The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 21

pshrynk · 06-05-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Um, the allergy treatment is probably not really made from ground up dust mites. But we'd rather not discuss the alternative.

Yeah, you probably don't really want to know what you are actually allergic to.

Patricia · 06-05-2008, 06:55 PM

I managed to develop an allergy to prawns a couple of years ago, after eating them all my life.
I had some king prawns and went into mild anaphylaxis. So I gave them up.
Then, twice, prawns of normal size brought me out in red lumps, swelling and difficulty breathing. Most of the time they weren't a problem. The doctor surmises that I'm either allergic to the preservatives, or to some sort of plankton that the prawns eat. So no more prawns at all any more...

zelda_pinwheel · 06-05-2008, 06:58 PM

yes, i was astounded to learn that you can develop an allergy at any time in your life. i wasn't allergic to anything (except bees, maybe) when i was a child. it only really started around 15 years ago i think (can't be sure, since for a long time i misidentified the symptoms, since it never occurred to me i might have developped an allergy).

actually patricia, you should consider yourself lucky ; if you *must* develop an allergy, at least you had the good sense to choose something as creepy and revolting as shrimp, and also easily avoided.

(i'm allergic to prawns and shrimp as well. it's psycho-somatic)

badgoodDeb · 06-05-2008, 07:35 PM

No, no, no, ZP -- shrimp are really yummy!! I ache for/with Ms Patricia. (I too have the dust mite allergies, and went through years of shots. Since insurance doesn't pay for a MAID SERVICE, I fear there is still a lot of dust and etc at my house.)

nekokami · 06-05-2008, 09:17 PM

I'm convinced that the real issue is stress, actually, and the allergies are just one of many clever ways my body has of trying to tell me to STOP THAT.

Unfortunately, the main sources of stress in my life are (in no particular order) my job and my kids, and I can't get rid of either at this point. So allergy shots it is....

Taylor514ce · 06-05-2008, 09:22 PM

Make your kids do your job?

montsnmags · 06-05-2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Make your kids do your job?

Sell them on the human organ blackmarket for enough money to retire on....no, no, no, we've been there haven't we? Besides, the party menu is done and fully supplied.

Hey, just noting in this Vent and Rant thread that the other large bookseller in Australia, Angus & Robertson, has just bought Borders Australasia.

Here's to future years of them grinding their success like a broken bottle in the face of Dymocks and that scumbag, Don Grover, plus his Hoard of Directors.

Cheers,
Marc (I'm not bitter, honest)

Justy · 06-06-2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

I'm convinced that the real issue is stress, actually, and the allergies are just one of many clever ways my body has of trying to tell me to STOP THAT.

You are totally right! All my careful planning of juggling milk products so that I can still have ice cream and not suffer too much, even in spring, go right out the window if I'm stressed! It's not bad enough that allergies are cumulative, the more allergens I am exposed to the worse my symptoms, grass + dairy + pollens from flowers blooming = sneezing and watery eyes and other icky symptoms; but on top of all that, the more stress in my life the more my allergies act up.

Here are a couple of articles that talk about this very thing:
http://www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.co...llergies.shtml
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=36041

GeoffC · 06-06-2008, 05:07 AM

[QUOTE=Justy;194362]... now how am I suppose to avoid ice cream?!?!

Make ice-cream using soy milk. I do, and it is verrrryyyyy yummy...

I used to be extremely allergic to cats - now I live with 6 of them....the allergy just 'went'.

I am now very allergic to the general topical medicines for ear infections, leaving me with just a single (so far) concoction that will provide any cure. But even worse is I am now allergic to some of the everyday additions to common products that are used for preservative etc...makes life very interesting, especially when hithertoo products suddenly get a change of mixture that brings in one of my no-no list...

Vent&Rant......The bloody BBC for mentioning Big Brother on their home page.....It's not even broadcast by them....aarrrggghhhh.....

mores · 06-06-2008, 07:16 AM

We found out my wife had a severe allergy. We knew about the pollen, nuts and the cats, but what we didn't know was that she could not eat wheat, rhye and a bunch of other cereals, and she was allergic to milk protein.
So she could not eat bread, no milk, no milk products and no eggs as well as no nuts, cats and flowers

So she started with "food abstention". Since I'm the chef around the house, we eliminated all those things that she could not eat, and for about a year, everythign was great. The only troubles she had was when she was forced to eat out. Try to find a restaurant that uses spelt-flour, or has rice-noodles. Even a lot of asian restaurants use regular noodles, and have wheat-flour in their spring rolls.

Anyhow, everything was converted to spelt (which she could eat, thank god), no eggs, lots of soy products etc.
And the test after a year of doing this showed that she completely lost her allergy against these.
She'll never get rid of the wheat-allergy, unfortunately, because it was one of the first and it was already "detectable" in her blood. But she's back to eating eggs and milk and CHEESE (one of the hardest to substitute, because there is no substitute).

So, I suggest if you think you might react to something, get a proper allergy test done, also for foods, and then force yourself to stay away from those foods. Chances are good you'll get rid of that allergy!

GeoffC · 06-06-2008, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mores

We found out my wife had a severe allergy. We knew about the pollen, nuts and the cats, but what we didn't know was that she could not eat wheat, rhye and a bunch of other cereals, and she was allergic to milk protein.
So she could not eat bread, no milk, no milk products and no eggs as well as no nuts, cats and flowers

So she started with "food abstention". Since I'm the chef around the house, we eliminated all those things that she could not eat, and for about a year, everythign was great. The only troubles she had was when she was forced to eat out. Try to find a restaurant that uses spelt-flour, or has rice-noodles. Even a lot of asian restaurants use regular noodles, and have wheat-flour in their spring rolls.

Anyhow, everything was converted to spelt (which she could eat, thank god), no eggs, lots of soy products etc.
And the test after a year of doing this showed that she completely lost her allergy against these.
She'll never get rid of the wheat-allergy, unfortunately, because it was one of the first and it was already "detectable" in her blood. But she's back to eating eggs and milk and CHEESE (one of the hardest to substitute, because there is no substitute).

So, I suggest if you think you might react to something, get a proper allergy test done, also for foods, and then force yourself to stay away from those foods. Chances are good you'll get rid of that allergy!

Soy cheese is surprisingly palatable. "Cheesly" we eat by the ton and you do get used to it...

Note for those with an allergy/intolerance to milk - the many names it can be called and the equally peculiar products it can be a constituent of - i.e. washing up liquid!!!

Patricia · 06-06-2008, 08:36 AM

Yes, and lactic acid is used in quite a few skin creams. So is salicylic acid, which is not good for those with asprin intolerance.

GeoffC · 06-06-2008, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

Yes, and lactic acid is used in quite a few skin creams. So is salicylic acid, which is not good for those with asprin intolerance.

even worse, it is a constituent of arimadex...

RWood · 06-06-2008, 11:48 AM

My wife is allergic to pollen of every form and eats Sufafed like Dr. House eats Vicodin. (Lucky she has low blood pressure.) Me? I like the windows open at night even in the winter. Did I mention she also dislikes cold?

nekokami · 06-06-2008, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Make your kids do your job?

Intriguing suggestion. Would they have to live at the office, too?

06-05-2008, 06:58 PM	#303
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	yes, i was astounded to learn that you can develop an allergy at any time in your life. i wasn't allergic to anything (except bees, maybe) when i was a child. it only really started around 15 years ago i think (can't be sure, since for a long time i misidentified the symptoms, since it never occurred to me i might have developped an allergy). actually patricia, you should consider yourself lucky ; if you must develop an allergy, at least you had the good sense to choose something as creepy and revolting as shrimp, and also easily avoided. (i'm allergic to prawns and shrimp as well. it's psycho-somatic) Last edited by zelda_pinwheel; 06-05-2008 at 07:01 PM.

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06-05-2008, 06:55 PM	#302
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I managed to develop an allergy to prawns a couple of years ago, after eating them all my life. I had some king prawns and went into mild anaphylaxis. So I gave them up. Then, twice, prawns of normal size brought me out in red lumps, swelling and difficulty breathing. Most of the time they weren't a problem. The doctor surmises that I'm either allergic to the preservatives, or to some sort of plankton that the prawns eat. So no more prawns at all any more...

06-05-2008, 07:35 PM	#304
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	No, no, no, ZP -- shrimp are really yummy!! I ache for/with Ms Patricia. (I too have the dust mite allergies, and went through years of shots. Since insurance doesn't pay for a MAID SERVICE, I fear there is still a lot of dust and etc at my house.)

06-05-2008, 09:17 PM	#305
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I'm convinced that the real issue is stress, actually, and the allergies are just one of many clever ways my body has of trying to tell me to STOP THAT. Unfortunately, the main sources of stress in my life are (in no particular order) my job and my kids, and I can't get rid of either at this point. So allergy shots it is....

06-05-2008, 09:22 PM	#306
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Make your kids do your job?

06-06-2008, 05:07 AM	#309
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	[QUOTE=Justy;194362]... now how am I suppose to avoid ice cream?!?! Make ice-cream using soy milk. I do, and it is verrrryyyyy yummy... I used to be extremely allergic to cats - now I live with 6 of them....the allergy just 'went'. I am now very allergic to the general topical medicines for ear infections, leaving me with just a single (so far) concoction that will provide any cure. But even worse is I am now allergic to some of the everyday additions to common products that are used for preservative etc...makes life very interesting, especially when hithertoo products suddenly get a change of mixture that brings in one of my no-no list... Vent&Rant......The bloody BBC for mentioning Big Brother on their home page.....It's not even broadcast by them....aarrrggghhhh.....

06-06-2008, 07:16 AM	#310
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	We found out my wife had a severe allergy. We knew about the pollen, nuts and the cats, but what we didn't know was that she could not eat wheat, rhye and a bunch of other cereals, and she was allergic to milk protein. So she could not eat bread, no milk, no milk products and no eggs as well as no nuts, cats and flowers So she started with "food abstention". Since I'm the chef around the house, we eliminated all those things that she could not eat, and for about a year, everythign was great. The only troubles she had was when she was forced to eat out. Try to find a restaurant that uses spelt-flour, or has rice-noodles. Even a lot of asian restaurants use regular noodles, and have wheat-flour in their spring rolls. Anyhow, everything was converted to spelt (which she could eat, thank god), no eggs, lots of soy products etc. And the test after a year of doing this showed that she completely lost her allergy against these. She'll never get rid of the wheat-allergy, unfortunately, because it was one of the first and it was already "detectable" in her blood. But she's back to eating eggs and milk and CHEESE (one of the hardest to substitute, because there is no substitute). So, I suggest if you think you might react to something, get a proper allergy test done, also for foods, and then force yourself to stay away from those foods. Chances are good you'll get rid of that allergy!

06-06-2008, 08:36 AM	#312
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Yes, and lactic acid is used in quite a few skin creams. So is salicylic acid, which is not good for those with asprin intolerance.

06-06-2008, 11:48 AM	#314
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	My wife is allergic to pollen of every form and eats Sufafed like Dr. House eats Vicodin. (Lucky she has low blood pressure.) Me? I like the windows open at night even in the winter. Did I mention she also dislikes cold?