Just out of curiousity. I bought me a fragrance today that’s probably my favorite after Jicky (it’s quite eccentrically named The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things), but it turns out I’m allergic to the stuff. I suddenly realized that I’m actually allergic to a many things, including:
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[li]cats[/li][li]aspirin, or any related NSAID[/li][li]most types of shellfish, though this has been mostly remedied by an Ancient Chinese Concoction[/li][li]peanuts[/li][li]my mom’s hairspray[/li][/ul]
What has everyone else got?
Cats, dogs, and just about any other furry animals.
I used to think I was allergic to mornings. I’d be at work and I’d be fine, and then, right at the stroke of 7:30, I’d start sneezing my head off. My wife asked me to pay attention and see if anything happened at 7:30.
That’s when the air conditioning came on and blew a night’s deposit of dust directly into my face.
I would seem to be allergic to dust, cats, dogs, and perhaps small children.
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[li]Dust[/li][li]Grass[/li][li]Cigarette smoke[/li][li]Pot smoke[/li][/ul]
Life, according to my husband.
Let’s see…
- all fresh or raw fruit, vegetables, herbs, nuts (Oral Allergy Syndrome)
- the active ingredient in Robitussin (I break out in hives on my inner-wrists)
- animal dander
- whatever pollen is higher in count in the spring
- whatever outdoor irritants are higher in count in the summer (I’m not sure if they’re pollens)
- whatever pollen is higher in count in the fall
- house dust
- Ajax cleanser
- fabric softener
- a lot of scents, perfumes and colognes (watery eyes, sneezing, clogged nose)
- smoke
That’s all I can think of off the top of my head. I didn’t list the things to which I’m overly sensitive–they’re not true allergies, I don’t think.
Animals (if it has fur or feathers)
Feather pillows (see above)
Wool
Various scents, I have to be extra careful when trying new products, or getting flowers
Smoke
Marijuana
Nickel
Whoops. Evergreens as well.
I’ve been tested as being allergic to dust, wood dust, dogs (mildly), and a certain kind of mold (I forget which) that grows pretty much indoors and out.
My husband teases me that I’m allergic to sunlight, because I have the photic sneeze reflex.
I’ve been tested and it said cats, dogs, horses, grass, and trees. Obviously it’s not too bad or I would be a very miserable person. In fact, it’s rare when any of those bother me.
What does bother me is band-aids. The adhesive used on band-aids makes the skin under and around swell up into a giant hive and itch. Nothing life threatening though. I think i might have a slight reaction to bee stings, I swell a little more than normal people.
My husband has said the same thing. I always sneeze when I go out into the bright sunlight from a darkish place.
True allergies: Pollen, ragweed and grass. Grass bothers me the most in the fall, when it’s germinating itself in preparation for the dormant season. I always go through a bad allergy time in September and October.
I have adverse reactions to certain foods. They’re migraine triggers, and I usually just call them allergies. It’s easier in restaurants to get things prepared without the offending item if I say I’m allergic:
Sourdough bread, shrimp (but no other shellfish), red wine, carrots, avocados (and guacamole), raw peanuts and black olives.
dogs
trees
dust
milk/yogurt/cheese
corn
potatoes
pork
bananas
oats
rice
grass
whatever’s in tide detergent
None of these are life threatening, and the allergies are managed by doing food rotations (ex: potatoes = no more than one serving every four days) along with weekly allergy shots.
I had allergies as a kid, but they seem to have gone away (or at least I’ve moved, and have not been allergic to whatever is in the air here).
But after the hives I got as a kid: sulfa drugs. I got put on them as a kid. Oops. They don’t use them that much these days, but I nearly got given sulfa eye drops once. Thank Og the optometrist double-checked with me before giving them to me…imagine EYE HIVES…shudder scream
some cats (mine included)
pollen
mold
walnuts (so I stay away from pecans too)
latex
Birch trees.
Probably other pollen too, but a spring walk through a birch grove makes me sneeze enough to shake my brain into mush.
Mozzarella cheese makes me projectile vomit.
Eating large quantities of pineapple makes me break out in hives.
I get allergy shots/take prescription medicine for my allergies to 1) dust, 2) dogs and 3) grass. Perhaps my worst allergy, however, is my skin allergy to nickel, which cause me to break out in hives if i wear any jewelry that’s not sterling silver. Well, not hives exactly - big pus-filled bumps that burn itch like heck for days.
I’m not “allergic” to smoke (you technically can’t be) but it does give me the worst headaches and triggers my allergies. I’m also somewhat lactose intolerant but I don’t consider that an allergy.
Penicillin and all its relatives.