I feel so gross right now.

[lightningandsnow]

I just threw up, and might throw up again. I'm sweating and dizzy and my face is bright red. And I was literally "seeing stars" for a moment.

I think I might be developing a seafood allergy? Which is rather unfortunate, seeing as fish is the only meat I eat - oh well, more of a reason for vegetarianism, then! This is the third time I've tossed my cookies a few hours after eating seafood in the last year. Twice, including this time, it was after eating crab cakes, and once, it was after eating scallops.

[flvegan]

1. Could it just be shellfish?

Wait...scallop *is* technically a shellfish, right?

Not that I'd talk you out of vegetarianism, which I'm all for.

[lightningandsnow]

2. Perhaps, since I eat shrimp all the time with no problem.

Of course, vegetarianism is awesome, too. :)

[flvegan]

4. Shrimp are technically shellfish too, though.

And yes, vegetarianism *is* awesome.

[lightningandsnow]

6. Odd.

The shrimp part, not the vegetarianism part. :P

[petronius]

3. That's funny - I never realized that "shellfish" included crustaceans;

I thought it was just molluscs.

Chalk that up on my 'learned something new today' achievement board... :)

[AwakeAtLast]

5. Eating too much shellfish can cause a reaction

They have a natural toxin that most of us are immune to, but if you ingest too much for too long a period of time - allergy!

This happened to my mom with crab and also with a former English teacher with shrimp.

Sorry this happened to you! :(

:hug: