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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 132596" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>TM...my husband died of a very rare bone marrow disease that required ongoing immunosuppressive tx. He lived nearly 8 years with a disease normally considered to be lethal in 1 year. </p><p></p><p>His doctors attributed it to his being a member of the last generation allowed to eat a certain amount of dirt<g>.</p><p></p><p>I'm not downing peanut allergy nor the validity/veracity of allergy reports to peanuts. I am shellfish allergic to the point of anaphylactic reactions if I come in contact with shellfish at all.</p><p></p><p>There have been studies done that show that Ashkenazi Jews are more likely to have the sort of shellfish allergy I do because (I'm one, or at least a descendant) observant Jews do not eat shellfish, hence no exposure over generations.</p><p></p><p>I know they've changed recommendations on how to introduce new foods to a child's diet, etc., and wonder how much of it is that.</p><p></p><p>I know that some older oncologists (cancer doctors) and infectious diseases specialists feel that we've gone too far in keeping children protected from immune system challenges.</p><p></p><p>Like I said; I wasn't trying to be flip about the thing. I know it's a really scary allergy to have and to deal with</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 132596, member: 1963"] TM...my husband died of a very rare bone marrow disease that required ongoing immunosuppressive tx. He lived nearly 8 years with a disease normally considered to be lethal in 1 year. His doctors attributed it to his being a member of the last generation allowed to eat a certain amount of dirt<g>. I'm not downing peanut allergy nor the validity/veracity of allergy reports to peanuts. I am shellfish allergic to the point of anaphylactic reactions if I come in contact with shellfish at all. There have been studies done that show that Ashkenazi Jews are more likely to have the sort of shellfish allergy I do because (I'm one, or at least a descendant) observant Jews do not eat shellfish, hence no exposure over generations. I know they've changed recommendations on how to introduce new foods to a child's diet, etc., and wonder how much of it is that. I know that some older oncologists (cancer doctors) and infectious diseases specialists feel that we've gone too far in keeping children protected from immune system challenges. Like I said; I wasn't trying to be flip about the thing. I know it's a really scary allergy to have and to deal with [/QUOTE]
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