Re: Re: allergy revelation >

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There has been some interesting work on an operantly conditioned aspect of

allergic reactions. For one, an experiment was done in Canada to examine

why organisms die of anaphylactic shock, in the absence of allergins. The

study was conducted with rats, with lumens introduced to the stomach (to

collect mast cells) and exposed to egg white injections with a buzzer and a

flash of light imposed simultaneously. After only a few trials (I think

two) the animals continued to show mast cell spikes when the light and

buzzer were issued (but no egg exposure). The study was circa late 80's and

my records are presently packed (moving) but if I get a chance to locate the

study, I will send it along.

As for me, if I am going to encounter a known allergin, I take a Benedryl

type pill. For me, as an animal trainer and horse rider, I encounter lots

of dust, hair and poison ivy (usually not dietary ;->). I get a very severe

reaction to poison ivy, which I can really nip in the bud with Benedryl.

Regards,

Kayce

From: " T. Francesca Skelton " <fskelton@...>

wrote:

>My nut allergy problem began with hazel nuts and then generalized. I hope

>this isn't the same scenario you'll undergo.

Thanks for the tip . I intend to be VERY careful when testing nuts

sometime (hopefully) when this clears up.

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From: " kayce cover " <k_cover@...>

There has been some interesting work on an operantly conditioned aspect of

allergic reactions.

Sorry, that should be classically conditioned, not operantly conditioned.

I know that in this crowd someone will notice <G>!

Kayce

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