Re:Salt intolerance - a possible answer (from Jnanda)

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I believe I have found a possible explanation for my salt reactions.

I found this on a thread, discussing others who react adversly to salt,

and apparently it can be related to seafood allergies, which I have.

Here is what a person wrote about their experience:

(I finally determined that the culprit was Sea Salt , and was informed

by a doctor at the Mayo Clinic that sea salt contains " marine

copolymers " (which another doctor told me was a fancy word for the

microscopic shellfish that are contained in sea salt). So while I

admire the properties of sea salt and all the wonderful things it can

do for many people, I feel that those who are allergic to shellfish

should be warned that sea salt may cause them to have allergic

reactions. (In my case, that's a huge swelling of the glands in my

neck, and lots of pain.)