More scary info about Alpha Gal syndrome

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Let me preface this by saying that almost all people who have exposure to this tick borne syndrome do not get a red meat or dairy allergy but for those that do other than possible anaphylatic shock apparently it can also cause you to vomit if you are eating red meat or dairy. Last night when friend and I were at the free dinner..we were sitting by a nice couple who said that a friend of theirs had that and lost 110 pounds. He was vomiting almost every time he ate. It took UVA awhile to figure out what he had..and finally tested for it. The outcome in this case those was good, because it turns out his wife is a vegan and loves to cook. He needed to lose the weight so now they are happy as clams eating vegetarian meals. However, it must have been super frightening when they didn't know what was happening.