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Post by AndrogynousMelon on Jun 6, 2008 23:20:07 GMT -5
I remember how pissed my mother was when I told her there was a kid with a peanut allergy in my class. "I can't ship you off with pb&j anymore?" "No." "...they need to shove that kid in a bubble."
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Post by espacefine on Jun 7, 2008 1:16:14 GMT -5
I kinda like not being allergic to anything. D'=
I don't even get noticeable pollen allergies! =D
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Post by acilf on Jun 7, 2008 2:06:17 GMT -5
Yay no allergies! There's apparently stuff I am allergic to but every doctor who's told my what have all said different things. I say who cares. If I'm allergic to something and it kills me to eat it, I just won't eat that thing again. That's my plan and so far it's going pretty good for me
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Post by vampyresmiles on Jun 7, 2008 3:51:29 GMT -5
The problem is that unlike nasal allergies, which are usually just bothersome and irritating, food alergies can literally kill you. they work through different kinds of antibodies.
It's not always a matter of eating something and getting really sick, althought that's common. The first time a person tries a food that has an allergen they are sensative to, it primes their immune system, sometimes with no ill effects. The second time could make them very sick, completely cut off breathing and/or kill them.
Which is why I only have nasal allergies, and not terrible ones at that.
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Post by alba on Jun 7, 2008 8:39:20 GMT -5
Apparently if a mother eats lots of PB when she's pregnant, her children are more likely to be allergic to it, which is odd, as I'd've thought they'd be more likely to be accustomed to it.
I also think that some allergies aren't really 'allergies', but more someone throws up once after eating something, or a couple times, even, and decides they're deathly allergic to get out of eating it.
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Post by child-of-fae on Jun 7, 2008 9:33:01 GMT -5
in my old school (which my wee brothers still attend) there is a boy who's severely allergic to peanut butter. Like, he's the kinda kid where if he eats it he has a good chance of not surviving.
They sent a paper out to his class about being careful with peanut butter. Kids can still bring it to school, but the kids in his class don't really anymore.
I also know a girl in my school who's severely allergic to almost all foods. She can't have meat or dairy and a few other things. So, she's a vegan. Although she's also a sorta-sickly person (meaning she collapsed in health one day and my big sister caught her before she hit the ground.)
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Post by acilf on Jun 7, 2008 13:15:56 GMT -5
I am SO glad I dont' have any of those issues with food. Food is good xD
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Post by Trey on Jun 7, 2008 17:37:07 GMT -5
I'm... I'm allergic to only one thing. Penicillin. =D The problem is that unlike nasal allergies, which are usually just bothersome and irritating, food alergies can literally kill you. they work through different kinds of antibodies. It's not always a matter of eating something and getting really sick, althought that's common. The first time a person tries a food that has an allergen they are sensative to, it primes their immune system, sometimes with no ill effects. The second time could make them very sick, completely cut off breathing and/or kill them. Which is why I only have nasal allergies, and not terrible ones at that. Smiles, she was saying that she won't eat food she's allergic to because it will kill her, not that she will eat them, so I don't know why you are lecturing. Also, you say that's why you only have nasal allergies, as if you decided on your own. Well you can't pick you're allergies, so that can't be the reason.
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Post by naoise on Jun 7, 2008 20:30:14 GMT -5
dude iunno, we could make a trend! the allergy pawn shop - you trade in allergies for different ones! everyone would be happy and we would be rich!
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Post by vampyresmiles on Jun 8, 2008 2:05:20 GMT -5
Also, you say that's why you only have nasal allergies, as if you decided on your own. Well you can't pick you're allergies, so that can't be the reason. Sorry, thought I put in a "I'm glad" in there and must have left it out... XDD Type fail...
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Post by acilf on Jun 10, 2008 3:20:28 GMT -5
you fail vs!!
naoise: yay! I'm all for allergy pawn shop. Or make like some allergy trading card game! There could be some whole system thingy to it. And cards and like Hay-fever could level up to "The Pollenator" a giant cloud of pollen that attacks your face! Though if you have the "Claretin" card you could get like, a +5 bonus!
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Post by vampyresmiles on Jun 10, 2008 3:26:47 GMT -5
But my fail caused me to be able to choose what allergies I have. (But I have to have some type of allergies, obviously.) That's not that much fail if you ask me. In fact, it's almost a super power...
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Post by The Star Fox on Jun 22, 2008 15:14:41 GMT -5
*Brings Zoombie threads back from the dead* Eh I didn't vote until today... My bad... Possibly 4 males... if no mandroids are present that is
I am allergic to sulfa drugs and penicillin, making me royally screwed should I get too bad of an infection. Pork makes hurl, but that doesn't count as an Allergy, I am pretty sure...
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Post by acilf on Jun 22, 2008 20:58:29 GMT -5
wait.. if fox only just voted now, then we have a 4th male on the forum?
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Post by The Star Fox on Jun 22, 2008 21:17:36 GMT -5
Mandroids are invading... RUN!!!!!
It was prolly Trey anway
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