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This is very real. I live in a part of Sydney Australia, where this is s prevalent and ongoing concern. I know a few people with the affliction. Imagine havi

This is very real. I live in a part of Sydney Australia, where this is s prevalent and ongoing concern. I know a few people with the affliction. Imagine having a deathly allergy to peanuts, but nobody understands, or cares, or doesn't believe it's real. You inform them and the food they serve you can kill you. You can't go anywhere, you can't eat out, you can't even take a flight (not that we are now, but just imagine), because a steaming dish from your neighbour seat will send you into anaphylaxis (based on a real story!). There is hope that it 'goes away' but the people I am close to, who have had this for at least 6 years now, it hasn't gone away. We really don't know a lot about this. Also, fuck ticks. Kill them all!

MadAhab 5y ago
That sounds like a very extreme sensitivity to another food or maybe the timing was just coincidental and it was something they ate earlier. My and most people's alpha gal response is usually delayed by hours, supposedly due to food having to digest and break down food components into alpha-gal. Another explanation is allergies and panic attacks also go hand in hand from what I've heard. Panic attacks cause breathing problems and can easily be confused with anaphylaxis or make real anaphylaxis even more terrifying than it already is. Feeling fear that a threat is ever present when you have any food allergy is real, but manageable.