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Church
December 21st, 2010, 05:03 AM
Howdy so I heard this is a rare allergy but I think I may have it. First I'll give you a basic time line of events involving carrots that makes me think I'm allergic

When I was about 12 my mom had me eat carrots for the first time and I ended up breaking out in a rash bout 10 mins later, wasnt super bad though.

And more recently where I use to work I ate some carrots cause I wanted to see if it would happen again (wanted to make sure). I ate them but didnt break out in a rash, however my skin felt like it was on pins and needles all over my back and was unbearable.

It was at a camp so I thought it may of been something else, so I did it agian after my symptoms were clear for a couple days, long behold it happened again.

Now for allergies I dont really hear about that as a symptom, and carrot allergies are rare, so do y'all think it I am allergic? Hoping someone may have a little experience in this department

Weeping
December 21st, 2010, 07:55 AM
Well, it sounds like you could be allergic. At least pretty damn sensitive.
But I don't really know.. Maybe you should just visit a doctor and take a test.

:hug:

Kaius
December 21st, 2010, 08:03 AM
Yeah, it does sound like theres something there. It'd be a good idea to get yourself to a doctor for an allergy test. Just curious, but is it only around Carrots or do other foods around the same colouring like oranges and tomatoes set it off too? I've got a friend that can't have any red foods that had the same kind of symptoms although he had some bad rashes. It just struck me as similar.