Re: OT -Chat: Allergic reactions
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- Subject: Re: OT -Chat: Allergic reactions
- From: J* C*
- Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 15:11:57 PDT
>Usually it is the other way around - no reaction to one and then a major
>reaction to the next. Actually, this is the normal way for allergies to
>develop.......................... Not
>all allergies are the anaphylactic shock type reaction which people carry
>cortisone for.
No, of course, most allergic reactions are those we see every day. People
sneezing, scratching, wheezing, etc
My ex-husband developed an allergy to bees, as you describe above. His
second reaction was so severe that his doctor provided him with cortisone
and a hypodermic, to carry in his car. As he was often working in areas
where he could be stung, he feared another sting. He was stung by several
bees, on the face, about a year later, and had no reaction whatsoever, apart
from a painful itching at the site. He had a brownish red beard, which
apparently attracts bees. I have heard of similar stories from a few other
people, and having seen for myself, first hand, I know this does happen.
I told that the sting varied according to what flowers the bees were working
at the time, but there is probably a more feasible explanation.
Cheers, Jan, in Australia
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