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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 299968" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>TM, I hope you didn't think I was trying to minimize your concerns. This sort of allergy is SCARY and you are right to be very concerned.</p><p></p><p>I was trying to point out that it is easier to avoid shellfish than to avoid peanuts and grain/dairy products.</p><p></p><p>What I hadn't taken into account is that I was 13 when I had my reaction. I went out to dinner with a friend's family and they got a "platter" at Red Lobster. It had shrimp on it and I'd never tried them being as shellfish wasn't eaten in my home.</p><p></p><p>Being curious, I ate one and my lips and tongue started itching. Be aware also that back then shellfish was very expensive and not the sort of thing that people regularly cooked at home.</p><p></p><p>A couple of years later I tried clams because they are a completely different animal than the arthropods. Those made me sick as well.</p><p></p><p>I was old enough to go back to and understand this in terms of the Kosher dietary laws (only fish with both fins and scales can be eaten) so it was pretty easy for me to ask if the "fish" had fins or a shell.</p><p></p><p>Other posters are correct in that shellfish allergy isn't something you "grow out of".</p><p></p><p>However,while anaphylactic reactions like I get may be associated with allergic asthma, it is quite possible to have these sorts of reactions without having asthma (or eczema)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 299968, member: 1963"] TM, I hope you didn't think I was trying to minimize your concerns. This sort of allergy is SCARY and you are right to be very concerned. I was trying to point out that it is easier to avoid shellfish than to avoid peanuts and grain/dairy products. What I hadn't taken into account is that I was 13 when I had my reaction. I went out to dinner with a friend's family and they got a "platter" at Red Lobster. It had shrimp on it and I'd never tried them being as shellfish wasn't eaten in my home. Being curious, I ate one and my lips and tongue started itching. Be aware also that back then shellfish was very expensive and not the sort of thing that people regularly cooked at home. A couple of years later I tried clams because they are a completely different animal than the arthropods. Those made me sick as well. I was old enough to go back to and understand this in terms of the Kosher dietary laws (only fish with both fins and scales can be eaten) so it was pretty easy for me to ask if the "fish" had fins or a shell. Other posters are correct in that shellfish allergy isn't something you "grow out of". However,while anaphylactic reactions like I get may be associated with allergic asthma, it is quite possible to have these sorts of reactions without having asthma (or eczema) [/QUOTE]
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