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If I were back in M'waukee with my Polish-American family, we'd be celebrating Mardi Gras/Carnivale/Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday -- except we'd call it "Paczki (spelled with a cedilla under the "a," in order to palatalize the vowel sound, but I don't know how to do it on my keyboard) Day -- by eating paczki , a fried, sugar-covered, stuffed doughnut. (Except I don't like doughnuts anymore.) This would be followed by forty days of "give-ups" for Lent. (Except I'm not Catholic anymore . . .)
Originally Posted by prhoshay;2781018;
Since allergic reactions can bring you close to death and/or kill....I sure hope you can identify the difference between food poisoning and allergic reactions! Either way, I think I would have been in somebody's ER, with your symptoms.
That's the thing though, this isn't the first time i've had Potato salad. The first time i have my mom's though(which i ate over several days and it was left uncovered in the fridge for 2 of those days). My first allergic reaction happened while eating a hot pocket. I also unknowingly took an antihistamine. I had a cold on saturday so i bought cold medication that had Diphenhydramine(antihistamine) . This is also the agent that helps you sleep...
I was holding the packet while the sickness insued, what are the odds?
Punskha - is the best way I can type to pronounce.. Yes. Even though I am not Catholic nor Polish, I still eat a few every year.
Just keep in mind that because you've never had an allergic reaction to certain things in the past, that doesn't mean that you won't develop an allergy to it. If you ever have any symptoms like you had the last time, get to an ER, or call 911 Time can be very critical. When you were trying to walk, and had to sit down...that is not a good sign. The swelling of the lips and the itching....all not good signs. I also want to warn you against opting to treat yourself, if that is going to delay you getting medical help (we like to treat ourselves and wait to see if it's going to get better.) This is one of those times when EMS really wants to see you! They can, possibly, save your life! This is really different from people just "getting a ride" to the hospital, when there is no critical component.
Also know that it is possible to be allergic to Benadryl (diphenhydramine HCl) -- this is one of the drugs that is commonly given for serious/severe allergic reactions. You sound like you would benefit from a work-up by an allergist. Better to know what you have to stay away from. Like: What is in the Hot Pocket that made you sick?
Last edited by prhoshay; 02-04-2008 at 04:48 PM.
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All good points. My husband was never allergic to poultry until he was 15, now he's deathly allergic. Because he's dealt with allergies his whole life he can tell when he's becoming allergic to something. Some squash he can eat but feels like the mild reaction is getting worse each time he eats it, so he stays away from it. It's like each exposure to it is making the problem worse. And that may be what is happening with something in the potato salad. It sounded to me like an allergic reaction when I read what happened rather than food poisoning. If I were you I'd try to isolate the componants of the ingredients to see what it is you are allergic to. Since MrCoz was 15 and had been eating all the stuff with chicken for a long time it actually took awhile to figure out what it was that caused it. What made it worse was his mother didn't believe him.which I cannot figure out because he had severe allergies to bananas and melons since he was five.
The other thing I thought was that if the pototo salad was too old that perhaps some type of mold was developing that just wasn't visible yet. That's important to know because that will affect what medicines you can take (penicillin).
btw, I am now allergic to amoxicillin (sp?). I was able to take it when I was a teenager just fine, but had an allergic reaction to it after my daughter was born. Allergies can just develop and show up at any time.
Food allergies can be really difficult to figure out. I have hives now after eating some things, but can't figure out what it is.
And additives like MSG can cause allergies too.
And allergies do change. Just because you could eat it 2 years ago doesn't mean you could eat it now.
Also the more exposure to something, the more of an allergy you can build up.
Good luck with it Amy Lee. Be careful next time.
Sounds to me like it could be something maybe in the mayo that is also in the hot pocket, like maybe a preservative or something like MSG, etc.
I agree with these ladies. I'm not a doctor, but I've been getting shots for 2+ years for environmental allergies and I've had a couple relatively mild reactions, one of which was delayed. In either case, the doctors always stress that it's much better to come in and be checked out rather than trying to figure it out for yourself.
I agree also that you might benefit from a full workup. It may take some time to pinpoint the source of your allergy, but it's well worth it so you know what to avoid. They may also give you an epi-pen, in case you accidentally ingest the substance and begin to have a reaction again--it can be that serious. When it comes to allergies, you don't want to tough it out on your own-- it's really important that you are proactive.
And it also sounded a lot like an allergy to me. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought food poisoning tended to involve .... repeated attempts to purge the body of the toxin (vomiting and the like)?
That was the other thing that made me think it was an allergic reaction and not food poisoning because the one and only time I know I've had food poisoning it was just like you described--for my whole family. Very violent vomiting. My dad was the only one that didn't eat the cake and was the one that ended up taking care of the 4 females in the house. From what I know my extended family also had the cake and had the same reaction. Made me swear off cream cheese icing for a long timeMy poor aunt felt so bad, but the really terrible thing was she had paid for the cake.
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