In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:22:18 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
> >
> > > I discovered last night that eating too much shrimp is akin to eating
> > > a package of Ex-Lax.
> >
> > Really? I wonder if you have a sensitivity to Iodine?
> > Shrimp has never done that to me! You sure it was the shrimp itself? ;-o
>
> I'm allergic to betadine.

That explains it!

>
> What other foods should I avoid or eat in extreme moderation?

Avoid Kelp/seaweed totally, go easy on shrimp and other crustaceans, and
be cautious with shellfish or anything else that comes from the ocean.

Most sea fish should be ok in moderation but there is something about
shrimp that seems to concentrate the Iodine. The gulf shrimp I get are
so bad about it, you can actually _smell_ the Iodine.

> This is
> the first time it's happened to me. There was this HUGE shrimp ring,
> and only one other person was eating it, and ....
>
> I told Crash last night that I was, "explosive diarrhea chick." <G>
>
> Carol

Bummer. :-(
It's a sucky allergy if you are a shrimp lover.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson