I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I had
no idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have known.
My ex was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that used
to really make life difficult. In the old days they used to use sulphur
dioxide to preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common
nowadays) and it was used on a whole range of products, from chutney to
jam to sausages... shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the
"preserved with..." on every label of every vacuum-sealed, canned,
bottled etc. item that I bought. He landed up in hospital once, because
we bought a new brand of "hot-dog" sausages and we didn't read the label
carefully enough.... that is not something I would like to happen again.

What other things should one be careful of?

Cathy
--
I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

cathyxyz thought and thought and thought and then said:

*I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I
had
*no idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have
known.
*My ex was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that
used
*to really make life difficult. In the old days they used to use
sulphur
*dioxide to preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common
*nowadays) and it was used on a whole range of products, from chutney
to
*jam to sausages... shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the
*"preserved with..." on every label of every vacuum-sealed, canned,
*bottled etc. item that I bought. He landed up in hospital once,
because
*we bought a new brand of "hot-dog" sausages and we didn't read the
label
*carefully enough.... that is not something I would like to happen
again.
*
*What other things should one be careful of?
*
*Cathy

Nuts, seafood, bee and wasp stings -- It doesn't mean you will be
allergic to anything else, but those three are the ones I know of that
most often cause anaphylactic shock.

If you have one life-threatening allergy, ask your doctor about an
epi-pen to carry with you.

maxine in ri

maxine in ri wrote:
> cathyxyz thought and thought and thought and then said:
>
> *I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I
> had
> *no idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have
> known.
> *My ex was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that
> used
> *to really make life difficult. In the old days they used to use
> sulphur
> *dioxide to preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common
> *nowadays) and it was used on a whole range of products, from chutney
> to
> *jam to sausages... shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the
> *"preserved with..." on every label of every vacuum-sealed, canned,
> *bottled etc. item that I bought. He landed up in hospital once,
> because
> *we bought a new brand of "hot-dog" sausages and we didn't read the
> label
> *carefully enough.... that is not something I would like to happen
> again.
> *
> *What other things should one be careful of?
> *
> *Cathy
>
> Nuts, seafood, bee and wasp stings -- It doesn't mean you will be
> allergic to anything else, but those three are the ones I know of that
> most often cause anaphylactic shock.
>
> If you have one life-threatening allergy, ask your doctor about an
> epi-pen to carry with you.
>
> maxine in ri
>


And take a couple of benedryls before you eat somewhere you don't know
the pedigree of the food.

Bob

>And take a couple of benedryls before you eat somewhere you don't know
>the pedigree of the food.
'
One benedryl puts me to sleep in minutes. So taking two would make it
impossible for me to even drive to a restaurant much less wake up
enough to enjoy my meal. I have severe allergies to shellfish and
mollusks. Have to be really careful. People with severe food
allergies can't pop a couple benedryl and hope for the best. They
sometimes can't eat out at all.

zxcvbob wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
> >
>
>
> And take a couple of benedryls before you eat somewhere you don't know
> the pedigree of the food.
>
> Bob

I don't think prevention works in that way with food allergies - my
mantra is "If you can't ask the cook, don't eat it," since my nut
allergy is so severe and nut oil is hidden in many, many things.

N.

Wait a minute...life is supposed to be FAIR????
You gotta be kidding me.


gloria p

On Fri 27 May 2005 08:55:05a, cathyxyz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I had
> no idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have known.
> My ex was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that used
> to really make life difficult. In the old days they used to use sulphur
> dioxide to preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common
> nowadays) and it was used on a whole range of products, from chutney to
> jam to sausages... shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the
> "preserved with..." on every label of every vacuum-sealed, canned,
> bottled etc. item that I bought. He landed up in hospital once, because
> we bought a new brand of "hot-dog" sausages and we didn't read the label
> carefully enough.... that is not something I would like to happen again.
>
> What other things should one be careful of?

LIFE :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 27 May 2005 08:55:05a, cathyxyz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I had
>>no idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have known.
>>My ex was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that used
>>to really make life difficult. In the old days they used to use sulphur
>>dioxide to preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common
>>nowadays) and it was used on a whole range of products, from chutney to
>>jam to sausages... shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the
>>"preserved with..." on every label of every vacuum-sealed, canned,
>>bottled etc. item that I bought. He landed up in hospital once, because
>>we bought a new brand of "hot-dog" sausages and we didn't read the label
>>carefully enough.... that is not something I would like to happen again.
>>
>>What other things should one be careful of?
>
>
> LIFE :-)
>
Tell me somethin' I don't know

Cathy
--
I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

"cathyxyz" > wrote in message
...
>I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I had no
>idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have known. My ex
>was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that used to really
>make life difficult. In the old days they used to use sulphur dioxide to
>preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common nowadays) and it
>was used on a whole range of products, from chutney to jam to sausages...
>shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the "preserved with..." on every
>label of every vacuum-sealed, canned, bottled etc. item that I bought. He
>landed up in hospital once, because we bought a new brand of "hot-dog"
>sausages and we didn't read the label carefully enough.... that is not
>something I would like to happen again.
>
> What other things should one be careful of?
>
> Cathy
> --
> I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

My oldest son is allergic to eggs, chicken, peanuts, strawberries, crab, and
cinnamon. The worst one for him is cinnamon. There are probably other
things he's allergic to but not severe enough to be a problem.

Kathy

K. Reece wrote:

>
> My oldest son is allergic to eggs, chicken, peanuts, strawberries, crab, and
> cinnamon. The worst one for him is cinnamon. There are probably other
> things he's allergic to but not severe enough to be a problem.
>
> Kathy

Good heavens, what a list! Poor guy. I feel luckier by the minute. I
can give cinnamon a miss, or even strawberries, but the other stuff
must make his life really difficult.

Cheers
Cathy

K. Reece wrote:
> "cathyxyz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I
>> had no idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have
>> known.
(snippage)
>> What other things should one be careful of?
>>
>> Cathy
>> --
>> I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it
>
> My oldest son is allergic to eggs, chicken, peanuts, strawberries,
> crab, and cinnamon. The worst one for him is cinnamon. There are
> probably other things he's allergic to but not severe enough to be a
> problem.
>
> Kathy

I thank god I was either given all the right shots as a kid or just plain
lucked out in the not allergic to anything department. AFAIK, no one in my
family is allergic to anything.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

>
> I thank god I was either given all the right shots as a kid or just plain
> lucked out in the not allergic to anything department. AFAIK, no one in my
> family is allergic to anything.
>
> Jill
>
>


I would go for the "lucked out" option, Jill. I have been told that you
can develop allergies at any time of your life. So far, so good for me
personally....

Cheers
Cathy
--
I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

"cathyxyz" > wrote in message
...
>
> I would go for the "lucked out" option, Jill. I have been told that you
> can develop allergies at any time of your life. So far, so good for me
> personally....
>
> Cheers
> Cathy
> --
> I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

My son didn't start developing the allergies until he was 26 or so. The
first one was to peanuts. He said he had a salted nut roll (a candy bar) at
work and his throat and tongue swelled up to the point he thought he was
going to die. He still eats eggs some. He said as long as he keeps eating
them the reaction isn't as bad. They just make his throat itch. He said
chicken just isn't worth it and has given it up entirely.

Cinnamon is most likely to kill him though. He was here at Christmas and I
had a piece of cinnamon raisin toast and he started getting hives even
though it was in the other room and in bread that was already baked. I
can't imagine how severe it would have been if I had taken out powdered
cinnamon while he was here. Weird thing is, he's not allergic to tree nuts
or bay leaves.

Kathy

cathyxyz wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> I thank god I was either given all the right shots as a kid or just
>> plain lucked out in the not allergic to anything department. AFAIK,
>> no one in my family is allergic to anything.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
>
> I would go for the "lucked out" option, Jill. I have been told that
> you
> can develop allergies at any time of your life. So far, so good for me
> personally....
>
> Cheers
> Cathy

True, but I've made it halfway through my life without an allergy so I'll
knock on some wood and hope it continues. I never even contracted poison
ivy or poison oak and lord knows I did my share of tromping around in woods
and fields when I was a teen.

Jill

On Fri, 27 May 2005 18:36:00 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>True, but I've made it halfway through my life without an allergy so I'll
>knock on some wood and hope it continues. I never even contracted poison
>ivy or poison oak and lord knows I did my share of tromping around in woods
>and fields when I was a teen.
>
>Jill
>
'tromping' or 'tramping'? i remember unmercifully ribbing a girl in
high school who turned up one monday with poison ivy on her feet...

'hooray, hooray!
today's the first of may.
outdoor ****ing
begins today.'

make sure to bring insect repellent.

your pal,
blake

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
. ..
> K. Reece wrote:

>> My oldest son is allergic to eggs, chicken, peanuts, strawberries,
>> crab, and cinnamon. The worst one for him is cinnamon. There are
>> probably other things he's allergic to but not severe enough to be a
>> problem.
>>
>> Kathy
>
> I thank god I was either given all the right shots as a kid or just plain
> lucked out in the not allergic to anything department. AFAIK, no one in
> my
> family is allergic to anything.
>
> Jill

I'm not allergic to any foods at least. I do have other allergies. People
in my family are allergic to all sorts of things and he just seemed to get
the worst of it.

Kathy

"cathyxyz" > wrote in message
...
>I have been reading responses to the chopping board oil thread... I had no
>idea that nuts could be so dangerous. Mind you, I should have known. My ex
>was allergic to sulphur and other related variations... that used to really
>make life difficult. In the old days they used to use sulphur dioxide to
>preserve certain foodstuffs (I don't think it's as common nowadays) and it
>was used on a whole range of products, from chutney to jam to sausages...
>shopping was a nightmare. I had to read the "preserved with..." on every
>label of every vacuum-sealed, canned, bottled etc. item that I bought. He
>landed up in hospital once, because we bought a new brand of "hot-dog"
>sausages and we didn't read the label carefully enough.... that is not
>something I would like to happen again.
>
> What other things should one be careful of?
>
> Cathy
*
A friend of mine has a terrible allergy to coconut. One flake is enough to
induce vomiting (in mere seconds) and make his throat swell shut. I often
wondered if it was some kind of sulfur preservative in the dried coconut. I
think he's crazy for not investigating with an allergist to find out for
sure. I also wonder why he doesn't carry an epi pen in case of accidental
ingestion.

Pablo

When I was about 2 I was diganosed with allergies to wheat, peas, and
beans. This included peanuts, but I never had any of those terrible
reactions after eating any of these. I eventually "grew out" of these
allergies and now have inhalent allergies.

Wheat was a tough one because it meant no pasta, no bread, no crackers,
no cookies, any bakery-type goods. My mom used rice flour in her
baking for me and I remember going to McDonald's and eating the
hamburger by itself, no bun. My folks would give me a fig newton with
the cookie part scraped off. Yes, I was an abused child. We'd have
spaghetti or chili with rice instead of pasta.

My reactions were mainly itching and eczema. Now I'm allergic to
everything I breathe. I'm allergic to cats, but I have 3 of them. I'm
on shots and Zyrtec and nose spray and it keeps me ok.

On 27 May 2005 13:56:52 -0700, "CookinGal" >
connected the dots and wrote:

~My reactions were mainly itching and eczema. Now I'm allergic to
~everything I breathe. I'm allergic to cats, but I have 3 of them.
I'm
~on shots and Zyrtec and nose spray and it keeps me ok.

You're as bad as my DH! When we first married, he had drippy
reactions to my Burmese kitty. By winter, he was fine with her and no
meds. She died at 17, and the next year, we started looking for
another kitty. I wanted to find another burmese or siamese, since
they are supposed to be less allergenic than most other breeds.

My husband's coworker had some wild barn kittens that her dad had
rounded up (along with the rest of the barn kitties) and gotten their
shots and neutering/spaying done. The older cats they let go to keep
the mice down. We got the last kitten, a very feisty domestic
shorthair. Now, we don't let the cat upstairs where the bedrooms are,
and she was fine with that. But we tracked enough dander upstairs
that within a month, my DH was all but closed up with wheezing. He
went to the doctor, came back with 7 different perscriptions, and
instructions to get rid of the cat, and all rugs, curtains, etc.

He took the meds, vacuumed the house with a HEPA vac, we got those
special covers for the bedding, and I got the job of washing the cat
once a week....

Now, kitty is 8, and DH no longer needs his meds around her. OTOH, if
he goes to friends houses who also have cats, he will start to react.

maxine in ri