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Posted: Nov 10th, 2008 at 04:11 pm
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My allergist told me today that sulfites do not cause anaphylaxis reactions such as the one I had on Saturday. Is this true? What tests are there for sulfite allergy?
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Posted: Nov 10th, 2008 at 04:51 pm
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Yes you can, though it's rare.
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Posted: Oct 25th, 2009 at 12:34 am
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Dozens of people died of anaphylactic shock in the early 80s and hundreds more ended up in ERs (myself included), that's what forced the FDA into creating the sulfite labeling laws in 1987. Get a different allergist who knows his subject!
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Momcat
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Posted: Oct 25th, 2009 at 11:14 am
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Technically it is an "anaphylactoid" reaction. Sulphites are not proteins, so the mechanism by which the body is sensitized to them is different from an IgE-mediated allergy. These reactions can be severe, however!
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