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this is unironically my plan for tomorrow night.
Im allergic to shellfish and I discovered imitation crab from a meme (fittingly on Lemmy) which is only like 5% actual crab.
However, my allergy started as a kid and just got worse and worse till I eventually couldn't eat it at all anymore, it's been like 5 years.
Since we don't know if the allergy got to deadly levels in that time, I have to be around an epi-pen when I eat it.
My brother in law has one, so I'm going to his house after work.
I'll keep you updated 🫡
Maybe... don't take the risk? If you wanna know how allergic you are, there are tests for that.
Don't play with fire, friend. Fake crab isn't worth dying for.
Updated 4 hours ago. RIP you shellfish weirdo
Haha I saw that post and your comment on it, lemmy really is a small world
I'm probably wrong, but maybe microdosing could help you not die from 5% crab. But you gotta do it with a doctor, and it can be expensive. On the upside, you could get so sick of eating crab that you won't need to worry about your allergy again.
Wait. There's crab in immitation crab meat? I though it was just some variety of white fish or something.
That way they can sell it as Crab Product rather than the much less appetising Crab Flavour Fish Product.
Have you considered immune tolerance therapy for your allergies or does it not apply in your case?
Flat-out lacking evidence & ignoring immunology, shitty guidelines in the UK & US to avoid exposure pretty much proliferated severe allergies uncommon elsewhere in the world. The peanut allergy study is only one example. For some allergies, there are therapies to safely reintroduce exposure & rebuild tolerance.
Allergists can work magic now with micro dosing. My kid's peanut allergy is just gone.
If you have the means and the desire, it's called LDA (low dose allergen) therapy. It's sometimes also called SLIT (sub-lingual immuno therapy). There's probably differences. I'm not a doctor.
I'm allergic to cucumbers and even if I just touch the flesh of a cucumber to my lips, my lips well up. I'm not sure how much less dosage I could give myself.
Also it's cucumber so who the hell cares anyway.