Health: Today, I had a mild allergic reaction from eating pasta salad....

By Anonymous - 23/08/2011 02:17 - United States

Today, I had a mild allergic reaction from eating pasta salad. I told my mom that I might be allergic to the parsley, since it was the only ingredient that I don't eat often. She made me eat a sprig of it to "make sure." Now my face is covered in hives. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2011 05:14 - United States

Today, I had an asthma attack. I grabbed my inhaler and found peanut butter on it. I'm extremely allergic to peanuts. FML

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By Rashbeard - 05/01/2020 01:00

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By JessMelodique - 14/12/2016 03:01

Today, I finally decided to try an alternative to peanut butter, since I found out I was allergic a while back. Two hours later I had to be sent home because the allegedly allergen-free SunButter caused my lips and throat to swell and patches of rashes to form all over my body. FML

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baconstrips 12

Tuesday 23 August 2011 8:50

She should have just takin you to a doctor instead of just testing.

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Tuesday 23 August 2011 8:51

parent fail!(:

Comments

manic_maniac11 13

Tuesday 23 August 2011 11:41

Well at least now you know...

karmicsamadi86 9

Tuesday 23 August 2011 12:51

Well now you know for sure. Though seriously, as someone with a ton of allergies just go get the shots.

jedielf 23

Tuesday 23 August 2011 12:51

OP - FYL, but you still need to learn how to stand up to your mum.

xrainbowshadowx 17

Tuesday 23 August 2011 13:24

She just wanted to make sure it was the parsley, I mean she could have had added another ingredient you didn't know about or you could have developed an allergy to a product you frequently had (happened to someone I know). So now that you know it's parsley, go to the doctors, but still FYL.

CasperChaosxvi 3

Tuesday 23 August 2011 14:34

And that's how we learn

sulhaq 4

Tuesday 23 August 2011 14:41

Your mother is really stupid sorry to say. What is she a teen? Doesn't even know how to do a proper allergy test.

ltsune 3

Tuesday 23 August 2011 14:45

I feel sorry for you, OP. But that IS the most efficient way to get find out if you're allergic to something. Most of the times, doctors can't tell it just by hearing your symptoms.