Asklemmy

The only major allergy I have, I developed very randomly one night in my teens. I was hanging out with friends, I always loved cats, and they had this adorable cat that got super sweet with me. Next thing I know, my eyes are almost swollen shut. I've never been able to touch cats again.

Adult onset allergies 5/7 major food groups. I might eat more potato's than samwise these days. I was likely allergic my entire life but it ramped up really bad last year (doctors assume covid). I wasn't aware that most of my symptoms took 12-36 hours to show, but now I can identify scratching, stomach problems and feeling flush with specific foods.

Apparently, I’m allergic to a specific type of antibiotic. I was given amoxicillin at the dentist and then went back to work as usual. About an hour later, I started shivering uncontrollably and had to go home. I ended up curled in the fetal position in bed for several hours, trembling and freezing.

My wife was understandably alarmed and mentioned it to my mother, who casually explained, “Oh yes, he’s allergic to amoxicillin—we found that out when he was a kid.”

Somehow, no one ever thought to tell me that little detail. Definitely something that would’ve been good to know before I took it.

Lots of things. The main one is dust mites. Any clothes that I have in my closet or drawers that I haven't worn for a while will make me sneeze uncontrollably for an hour if I pick them up. Same if I get a spare sheet from the linen closet, if it's been in there for months, it will set me off. When I vacuum the house, I need to use one of those hypoallergenic HEPA vacuum filters. Dust mites are everywhere all the time, no matter how well you clean your house. Technically it is the shedded and disintegrated shells of dead dust mites that people are allergic to, it accumulates over time in places the mites live.

Other than that, I'm also quite badly allergic to black mold, and have a reaction to pollen and grass seeds.

I've never taken a proper allergy test, I've probably got others I don't even know about.

I'm allergic to milk. Every time I tell people this, they think I mean lactose intolerant, and I have to clarify that I'm actually not an idiot

As a kid, I was allergic to everything. And lactose intolerant. Grass, trees, pollen, cats, some dogs, my allergy test had me wanting to scratch my back on the stucco walls.

I hit maybe 20 and all of it went away. I can roll in grass and dandelions and leaves, I can rub cats on my face (thank gawd), I eat tons of cheese. It’s amazing.

I think I'm lactose intolerant. I eat some ice cream and I notice I just balloon up easily and going the bathroom back and forth. I just get so many false flags from my digestive system and I end up passing gas a lot just by having most things dairy.

Alpha gal. It's a carbohydrate found in all mammal meat and products, save for humans and apes. Oh, also, you know "natural flavors?" So wonderfully vague. Most of the time, that means "carrageenan," which also contains alpha gal.

You get the allergy from a Lone Star tick bite, as if Lyme disease wasn't bad enough. Wear pants while hiking.

Bandage adhesive. It's very manageable, I just start itching after a while.

(Bandage? Band-aid? Adhesive bandage (making the thing I'm allergic to "adhesive bandage adhesive"?)? Not a native speaker)

yes. maybe. I get congested certain time of the year and recently I have developed spontaneous hives which goes away with allergy medicine. not sure what any of it is.

I get mild symptoms at the begging of spring and fall, so i assume some type of mold but idk

My grandfather has pollen allergies, my dad has pollen allergies, and recently I think I have it now bc I can’t stop sneezing when I spend more than 5 minutes outdoors.

Main one is capsaicin. Causes inflammation in my joints, and bad digestive issues. But also have sensitivities to citrus and soy, and lactose intolerant.

I honestly think many people get sick from food and ignore it.

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I recently learned that I'm allergic to mosquito bites, it turns out it's not normal for them to swell up to an inch in a half.

Seasonal; not sure what, though. Oddly, it shows up around October and November, sometimes into December.

Most plants, mold, mildew, cockroaches, milk, and nickel are the ones I can think of. Was funny when I got a prick test, they were training someone, so they were sorta happy I was so reactive to so many things because it meant they got to show how to rate the severity of all the dozens of bumps.

Penicillin

“Fragrances.”

Boy do I ever wish ingredients lists would specify what fragrances they’re using, then I’d be able to learn which scented products are okay for me to use without testing them individually.

It’s very mild but fuck is it ever inescapable. Everything I use can be hypoallergenic if I put in the effort but take one step into any building other than my home and it’s being cleaned with scented cleaning products and pumped full of air fresheners on top of that.

Also I’ve got seasonal allergies that are stronger than my fragrance one(s), so the outdoors often doesn’t function as an escape, either.

Cats, suddenly as of ~7 years ago. Had three cats at the time, still have two, my allergy doctor is appalled that we "let" them sleep on the bed with us.

Dogs, also suddenly as of ~2 years ago. Pet a dog in the neighborhood, didn't think anytime of it and later rubbed my face while gaming. My eyeball swelled up painfully. Didn't make the connection until I pet another dog a week or two later, scratched my back and got a painful rash. We had just installed a fence to get a dog of our own

No allergies that show up on a simple blood panel.

Except my sinuses are always runny so maybe I should get it looked into.

And my identical twin is allergic to tree nuts so maybe I should be cautious with those.

Milk, eggs, and cashews. Not lactose intolerant, and I always have to remind people that there's a difference. I haven't had an allergic reaction since I was 6 years old, mostly because I always avoid eating out. Too many people to trust!

Besides being allergic to basically every seasonal allergen, I'm also allergic to fish. Not shellfish, regular fish. It sucks because it didn't develop until my 20s.

I'm allergic to the sort of adhesive tape they use to attach IVs and such. They always use it anyway and I end up with annoying wounds because of it.

Also, while not technically an allergy, if I were to be administered succinylcholine, it would cause malignant hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, acidosis, and cardiac arrest due to a genetic disorder. Luckily I didn't have to find out the hard way.

None that I’m presently aware of.

Although as a young kid, I used to claim to have bee allergy, as I simply thought anything I didn’t like would make it an “allergy.”

Toxic coworkers

Nut allergy.

Yes, but I don't know what. There's a week in mid-Spring and a week in early Autumn (that we just passed) when I have to wear a mask outside.