Bad day for me!!

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Jim.

I am so sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Salad does not bother me as

much as the dressing! I have to use lowfat dressing or I will have an attack

every time I eat it. I do have an interesting salad story though. My co-teacher

is allergic to lettuce! I have never heard of anyone being allergic to

lettuce. She cannot eat it at all. I told her it is basically green water how in

heavens name can she be allergic to it! Strange huh!

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

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Hi everyone, it would have been too much to ask to have a vacation and

not have an attack, today I had Caesar salad for lunch and it got me

nauseous, hurting and medicating. I can't believe a salad gave me an

attack, but I've had them from oatmeal, so it goes. I am feeling

better thanks to liquid morphine and phenergan. I hope this finds you

all pain-free....Jim

PS I miss my dog!!!

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Hi Angie and Karyn, Thank you both for responding. I would agree with

the dressing thoughts except that I have had the same salad at the

same restaurant three times during this past winter during my visits

to my parents. My attacks seem to happen at will with no rhyme or

reason. I have had attacks from plain oatmeal, I mean no milk or

butter or anything. I have also had prime rib cooked medium well and

had no ill effects. When my pancreas decides to have an attack, it

just does. My Gastroenterologist says with most people there are

certain types of food that trigger attacks and that I am quite unique

as it happens when it happens. There is only one food that I know

definetly triggers an attack and that is lamb. I had roasted lamb and

ended up in the ER and about 2 years later I actually forgot and had

it again and also ended up in the ER. Now if I smell lamb, I get

really nauseous and have had to change my table at a restaurant once

because the couple next to me was splitting a standing rack of ribs

with the little dresses and all, and I almost redecorated the

tablecloth but was able to control myself and take some phenergan and

avoid a huge embarrassment. Jim

[Guest guest]

Jim,

Salads were ALWAYS the worst for me. Brought on intense double over pain.

It was over 4 years before I could have a salad. Really, any kind of raw

vegetables were bad. Brocolli, carrots, etc. My GI said it was because your

system has to work harder to break these up, because they are raw. Once my ducts

were opened and flowing, I was able to eat salads again. Hope you are feeling

better today.

Love,

w

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