aloe, antiperspirants (aluminum salts?) eyeshadow(even Mary Kay!), some gas that gets released in the production of polyurethane foam (I stay out of Shipping), and Tide.
I’m allergic to Sulfa, I’m allergic to certain types of dogs- the ones that have real short, wiry hair, like Shar-Peis (found this out accidentally while working for a vet). I have to use unscented/uncolored/sensitive skin deoderant, or I break out in a pit-rash. I, too, have to wear sterling silver or gold jewelry, or I get a rash. I also am allergic to band-aids, and it’s not a latex allergy. I even get a rash if I use cloth band-aids or the “latex-free” ones. The only thing that doesn’t give me a rash is cloth tape. I guess I just have real sensitive skin.
It would be horrible to be allergic to chocolate…that would be a kind of hell, I think!
I, personally, am not allergic to anything (I think I’m probably mildly allergic to pollen, though), but one of my friends is allergic to penicillin and a bunch of other medicines. Her doctor has to double-check her charts every time a medicine is prescribed to make sure she isn’t allergic to it…even then, it’s hit and miss. Not a deadly allergy, but rather annoying all the same.
My sister seems to be allergic to mosquitos. Bites on her swell up and get all icky-looking.
I am allergic to all metal, Even gold. I usually just cover my jewlery with clear nail polish and it does the trick. I don’t have any expensive jewlery though. I also had to do this for my watch.
I am also allergic to pineapple, mango and the non-stick pads on Band-Aids.
Hyacinth bulbs. Handling a few won’t bother me, but when planting a lot of them I itch terribly and my eyes water. I worked in a greenhouse and planting them was a problem. I would wear long sleeved clothing, cover my face with a bandanna, and cover my neck with cortisone cream. Finally I gave up and made someone who wasn’t bothered by them plant the bulbs.
I’m allergic to aspirin, which means I can’t use Stridex, Oxy, Clearasil, or Alka-Seltzer. Ibuprofen reacts with some medications I’m on, so I’m stuck with Tylenol only.
I’m also allergic to adhesive (I get a nice little rash from Band-Aids), Aspartame (no Diet drinks for me), and Lycra (makes bra shopping fun). I’m sensitive to Elastic.
Add the sensitivities to certain soaps and fabric softeners (Snuggle drives me NUTS!), and my choices are limited to: All, Arm&Hammer, Surf, Downy, Dove, and Noxema.
Ain’t Life Grand?
Pineapple makes my tounge swell up and cats make my eayes itch and water, but pinto beans make me vomit, even the least litle taste.
I am very careful with my Mexican food, I’ll tell you that.
My mother has the strangest allergy. Water. Just plain old water. Actually, they think it is something in the water, but they don’t know what. It doesn’t happen if the water is chlorinated. But any other water (fresh, city water, whatever) will make her break out into the ugliest hives know to man if she’s in it for much more than about 7 minutes.
Of course, she’s the fastest shower taker in the world.
I don’t know if this is actually an allergy or not, but the perfumes and dyes in some toilet paper gives me bladder and/or urinary tract infections. That didn’t develop until I was in my early 20’s. I’m not allergic to spray perfumes or dyes in anything else, just…down there, you know? So I use white unscented toilet paper, and just to be on the safe side, I also use dye & perfume-free laundry soap.
My husband has really sensitive skin, and he’ll tell you he’s allergic to water. I don’t know if it’s an allergy or not, but he always gets these hivey-looking bumps that last for an hour or so after he’s been completely immersed in water. Showering, swimming, whatever. And it doesn’t matter what kind of water, either. Tap water, lake water, salt water, pool water, it all has the same effect. Weird.
Halibut. Twice I had bad reactions, including one trip to the hospital. No other fish. No other flatfish. Weird.
Sulphites will kill me. They are in a lot of stuff and a lot of people are sensitive. But it’s not a “real” allergy because it is dose-sensitive. Little bit–little reaction. Big bit–big reaction.
Persephone, my mom thought she was a freak. Now maybe she won’t feel like the only one! Tell your husband he isn’t the only one.
I’m allergic to penicillin. Didn’t use to be; after many respiratory infections and pneumonia, my body rebelled against Amoxicillin. Wasn’t too bad; just a few itchy hives.
I’m also allergic to nickel, or SOMEthing in cheaper jewelry. My ears will itch and ooze if I wear those type of earrings too long, and on hot days, certain rings and a watch I used to wear would cause me to get a very itchy rash.
Weirdest of all my allergies: I’m allergic to blood worms. Huh, you say? I’m a tropical fish enthusiast, and frozen blood worms are a staple of my fish’s diet. If, however, I fail to thoroughly scrub my hands after feeding (I learned that rushing it does NOT help), and I happen to rub an eye…ugh! That eye will swell up, turn hot pink, tear up, and itch like the dickens. I don’t know if it’s the worms or the preservative their packed in, but it does NOT agree with me.
A lot of people tell me that I am weird when I tell them that I am allergic to cinnamon, which sucks since I love the smell of cinnamon buns. I bet that they taste great, but even just smelling them makes me sneeze. When I eat cinnamon, my tongue swells up and I can’t talk or eat for a few days. 
I am also allergic to penicillian, latex, nickel, and pollen, and something else of which they are not sure what it is yet, but the doctors “are working on it.” Whatever.
Tetracycline, I took it once as an antibiotic after I stepped on a rusty nail and my eyelids, top and bottom, swelled almost totally shut.
Nickel allergy isn’t all that uncommon. I’ve got it, and am very grateful that nickel is falling out of favor for use in clothing fasteners and jewelry.
Flodjunior was allergic to soap - any soap - as a baby and toddler. He seems to have grown out of it now. He also had problems with perfumes, so we had to be careful with laundry detergents and so on. With perfume allergies you can’t just avoid the ones you’re allergic to, since the packaging just says “perfume”. Real helpful. He got a serious rash when my grandmother came to visit - she uses scented products by the gallon, including hairspray she insisted on liberally spraying around in spite of being asked repeatedly to cool it a little :rolleyes:
The little cans of slime you put on your lips. I was at the dentist once, and since I have very chapped lips, she put Carmex on my lips before working on my mouth. By the end of the visit my lips were swollen like some badly drawn “blackface” cartoon from the 30s. An hour later I was having trouble breathing, so I had to go to the ER for a shot in my ass 
Cabbage, in all probability.
I haven’t eaten it, but when boiling cabbage for corned beef and cabbage I can’t breathe in the house. Throat swells up, I turn blue, I head outside and get better. Return to house, repeat.
My family doesn’t eat the horrid stuff often, thank goodness, and I eat PB&J.
Apples , if you can believe it.
The only time I’ve ever experienced that really**reallysatisfying-looking bite down into a juicy granny smith saw me wind up in casualty for emergency obstruction clearance. My tongue swelled to about the size of a 5 year old daschund and tried to suffocate me.
Needless to say I’m rather wary of the things these days although they do look awful good…hmmmmm…
I’m allergic to peanuts (nothing special here) - I carry an Epipen with me at all times 'cause if I eat 'em, I die. Same goes with pumpkin. My allergist had never seen anyone allergic to pumpkin before - raw or cooked.
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Nothing unusual here, but:
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[li]Penicillin[/li][li]Sulfa drugs[/li][li]synthetic antibiotic called Macrobid[/li][li]certain soaps (Ivory soap and any dish detergent that isn’t clear)[/li][li]some plants and pollen[/li][/ul]