Guest guest Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Yesterday I got deathly ill. Symptoms onset about 2 1/2 of eating raw pistachios. I am not sure if it was because they were rancid or I discovered I am allergic to them. I had purchased bulk, raw pistachios. I had them at work, not stored in a refrigerator or anything. I had them for about 7 days. I would put them in yogurt or snack on them in the afternoon. When I received them they tasted different from the other pistachios I had purchased in bulk. These were not raw. The symptoms I experienced was abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and diaphoresis. These symptoms can be present if you also eating rancid nuts. The nuts tasted vaguely different, but did not seem to smell badly. I have not experienced allergic symptoms in the past. I will appreciate anyone's feedback and commentary...thanks, Carol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Pistachio nut allergy is common in some sensitive individuals. The allergic manifestations are due to chemical compound anacardic acid(urushiol) that is present in these nuts.* * The reaction symptoms may range from simple skin itching (hives) to severe form anaphylactic manifestations including breathing difficulty, pain abdomen, vomiting, and diarrhea.* *Cross-reactions also occurs with some other nuts and fruits of anacardiaceae **family... etc. Persons with known allergic reactions to these nuts are therefore needed to observe caution while eating cashews and mango. *-- Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down from the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman Melville ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Meant to say 2 1/2 hours after eating pistachios... On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Carol S. Casey wrote: > Yesterday I got deathly ill. Symptoms onset about 2 1/2 of eating raw > pistachios. I am not sure if it was because they were rancid or I > discovered I am allergic to them. > > I had purchased bulk, raw pistachios. I had them at work, not stored in a > refrigerator or anything. I had them for about 7 days. I would put them > in yogurt or snack on them in the afternoon. When I received them they > tasted different from the other pistachios I had purchased in bulk. These > were not raw. > > The symptoms I experienced was abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and > diaphoresis. These symptoms can be present if you also eating rancid > nuts. The nuts tasted vaguely different, but did not seem to smell badly. > I have not experienced allergic symptoms in the past. > > I will appreciate anyone's feedback and commentary...thanks, Carol > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > *Pistachio nut allergy is common in some sensitive individuals. The > allergic manifestations are due to chemical compound anacardic acid(urushiol) > that is present in these nuts.* > > * The reaction symptoms may range from simple skin itching (hives) to > severe form anaphylactic manifestations including breathing difficulty, > pain abdomen, vomiting, and diarrhea.* > > *Cross-reactions also occurs with some other nuts and fruits of anacardiaceae > **family... etc. Persons with known allergic reactions to these nuts are > therefore needed to observe caution while eating cashews and mango. > *-- > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > from the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > crowded on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " > Herman Melville > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -- Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down from the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman Melville ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Meant to say 2 1/2 hours after eating pistachios... On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Carol S. Casey wrote: > Yesterday I got deathly ill. Symptoms onset about 2 1/2 of eating raw > pistachios. I am not sure if it was because they were rancid or I > discovered I am allergic to them. > > I had purchased bulk, raw pistachios. I had them at work, not stored in a > refrigerator or anything. I had them for about 7 days. I would put them > in yogurt or snack on them in the afternoon. When I received them they > tasted different from the other pistachios I had purchased in bulk. These > were not raw. > > The symptoms I experienced was abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and > diaphoresis. These symptoms can be present if you also eating rancid > nuts. The nuts tasted vaguely different, but did not seem to smell badly. > I have not experienced allergic symptoms in the past. > > I will appreciate anyone's feedback and commentary...thanks, Carol > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > *Pistachio nut allergy is common in some sensitive individuals. The > allergic manifestations are due to chemical compound anacardic acid(urushiol) > that is present in these nuts.* > > * The reaction symptoms may range from simple skin itching (hives) to > severe form anaphylactic manifestations including breathing difficulty, > pain abdomen, vomiting, and diarrhea.* > > *Cross-reactions also occurs with some other nuts and fruits of anacardiaceae > **family... etc. Persons with known allergic reactions to these nuts are > therefore needed to observe caution while eating cashews and mango. > *-- > Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM > (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down > from the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be > crowded on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " > Herman Melville > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -- Carol S. Casey, RD, CDN, LDN, SFPM, FSM (w) ; © http://www.carolscasey.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Making a difference in the trenches is more rewarding than gazing down from the tower into the trenches. " Digna Cassens, RD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. " Thoreau ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. " Herman Melville ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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