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shellfish allergy or sensitivity

by lauraC, Jan 31, 2007 12:00AM

Tags: Allergy, Allergy testing, contamination, cramps, history, itch, negative, retested

I've had a history of GI upset with shellfish for a long time. now the last few times ive had lobster my hands itch, and the last time my gums swelled and i had bad stomach cramps, diarhea (diarrhea) and dizzyness. i had a blood test at the doctors and it came back negative. i researched on-line and it says if you take an antihistmine (which i do-claritan) the result could be a false negative. should i be retested at an allery specialist? i'm nervouse about cross contamination somewhere. my mother does have a shellfish allergy.

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by scarlet37, Feb 02, 2007 12:00AM

I would just avoid the shellfish!

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