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JustAnotherGen

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64. I don't take a single prescription and I have an Auto Immune Disease

Tue May 10, 2016, 01:20 PM

May 2016

Ankylosing Spondylitis. I manage a severe disease (genetic) through diet, yoga, jet bath tub, and hot stone massage. I DID break down and get plugs in my eyes and now put restaysis drops in my eyes - because the 'heat' was affecting my eye sight.

We have a painted back turtle and he doesn't bother me. I also don't encounter animals other than on the street. We actually have a couple of stray cats that hang around our yard and I'm perfectly okay with them. Those two are a couple of little rascals.

I just refuse to take shots when I work in a building where we are never going to have animals and I don't have one in my home - and only ONE friend has cats - and she crosses the street to my house.

I DO think planes should allow animals - or animal friendly flights so those who have allergies can make decisions. Let us know so we don't book that flight.

See - I love dogs and don't have an allergy to them. I don't want fifi the maltipoo kept off the flight either.

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Allergies: How far do we need to go to protect people with allgeries? [View all] Bettie May 2016 OP

For the sake of those who suffer extreme reactions from bee stings... Buzz Clik May 2016 #1

You should keep your bees at home Bettie May 2016 #6

Tiny shock collars and an invisible fence... TipTok May 2016 #114

LOL Bettie May 2016 #118

On a flight the other day trumad May 2016 #2

That makes sense Bettie May 2016 #8

It's been decades since I've flown csziggy May 2016 #17

I Was Just Served RobinA May 2016 #54

Delta offers them every time I fly (nt) TacoD May 2016 #70

Delta has them, but I was once on a Delta flight that announced it was peanut-free LisaM May 2016 #101

no note, though we did show our epi's to the flight crew. unblock May 2016 #28

Try not to kill people. Iggo May 2016 #3

But how far does that go? Bettie May 2016 #4

Depends on how many lives your convenience is worth. Iggo May 2016 #9

So, individuals who are not aware of allergies Bettie May 2016 #12

Where did I say that? Iggo May 2016 #47

You seem to be indicating Bettie May 2016 #49

Nope. Iggo May 2016 #50

Wait you think I don't care if people die? Bettie May 2016 #52

I don't think that and I didn't say that. Iggo May 2016 #75

Well, to be fair, you aren't really saying ANYTHING in your posts. Maedhros May 2016 #93

That's pretty fair. Iggo May 2016 #105

Well, of course the person with the allergies has to let people know!! Yo_Mama May 2016 #147

You bet it is. trotsky May 2016 #69

Zero. Iggo May 2016 #74

Zero as in we should eliminate all food products with those ingredients? trotsky May 2016 #78

Zero as in to that extent should we eliminate those foods from all human diets. Iggo May 2016 #79

OK, just trying to make sense of your suggestion that we should try not to kill people. trotsky May 2016 #81

It's on them... TipTok May 2016 #115

Accommodation doesn't really work TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #129

Absolutely laundry_queen May 2016 #135

A big problem is more and more kids are getting peanut allergies womanofthehills May 2016 #5

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #39

I agree that we really need to study the rise of life-threatening allergies LisaM May 2016 #103

4% to 6% of American children have a food allergy according to CDC womanofthehills May 2016 #127

I think that this is an analogy for how parents are parenting these days Happyhippychick May 2016 #7

I can see a peanut free classroom or lunchroom table Bettie May 2016 #10

My husband would disagree Happyhippychick May 2016 #13

Ok. I see where you are coming from Bettie May 2016 #15

My pleasure. I know it isn't the politically correct answer but it is something we feel Happyhippychick May 2016 #18

Agreed, excellent discussion Bettie May 2016 #21

It is not that simple womanofthehills May 2016 #128

Science is on his side 4Q2u2 May 2016 #29

Interesting Bettie May 2016 #32

Yep...we started exposing our daughter to peanut products as early as we could... TCJ70 May 2016 #99

kids with allergies have to advocate from themselves, but schools also need to monitor unblock May 2016 #37

Yes, I agree. The kids need to advocate, the schools need to be aware and enforce. Happyhippychick May 2016 #38

Solution has already been found snooper2 May 2016 #86

I prefer the John Travolta version... scscholar May 2016 #126

I think that is more likely the problem Mnpaul May 2016 #140

yep, my daughter never went to daycare..just dance and gymnastics classes before kindergarten snooper2 May 2016 #144

That's good to hear Mnpaul May 2016 #145

I avoid peanuts because I don't want to eat aflatoxins womanofthehills May 2016 #11

That seems like an irrational fear to me. cleanhippie May 2016 #20

Seems more a benign concern and less an irrational fear to me. LanternWaste May 2016 #30

Considering that there is virtually ZERO risk in this country from this... cleanhippie May 2016 #34

Being aflatoxins are carcinogens, I choose not to consume them womanofthehills May 2016 #77

My sisters mercuryblues May 2016 #14

Lying about how food is prepared Bettie May 2016 #16

A manslaughter trial has just started in Britain muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #48

Now there, a simple Bettie May 2016 #51

Constant government recalls about peanuts in products womanofthehills May 2016 #82

I would suspect most servers wouldn't even know FLPanhandle May 2016 #19

So when they mercuryblues May 2016 #22

If someone is lying that is Bettie May 2016 #24

In the fryer example, they may have answered honestly to the best of their knowledge. FLPanhandle May 2016 #27

Not necessarily lying - many sauces and processed foods are recalled each year womanofthehills May 2016 #85

That is a fair point too Bettie May 2016 #23

A rushed employee could fail to follow procedures in a busy restaurant, also... HuckleB May 2016 #97

If I had a severe food allergy, I would avoid any food-purveyor where trust was involved. WinkyDink May 2016 #26

Never eating out is fun. mercuryblues May 2016 #33

I imagine that is really Bettie May 2016 #44

I live that life. I have to be very careful since an acute reaction when I was a kid. Yo_Mama May 2016 #148

This Is Why RobinA May 2016 #56

I have an sensitivity to sulfites in foods and medicines womanofthehills May 2016 #92

I have had that problem too! Seafood restaurants are actaully better about knowing this LisaM May 2016 #104

I'm allergic to shrimp - restaurant was cooking burgers and shrimp on same grill womanofthehills May 2016 #125

A better question: How far do people with allgeries need to go to protect themselves? cleanhippie May 2016 #25

I agree there Bettie May 2016 #31

I think you just answered your own question. cleanhippie May 2016 #35

How's this for a concept matt819 May 2016 #36

just keep in mind that if peanuts were introduced today, they would never get fsa approval. unblock May 2016 #40

1.4% won't be killed by a peanut allergy Happyhippychick May 2016 #42

yes -- i did say "could" -- in any event, this misses the point. unblock May 2016 #57

I don't miss the point. 1.4% lethality is not accurate. If it was then I would agree with you. Happyhippychick May 2016 #63

Peanut allergies developed because of the use of peanuts. cleanhippie May 2016 #131

i'm not sure they know exactly why these allergies came about or why they're more common these days unblock May 2016 #132

I understand, but quorn is a synthesized and lab-grown meat substitute. cleanhippie May 2016 #134

I am allergic to most perfumes lagomorph777 May 2016 #41

THIS!!! DeadLetterOffice May 2016 #83

Thanks for bringing this up. I don't have a severe allergy to perfume, but MH1 May 2016 #120

I made the boss take action Mnpaul May 2016 #139

I have a severe allergy to cats JustAnotherGen May 2016 #43

Do you have problems with people who have cats Bettie May 2016 #58

It goes through the air system on a plane JustAnotherGen May 2016 #60

Yeah, closed system and all that Bettie May 2016 #61

Ugh Calvin Klein perfumes JustAnotherGen May 2016 #65

The recirculating air makes it worse IMO Retrograde May 2016 #71

Interesting fact about cat allergies womanofthehills May 2016 #98

So there might be hope for some people who don't have cats because they're allergic! KamaAina May 2016 #146

I Am Not Allergic RobinA May 2016 #62

I don't take a single prescription and I have an Auto Immune Disease JustAnotherGen May 2016 #64

"Flights shouldn't allow pets in the cabin" trotsky May 2016 #68

You read that ONE sentence - right? ;-) JustAnotherGen May 2016 #72

But they might not always be able to give you an alert. trotsky May 2016 #76

Sure they could JustAnotherGen May 2016 #84

Do you have an approximation of the costs involved in your "simple" system? trotsky May 2016 #88

Well I'm an American JustAnotherGen May 2016 #91

Wow, right to the personal attacks. trotsky May 2016 #100

or emergencies! Skittles May 2016 #133

I have the peanut allergy... Galileo126 May 2016 #45

That's fair Bettie May 2016 #46

That is very fair JustAnotherGen May 2016 #66

I think it would be OK for planes to be peanut free .. ananda May 2016 #53

It's not exactly a hardship. wickerwoman May 2016 #110

Airlines could stop serving peanuts SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #124

Isn't that why epi-pens exist? B2G May 2016 #55

The trouble with EpiPens though is that polly7 May 2016 #90

Using an epi-pen is like having 100 cups of coffee womanofthehills May 2016 #123

I'm allergic to some perfumes and air fresheners. peace13 May 2016 #59

The mask would be an excellent idea Mariana May 2016 #116

They have some awesome masks out. peace13 May 2016 #130

I do too. There are some stores I can't tolerate because of it. Yo_Mama May 2016 #149

I'm allergic to yellow-jacket stings. I stay away from yellow-jackets. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #67

Primary responsibility falls on the person with the allergy pediatricmedic May 2016 #73

Thanks for the response Bettie May 2016 #80

That is correct...the frustration I have is GumboYaYa May 2016 #121

The question that is always in my mind is SheilaT May 2016 #87

Re: Animals on planes Bettie May 2016 #89

Luckily I'm not allergic to dogs, SheilaT May 2016 #95

In my zumba class , one women's perfume was makeing 3 of us sick womanofthehills May 2016 #102

Do you have the same issues with natural perfumes? laundry_queen May 2016 #136

I'm ok with some essential oils womanofthehills May 2016 #138

ah. laundry_queen May 2016 #141

I like wearing scent, too, though I do it less frequently. LisaM May 2016 #106

This is getting silly TrappedInUtah May 2016 #94

I am allergic to just about everything my respiratory doc says. But that said LiberalArkie May 2016 #96

I used to have severe allergies - diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity womanofthehills May 2016 #107

I live way out in the country and thought I was over all the asthma and allergies, but I LiberalArkie May 2016 #109

Or, "How far do we need to go to protect people?" nilram May 2016 #108

Impossible question TrappedInUtah May 2016 #111

Yet we haven't drained our resources by providing curb-cuts for nilram May 2016 #113

It wouldn't break society, but TrappedInUtah May 2016 #119

Natural selection at work Capt. Obvious May 2016 #112

You cannot protect 100% of people 100% of the time. alarimer May 2016 #117

"It's about managing risk for yourself. No one else can or should do it for you." wickerwoman May 2016 #137

I have a lot of allergies but they are not the fashionable ones. Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #122

The nightshade family includes potatoes. n/t susanna May 2016 #143

Wow. This is like a liberatarian dream thread. EllieBC May 2016 #142