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So I have an allergy to Aloe. And it got blind tested one night when I slept on a friend's floor and woke up with a rash 100% unaware he used his Aloe plant rig

So I have an allergy to Aloe. And it got blind tested one night when I slept on a friend's floor and woke up with a rash 100% unaware he used his Aloe plant right where I slept. I also have whatever the hell the MSG allergy is, though obviously it isn't to pure MSG because they can't reproduce it with pure MSG (from which they conclude it doesn't exist), but if someone wants to throw money at figuring out its root cause from some sort of breakdown product or adulterant that travels with commercially produced MSG, I'm happy to be the guinea pig. The last time it hit, at a Chinese restaurant in SF, the left side of my body was nearly paralyzed. It is bizarre whatever it actually is. And the number of you-know-whats I give about randos taking it seriously or not is precisely zero. A former co-worker would projectile vomit if exposed to avocado. I saw that get evaluated blind as well.

SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago
If you’re curious about the MSG sensitivity I recommend trying other foods that are high in MSG and looking for similar sensitivities to foods like tomatoes, snack foods, and meat seasoning mixes, and condiments. If you don’t have sensitivities to those, it may be something else that’s causing the issue, like ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce, etc.
- srg0 6y ago
  Actually, in case of MSG, it's easier to try it directly, in chemically pure form.
  - varelse 6y ago
    I'm pretty sure it's not reactant grade MSG. But I wonder about breakdown products and adulterants that travel with kitchen-grade MSG.
dialamac 6y ago
> The last time it hit, at a Chinese restaurant in SF, Not to not take it seriously, but isn’t there a lot more stuff in American Chinese food other than MSG? Like of the 1000s of chemical substances that would be in a plate of Chinese food, why of all places would that be where you would isolate an MSG allergy? > or adulterant that travels with commercially produced MSG Then that wouldn’t be an MSG allergy. Oats are gluten free but celiacs have difficulty with them, not because of the oats but because of contamination.. we wouldn’t say they have an oat allergy though.
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SamoyedFurFluff 6y ago

If you’re curious about the MSG sensitivity I recommend trying other foods that are high in MSG and looking for similar sensitivities to foods like tomatoes, snack foods, and meat seasoning mixes, and condiments. If you don’t have sensitivities to those, it may be something else that’s causing the issue, like ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce, etc.

srg0 6y ago
Actually, in case of MSG, it's easier to try it directly, in chemically pure form.
- varelse 6y ago
  I'm pretty sure it's not reactant grade MSG. But I wonder about breakdown products and adulterants that travel with kitchen-grade MSG.

dialamac 6y ago

> The last time it hit, at a Chinese restaurant in SF, Not to not take it seriously, but isn’t there a lot more stuff in American Chinese food other than MSG? Like of the 1000s of chemical substances that would be in a plate of Chinese food, why of all places would that be where you would isolate an MSG allergy? > or adulterant that travels with commercially produced MSG Then that wouldn’t be an MSG allergy. Oats are gluten free but celiacs have difficulty with them, not because of the oats but because of contamination.. we wouldn’t say they have an oat allergy though.

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