Allergic? The smell alone may kill you!

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Allergic? The smell alone may kill you! Jan 3, 2019 19:02:45 GMT

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Post by fudge on Jan 3, 2019 19:02:45 GMT

Did you think that you need to actually eat an allergen to provoke a reaction? Obviously, it's enough just to smell the odor for it to happen, as an 11 years old boy tragically died in New York from being in the same room where a fish dinner was prepared.

Police say the child, a sixth-grader at Theodore Schor Middle School, had some type of reaction to the seafood as the family prepared dinner. His mother said Jean-Pierre was asthmatic and kept a nebulizer with him at all times.

"They thought that he left, because when his dad left, they thought he left with his dad," Pottingr said. "I guess they forgot something at the house and went back, and he went in the house and then he inhaled the fish. When he inhaled the fish, I guess that triggered off an asthma attack, and he couldn't breathe. His lungs tightened up, and his dad attempted to give him the nebulizer machine."

He was rushed to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to these articles.

abc7chicago.com/boy-11-dies-from-apparent-allergic-reaction-to-smell-of-cooking-fish/5006054/

www.foxnews.com/health/new-york-boy-dies-after-smell-of-cooking-fish-caused-possible-allergic-reaction-report

Last Edit: Sept 12, 2020 23:11:40 GMT by fudge

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Allergic? The smell alone may kill you! Feb 15, 2019 12:12:57 GMT

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Post by salty on Feb 15, 2019 12:12:57 GMT

There are some remidies one could try to clean the air for allergenic dust that may cause harm even if the real substance isn't ingested.

burn babmboo charcoal
use natural kiwi air purifier
place coconut shells in the room
use a naural laundry detergent without chemicals
use a shower head with abuilt-in allergens filter
skip parabens and fragrances in your makeup
zap allergens with UV light

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Allergic? The smell alone may kill you! Jun 15, 2019 22:49:58 GMT

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Post by fudge on Jun 15, 2019 22:49:58 GMT

Thanks, salty.

Normally, the smell of food won’t set off a reaction. Chemicals called pyrazines cause the smell, whereas the proteins that cause the allergy aren’t volatile enough to inhale as an aroma. Cooking, however, can release large enough particles to set off allergies to many foods; even then it isn’t the smell that is triggering this, it’s the cloud of food proteins.

This phenomenon is akin to ‘chemical sensitivity’. Here, sufferers report headaches and nausea from the aroma of paint fumes and perfume. This isn’t medically recognised and it certainly does not count as an allergy.

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Allergic? The smell alone may kill you! Nov 11, 2019 0:14:43 GMT

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Post by salty on Nov 11, 2019 0:14:43 GMT

The worst is when you don't know when a person is allergic to the smell or fume when certain ingredients are heated. Without a prior history, there are perhaps few things to indicate an allergic reaction, so that reduces the chances of saving their life if the worst thing should happen. Luckily, such cases are extremely rare.

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Allergic? The smell alone may kill you! Sept 12, 2020 23:15:49 GMT

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Post by fudge on Sept 12, 2020 23:15:49 GMT

Remember that you can actually have an allergy to inhaled food even when you don't have an ordinary food allergy!

Sometimes, a food can be eaten with no problem, but issues arise only when small particles of it are inhaled. This is referred to as hypersensitivity to foods by inhalation. This phenomenon can occur with peanuts, cow's milk, fish, shellfish, seeds, soybeans, cereal grains, legumes, hen's egg, coffee and flour. In fact, there have been several reports of steam allergy to legumes.

Typical symptoms of an airborne allergy to food particles often include runny, watery eyes, coughing, wheezing and asthma. An anaphylactic reaction is serious and less common, but can occur.

It's important to note that kitchens and restaurants aren't the only places where this type of allergic reaction can occur. This can be a problem for some workers that handle food products (such as bakers or coffee bean roasters) or those that work with food additives. These people have an increased risk of developing occupational asthma.

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Allergic? The smell alone may kill you!

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