The 'I need a distraction' thread.

[nonperson]

Ooh lucky, Eska! =P

I got all the allergies in my family! Grown out of a lot of them now though which is good.

[Eska]

Oh, poor you! I'm glad they're not as bad as they were. I have a friend who is anaphylatic-level allergic to strawberries... He calls them death fruit.

[nonperson]

Aw but strawberries are lovely.

I never had anything that bad. Random bits of my face used to swell up though!

[Eska]

I know! He was my housemate for a whole which meant no having anything strawberry in the house. Now I live on my own I can have all the strawberry stuff I like.

Swollen face does not sound fun.

[nonperson]

I can just imagine you having strawberry stuff everywhere now, just because you can. =)

Noo it was not fun. It hurt and quite often would only be half of one of my lips so I'd look absolutely ridiculous going into work. =/

[Eska]

Well so far today I have had strawberry granola and strawberry sandwich biscuits, so you may have a point! I don't generally eat tons of strawberry stuff, it's just when you're avoiding it like the plague you notice the things it is in more!

[Cacoethes]

I'm luckily not allergic to anything

There was a kid in my primary school who I swear was allergic to everything
He couldn't even sit in the canteen when it was lunch time
He had to sit in a separate room
Must have been awful for him!

[Stellata]

I'm sensitive to many things but thankfully don't have any full on allergies. Except hay fever.

[nonperson]

Eek, that must have been so bad for him, Beckie. Wonder if he grew out of any of it... or if it lessened somehow.

I don't think I've had any random swellings or waking up covered in hives for more than 10 years now. It just suddenly stopped happening!

[Cacoethes]

I do sometimes wonder about him and if he grew out of it!

I had hive type things when I was pregnant but thats it

[not_so_insig]

I am allergic to alcohol wipes and alcohol sanitizing gels. Normally when they do depots they swab the area with an alcohol wipe I dont have it. Last time I had a wipe in the area i came out with a circular rash and it itched like hell.

I am also allergic to washing powder.

[nonperson]

Hives are awful. Itchy and hot and ugly.

Is that normal for it to happen during pregnancy?

[nonperson]

All washing powder, Dawn? Or just certain types?

[not_so_insig]

All washing powder. I have to wash my clothes in liquitabs as I am ok with that.

[Cacoethes]

They are awful

Pregnancy can cause all sorts of weird stuff so was probably normal!

At least you can use the liqitabs!
Would be a pain if you couldn't

[not_so_insig]

Yep it would be Beckie.

[Eska]

Haha I just remembered the only thing I've ever reacted to was... antihistamine cream. Oh the ironym

[nonperson]

Morning Eska.

That's quite impressive... in an odd way!

[Cacoethes]

That is rather ironic eska!

Morning guys

[Stellata]

Very ironic!
I'm actually quite sensitive to anti-histamines, some anyway.