Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Is anyone in this group typically prone to anaphylaxis? Does Xolair help people who have the tendency to have anaphylactic attacks? Thanks, Meryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Hi, Meryl, I hadn't had anaphylaxis in years until a couple of weeks ago, coincidentally. The only allergy I had that resulted in a reaction that severe was insect venom. Consequently, I don't carry an epi-pen in winter. Unfortunately, I ate some fish that aparently caused one. That entire situation is very strange, since I don't have any food allergies, and subsequent RAST tests for fish & shellfish reactions were negative. But I'm still having stomach pain. Anyway, the point of all this is that I think that the Xolair helped, since my throat didn't close up completely, and the whole thing seemed pretty mild, considering - just various swellings, hives, dizziness, throat swelling and abdominal pain and nausea (all gone now but the last two). Anyway, the allergist is mystified, and the gastro doc is unconcerned (he was kind of a jerk about it, in fact - never going to him again). Hope this give you some info. ----- Original Message ----- From: msbehavior@...<mailto:msbehavior@...> <mailto: > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 9:02 PM Subject: [ ] Xolair and anaphylaxis Is anyone in this group typically prone to anaphylaxis? Does Xolair help people who have the tendency to have anaphylactic attacks? Thanks, Meryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your recent episode of anaphylaxis. What kind of fish did you eat? If it happened to be tuna, mackerel, shark or another " blue-black " fish, the reactions could be due scromboid, which is a histamine sensitivity that some people have. Other people could eat the same fish and be fine. If it happened to be a fish in that category, let me know and I'll send you more info about this. All best, Meryl Hi, Meryl, I hadn't had anaphylaxis in years until a couple of weeks ago, coincidentally. The only allergy I had that resulted in a reaction that severe was insect venom. Consequently, I don't carry an epi-pen in winter. Unfortunately, I ate some fish that aparently caused one. That entire situation is very strange, since I don't have any food allergies, and subsequent RAST tests for fish & shellfish reactions were negative. But I'm still having stomach pain. Anyway, the point of all this is that I think that the Xolair helped, since my throat didn't close up completely, and the whole thing seemed pretty mild, considering - just various swellings, hives, dizziness, throat swelling and abdominal pain and nausea (all gone now but the last two). Anyway, the allergist is mystified, and the gastro doc is unconcerned (he was kind of a jerk about it, in fact - never going to him again). Hope this give you some info. ----- Original Message ----- From: msbehavior@...<mailto:msbehavior@...> To: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hi, Meryl, It was anchovy, or some anchovy-like fish. It was dried whole fish (like jerky), chopped, in a spicy sauce. I got it at a Korean restaurant. It was very tasty, but nothing I'll try again, considering... Thanks! Cheryl > >Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your recent episode of anaphylaxis. > >What kind of fish did you eat? If it happened to be tuna, mackerel, shark >or >another " blue-black " fish, the reactions could be due scromboid, which is a >histamine sensitivity that some people have. Other people could eat the >same >fish and be fine. > >If it happened to be a fish in that category, let me know and I'll send you >more info about this. > >All best, >Meryl > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Cheryl, I wonder if it was some ingredient in the sauce instead of the fish? --- In , " Cheryl Hoefelmeyer " <hoefelmeyer@h...> wrote: > > Hi, Meryl, > It was anchovy, or some anchovy-like fish. It was dried whole fish (like > jerky), chopped, in a spicy sauce. I got it at a Korean restaurant. It was > very tasty, but nothing I'll try again, considering... > > Thanks! > Cheryl > > > > > >Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your recent episode of anaphylaxis. > > > >What kind of fish did you eat? If it happened to be tuna, mackerel, shark > >or > >another " blue-black " fish, the reactions could be due scromboid, which is a > >histamine sensitivity that some people have. Other people could eat the > >same > >fish and be fine. > > > >If it happened to be a fish in that category, let me know and I'll send you > >more info about this. > > > >All best, > >Meryl > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Hi, , It's possible, but it seemed to be the standard spicy red sauce that many Korean dishes have. It also occurs to me that there could have been cross-contamination somewhere with some other dish they prepared. I guess I'll never find out. Don't feel brave enough to risk a reaction by trying it again. Cheryl >From: " " <cox58asthma@...> >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Re: Xolair and anaphylaxis >Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:18:39 -0000 > >Cheryl, > >I wonder if it was some ingredient in the sauce instead of the fish? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Cheryl, I don't blame you for not trying it again, I'm the same way once I have a reaction to something. Cross-contamination is always a big issue for me too. -- - In , " Cheryl Hoefelmeyer " <hoefelmeyer@h...> wrote: > > Hi, , > It's possible, but it seemed to be the standard spicy red sauce that many > Korean dishes have. It also occurs to me that there could have been > cross-contamination somewhere with some other dish they prepared. I guess > I'll never find out. Don't feel brave enough to risk a reaction by trying it > again. > > Cheryl > > > >From: " " <cox58asthma@y...> > >Reply- > > > >Subject: [ ] Re: Xolair and anaphylaxis > >Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:18:39 -0000 > > > >Cheryl, > > > >I wonder if it was some ingredient in the sauce instead of the fish? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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