Hate the 4 or so days after peeling a bandaid off where you have to wait for the stupid red mark to go away
That’s what you all said about pomegranates a few days ago. Tumblr doesn’t get to armchair diagnose me with two allergies in the same week, that isn’t fair.
Stop being maybe allergic to things then /j.
I’ve gone through my entire life with basically no allergies and I’m not about to start now
Given that the persistent red parts and dry skin are always in the ‘shape’ of the adhesive part that’s probably it
“Pomegranate allergy is seen in conjunction with allergies to other foods presenting as Latex Food Syndrome, which is caused by the body confusing the proteins it encounters in food to that of latex proteins to which it is already sensitised.”
“There are 3 allergens thought to cause allergic reactions in pomegranates, these are called Pun g 1, Pun g 7 and Pun g 14. Pun g 14 is a chitinase protein. This is a plant derived enzyme made by plants naturally to act as a defence against fungal attacks. Chitinase is a protein associated with an allergy to latex.”
You’re saying it’s possible that my body throws hissy fits over delicious fruit and medical treatment because it’s freaking out over an antifungal protein?
WAIT. MAIZE IS ON THIS LIST.
IS SWEETCORN NOT SUPPOSED TO SOFTEN THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH UP AND HURT LIKE HELL FOR HOURS?? IS THAT AN ALLERGY THING??
May I offer moral support?
I spent my entire life thinking tomatoes were spicy. Turns out, they’re not. I was 36 when I learned that I’m allergic to some kind of pollen that also triggers on raw tomatoes. :S
At least you get an entirely different depth of flavour from the average burger! XD
If Lynati is right I might have one single allergy that wants to fuck my life up in multiple distinct ways.
The irony here is that I only mentioned bandaids because I was using them to secure samples to my skin for a pomegranate test last week.
