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Meat Allergies
By Karen Blue
Allergy to meat in general, is fairly uncommon. However reactions can range from anaphylactic to digestive issues.
Avoiding certain meats may be more complicated if you are extremely sensitive, for instance, even certified vegan products can be made on the same line as meat and milk products. People who avoid meat, for religious reasons, often have certification measures that are more restrictive.
For Jews not eating pork is the most observed kosher practice. Muslims consider eating products derived from pork violation of their dietary laws as well. Muslims mark products that comply with their dietary laws as Halaal meaning “lawful” or "permissible". The foods that meet Jewish dietary laws have Kosher labeling. Both are “pork free” with almost no cross contamination issues with pork.
Jewish people who observe dietary laws do not mix milk and meat. If you are also allergic to milk, be aware that in Jewish law, a food product may be considered pareve, if it contains a very small amount of milk. Food marked parve could potentially have enough milk protein in it to cause a reaction in a milk-allergic person.
Most halaal gelatin is made from beef not pork so it can not be considered vegetarian.
Hidden Pork usually in the form of gelatin includes marshmallows, candies, ice cream, jello, vaccines. There are vegan and Halaal variations of marshmallows, jello and other foods. Making Vegan marshmallow or gelatin is difficult to make, and also hard to find.
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ALLERGIC TO EATING PORK!
I am extremley allergic to pork! If it touches my tounge at all I am in danger.. By eating pork, my face, lips, all swell up .. So I do not eat pork any more at all.. I can not eat any kind or form of it..
Now I am having problems from cross-contaimnation now!! If something I eat like chicken came across a knife that has touched pork, or a grill that pork was cooked on or even a glove that prepared my turkey sandwich has touched some sort of pork..I break out in really bad hives/welts.. The welts itch but sore at the same time.. Sometimes on my arms they seem to grow.. I mark them with a ink pen and can useally tell when it grows.. It feels very warm to the touch,itchy,and sore all at the same time..
2Days ago I ate a grilled chicken on a salad.. I told the lady no bacon bits on my salad cause I am allergic to them.. Well thinking I am safe I ate this salad.. 10 Min after eating it my thumb felt itchy and red and swelling..I thought that was strange but never thought to much about it.. About a hour later I had hives all over me! Then my lower lip started swelling.. By friday I couldnt talk and missed work! No way im going to work like this!
This has been going on for years.. I have a note book I write reactions and dates down when they happen and what kind of reaction happens.. And what I ate or didnt eat..
My doctor thinks I'm nuts and say no one is allegic to pork.. I dont like this doctor..I think my doctor should believe in his patient.. Is there a doctor out there that knows the kind of pain I go though when I have this happen.. I carry a epin pen with me but never had to use it.. I've actually gone to the emergency room in the past .. But now I really have to watch what I eat.. And most of all the cross catmaination this is the worse part.. Its hard to eat out.. Because people dont care anymore.. And they dont think about others either..
I dont belive it is chemicals in my food either.. I have wrote down every reaction I have ever had realted to pork.. Since 2001!
Is there any help out there anywhere for us people allergic to pork???
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