"Robyn Rosenthal" > wrote in message
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> >From: (Barbtail)
>
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>>
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>>>coriander seeds
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>>One of my girlfriends broke out in a rash after eating fresh coriander
>>leaves
>>in a Chinese chicken salad. Which of these spices are new to you?
>>
>>Also, it might be something you have had before but the reaction wasn't as
>>pronounced. Typically, each exposure causes a worse reaction. I'd call my
>>DR
>>and tell him about the experience. Perhaps he can find out what troubled
>>you.
>> That next reaction could be quite serious. My husband has a nut allergy
>>and
>>I nearly lost him a few years ago so please be careful *smiles*.
>>
>>
>>This is a good site for more information:
>>The Anaphylaxis Campaign http://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/dine.html
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>>Be safe!
>>
>>Barb Anne
>>
>
> I have never had a problem with the leaves, but the seeds seem to be the
> logical culprit since they were the only new thing.
>
> Thanks for the warning, I will check with my doctor before I try to figure
> it
> out via experimentationRobyn

I'm a registered nurse with 25 years of emergency room experience. I can
tell you that a call or visit to your primary-care physician in this case is
not likely to be helpful. Your doctor, with only your report of your
symptoms and your recipe, will not be able to determine whether your problem
is allergic in nature, or just a co-incidental upper respiratory infection.
There are tests for allergies, but they are the tools of specialists, and it
is far to early in your case to go to the trouble and expense of a referral.
Even when a serious and obviously allergic reaction results in an ER visit,
we advise the patient that a determination of the allergen is not always
easy and not even always necessary. Often, the allergen is never identified,
and the patient never suffers a recurrance of the reaction.

Oh, and experimentation to find what you are allergic to is premature when
you don't even know if your problem is allergic. My advice is to go on using
whatever spices you find tasty, and if your symptoms recur, THEN is the time
to begin the detective work, perhaps with the help of an allergist if the
reaction is severe. Until then, enjoy your food and don't feel the need to
be hypervigilant for symptoms.

--Rich - allergic to seafoods, damnit.