what are members food allergies?????

[Guest guest]

String beans & wax beans [aka " mange tout " in Europe]

 

Developed severe allergy after eating them all my

life. Suffered anaphylactic shock and nearly died.

After trial and error, determined it was this much

loved vegetable that I developed a fatal allergy.

[Guest guest]

Is it possible you reacted to a coating or spray on the veggies?

Sharon

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Valerie

Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:34 PM

Re: what are members food allergies?????

 

 

Interesting that you posted this - I just had a localized allergic

reataction on Monday evening. Chopping/slicing veges! I first of all

made a dish of beautiful beefsteak tomatos w/ cucumbers, scallions,

fresh basil tossed with some spices and balsamic vinager. Then I

sliced some zuchini, yellow squash, more scallion and a few mushrooms

that I put on to saute. By that time (less than 30 minutes) my

fingertips in my left hand starting tingling, had a shiny appearance.

Could not bend my knuckles, felt swollen yet other than the shiny

appearance - no one would have known anything was going on with my

fingers. Felt swollen, tingly and very stiff. I took some benadryl

and called my kids in to watch me until my hubby got home!

 

So, I have since sliced tomatoes, no reaction. The next day scallions

and no reaction. I hope to try the other 3 items tomorrow - spaced out

during the day. So weird! I have no idea why or if it will even

happen again. Pretty scary though and even worse - everything was

beautiful and I was afraid to even try a bite....

 

Valerie in FL