I’m allergic to nothing besides pollen

  • VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    18 hours ago

    Alpha gal. It’s a carbohydrate found in all mammal meat and products, save for humans and apes. Oh, also, you know “natural flavors?” So wonderfully vague. Most of the time, that means “carrageenan,” which also contains alpha gal.

    You get the allergy from a Lone Star tick bite, as if Lyme disease wasn’t bad enough. Wear pants while hiking.

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      10 hours ago

      I was reading your first couple sentences and was gonna ask “did you get a tick bite”

      Luckily, it can go away eventually! I hope it does for you.