipen with me which I have to inject into me if ever I get stung. Fortunately I have only got stung once, so I am scared of wasps, nasty bugs they are!
@Asavari (55)
• India
16 Jul 09
Yes,my sister has got allergy of many things .She can not eat bananas,grapes etc. Only she can eat apples !If a person has taken heavy allopathic medicine in the past he gets such kind of allergies !But I don't have any allergy as I am perfectly healthy and has never taken any allopathic medicine till now !I drink 1.5 litres of warm water in the morning before brushing teeth and drink water one hour after taking my food ! That is my medicine and another thing,I am not idle ,do physical activity and active !
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I'm glad that I'm not allergy to any food so I don't need to be careful about cannot eat this or that. I have an allergic nose though, when it is hot and humid or stay in some dusty enviroment, my nose will get crazy and get very itchy, not just scratching it will solve the problem but it's some sort of itch that will stay there for a while... it bothers me a lot... not fun!!
• India
16 Jul 09
yes me too allergic, i am allergic to pollution specially to the smoke of the diesel, brinjals, and many more strange things are there to make me allergic i future days ,,so could you please prescribe me how to make myself free from all these allergies ..?
@choang (36)
• United States
16 Jul 09
I dont have any allergies. At least none that i am aware of. I actually know very few people that have allergies. I cant even think of one person off the top off my head right now. Im glad that im not allergic to anything. It would suck if i was allergic to something that i really liked, like chocolate. LOL. And i love olives. I would hate to be allergic to that as well.
@loki1982 (780)
• Dallas, Texas
16 Jul 09
I'm only allergic to some antibiotics. No food allergies