My sons have allergies. We've done the skin test which was pure torture on a four year old autistic child. The rest of the tests were blood tests and both of my older kids reacted to almost everything that could be tested for. Some allergies are more severe. Kid2 reacts to peanuts on a blood test, but loves peanut butter and jelly uncrustables. Give him soybean oil in his ranch, and he's going to puke. He is also the kid that spent a summer getting familiar with bees. He would open a soda can (when I used to buy soda) and set it on the porch and wait for bees. He would then hold them and watch them. His little hands were stung about 10 times in a week. I keep baking soda in my medicine kit so I can make a paste of it with water for those stings. I keep an epipen or two in my purse. I had cat allergies as a kid. I have a cat now. She doesn't usually try to kill me, but somedays I curse her out for living. I'll give her a bath and even though I try not to scare her, she is usually convinced I'm trying to drown her, and will fight me as viciously as she can. The battle scars from a cat battle are why I don't care when she wants to party all night. She's fixed so I don't have to worry about her getting knocked up by some low life Tom Cat.
My latest allergy is wheat. I was always a bread eater. I love it warm and crusty and tender with softened butter or dipped in olive oil. I love the taste of childhood found in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a grilled cheese sandwich with a little garlic salt. I love almond croissants with the flaky dough and creamy granulated feel of the sweet almond paste inside. I was feeling constantly uncomfortable and I asked my doctor about food allergies. She tested for celiac disease, which I don't have, but suggested I keep a food journal. I did.
I wrote down what I ate and how I felt. I just happened to go a few days on veggies, fruit and meat. A few butter snap pretzels later and I felt like death was coming for me. I'm talking diarrhea (I know you wanted to know that), dizziness, nausea, bloating, gas and gas pain. I started avoiding wheat but wanted to test out the theory with a blueberry muffin and a few other innocent looking treats.
I loved Moscato d'Asti until I had a glass that made my face heat up. Your booze shouldn't require a dose of Benadryl. I don't react to margaritas at all.
Just before I graduated high school I had a recurring case of strep throat. It would come and never really go away each month. I was given erythromycin repeatedly until I had a reaction. My chest felt tight and it was hard to breathe. It only happened once, but why retest?
Allergies are interesting. You could be fine with something for most of your life, then suddenly it wants to kill you. People usually have a reaction to bug bites, but sometimes that reaction can get scary. There are food and pollen allergies. I've even read about an allergy to the protein in semen.
Mostly I've learned I'm allergic to drama. I have a lunch date. I'm just meeting an old friend but I would normally use the excuse to dress up. Honestly, for a while I would dress up when I knew I was seeing the ex. Today was a day where I'm meeting someone for lunch and I stopped by the ex to drop something off this morning. It could have been the perfect excuse to wear something sexy and showcase my legs, but I didn't. I have plans to hit the beach alone tonight, and my comfort was more important than the drama I would have invited.