Any experience with sudden food intolerances?

[Kenny_H]

@Ryan Caughey

There was a radiolab episode about someone who becomes allergic to meat later in life, as well as the medical cause: Alpha Gal.

Probably unrelated, but you may find it interesting or at least moderately entertaining. (Not one of their better episodes but everything they do is pretty good.)

That one was super entertaining because of their interviewee. She is hilarious.

Cliff notes for folks- you can suddenly become allergic to mammal meats from a tick bite (in this case the lone star tick) . The tick anti-coagulant contains alpha-galactose, a sugar that also happens to reside in mammal meat. Since your body wages a war on the intrusion, it can associate that Alpha Gal with the need for immune reaction.

[David_K_o_l_i_n]

I only had a bad reaction to shellfish (shrimp) on one occasion. Was out with friends and had terrible swelling of my lips and tongue. No problems since then. A weird experience.

[Victor_Hong]

@David K o l i n

I only had a bad reaction to shellfish (shrimp) on one occasion. Was out with friends and had terrible swelling of my lips and tongue. No problems since then. A weird experience.

Maybe, the wine was at fault. Perhaps, a heavy oak stave was floating in its palate, and hit you across the face.