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Sat 15 Feb, 2003 03:35 pm
Quote:Woman Gets Allergic Shellfish Reaction from Kiss
Fri Feb 14, 5:36 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here's a tale to dampen Valentine's Day passions: sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss, if you have food allergies.
A 20-year-old woman with shellfish allergies went into severe anaphylactic shock after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a few shrimp, doctors reported on Friday.
"It is important to warn susceptible patients that food does not actually have to be eaten to trigger an allergic reaction," Dr. David Steensma of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota said in a statement.
"Touching the offending food and kissing or touching someone who has recently eaten the food can be enough to cause a major reaction."
Writing in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Steensma and colleagues reported that the woman had a severe reaction--her throat swelled up and she had cramps and nausea. A quick trip to the emergency room saved her life.
Both the woman and her boyfriend worked at a seafood restaurant, and Steensma said the patient may have sensitized herself to the shellfish by repeatedly touching it.
I knew a man who was allergic to sesame seeds. He had bought a plain bagel that was lying next to a sesame seed bagel. Some of the oil must have gotten on to his plain bagel, and he ended up in the emergency room.
Any of you have food allergies? How do you deal with it? What do you do when you have to eat out in a restaurant, or are invited to dinner by friends?
Sounds like something, I'd catch!
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