I don't have dairy because I'm a singer and, quite frankly, I don't want to mess around with my vocal chords and how those behave, and dairy is an allergen for me.
I thought I was Superman until I experienced that life-changing anaphylactic shock. I was eating lunch and gobbled down a couple of bowls of gumbo. Then, 15 minutes later, I'm in my dorm room resting up. My eyes started itching and my throat was swelling up. I could barely breathe.
If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.
The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to.
Nutty fans are fine with me, as I have no known nut allergy. In general, though, it's best to carry an EpiPen to deal with outbreaks of fan nuttiness.
About 20 per cent of the population believe themselves to have a food allergy and only about five per cent actually do.
I'm allergic to chocolate. I never tried it, and I can't try it, ever.
You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect.
I am allergic to a certain kind of glue. Most eyelash glues are terrible, the glue in acrylic nails. I get a rash up my arm and face.
Peppers, garlic, hazelnuts and brazil nuts make my mouth, tongue and eyes swell and itch within minutes of eating them.
What makes the EpiPen unique is its delivery vehicle - an auto-injector that's packaged in a convenient, pen-like device. The product's key attribute is its ability to reliably deliver accurate doses of the essential medicine.
My interest was directed, from my medical student days, to Immunology, and particularly to the mechanism of hypersensitivity. I had suffered from bronchial asthma as a child and had developed a deep curiosity in allergic phenomena.
I'm allergic to cats, so I'm psychologically wired to associating kittens with itchy eyes and popping Claritin.
I've had allergies since I was a kid.
I'm allergic to Hawaii. Everything there makes me react in some way.
Unfortunately, I'm allergic to all animals and even some people.
