On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:29:05 -0600, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 12/22/2010 4:18 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > I am allergic to eggs and oysters.
>
> Eggs do not bother me, but I can not eat bivalves. A couple of years
> ago, I was at a swanky restaurant in New Orleans and I tasted an oyster
> that was in an appetizer. I couldn't stop myself.
>
Did anything "bad" happen?

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 12/23/2010 2:47 AM, sf wrote:
>> Eggs do not bother me, but I can not eat bivalves. A couple of years
>> ago, I was at a swanky restaurant in New Orleans and I tasted an oyster
>> that was in an appetizer. I couldn't stop myself.
>>
> Did anything "bad" happen?

Nothing happened, I totally got away with it, but I was taking Claritin,
maybe that helped. The last time I ate oysters, my lips and ears
swelled - and itched.

Becca

On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:39:20 -0600, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 12/23/2010 2:47 AM, sf wrote:
> >> Eggs do not bother me, but I can not eat bivalves. A couple of years
> >> ago, I was at a swanky restaurant in New Orleans and I tasted an oyster
> >> that was in an appetizer. I couldn't stop myself.
> >>
> > Did anything "bad" happen?
>
> Nothing happened, I totally got away with it, but I was taking Claritin,
> maybe that helped. The last time I ate oysters, my lips and ears
> swelled - and itched.
>
> Becca

Claritin? Huh. Taking Claritin, for me, is as if I took a baby
aspirin... virtually nothing happens. Sorry you get such a reaction,
but I guess it's not bad compared to what could happen.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:39:20 -0600, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/23/2010 2:47 AM, sf wrote:
>> >> Eggs do not bother me, but I can not eat bivalves. A couple of years
>> >> ago, I was at a swanky restaurant in New Orleans and I tasted an
>> >> oyster
>> >> that was in an appetizer. I couldn't stop myself.
>> >>
>> > Did anything "bad" happen?
>>
>> Nothing happened, I totally got away with it, but I was taking Claritin,
>> maybe that helped. The last time I ate oysters, my lips and ears
>> swelled - and itched.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Claritin? Huh. Taking Claritin, for me, is as if I took a baby
> aspirin... virtually nothing happens. Sorry you get such a reaction,
> but I guess it's not bad compared to what could happen.

Does nothing for me either. Daughter took it at age 3 and it did nothing
for her either. Then this fall she took it in the form of Claritin D and
she had an allergic reaction. Odd because she has had the med that is the
"D" and it didn't cause this problem for her. The Dr. said it would take
three days to clear from her system and it did. She was soooo sick.