Food and Drink Anybody here had Alpha Gal Syndrome ?

ROYC75 · 04:57 PM

You may ask, What is alpha-gal syndrome ? (AGS)?
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) (also called alpha-gal allergy, red meat allergy, or tick bite meat allergy) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. AGS may occur after people eat red meat or are exposed to other products containing alpha-gal.

This shit can set your ass ( & body ) on FIRE!

Got bit by a tick about 2 months ago and slowly started to feel itchy, little by little. Thought it was laundry soap, the usual crap that you get allergic to.

One night 2 weeks ago I woke up in bed and literally on fire, itching like nothing I have ever felt. It was like I got into 10 different homes of chiggers, rolled around in the weeds. I dug the shit out of myself, slapping myself all over to keep from scratching. So I'm thinking, chiggers or bed bugs, I looked everywhere, even had an exterminator come check the house for bugs. I was hell bent on the chiggers approach since nobody here was having any scratching like I was .

Went to the doctor, told them what was going on. When I mentioned I got bit by a tiny freaking tick 2 months prior, they did the Alpha Gal blood test. Came back positive, can't freaking eat red meats, for that matter, almost any meats. I have to go on a Seafood diet, no not the See Food diet.

Coincidentally, my neighbor just came down with this same dammed shit.

eDave · 08-07-2021, 04:07 PM

I watched Scho get the meat sweats.

**Bearcat** · 08-07-2021, 04:08 PM

No red meat.... like, forever?

Fishpicker · 08-07-2021, 04:13 PM

sounds rough but, you're going to save a lot of money Royc75. your heart and brain will function better/longer too.

EPodolak · 08-07-2021, 04:14 PM

Weird thing, never heard of it.

Opposite recently happened to me, suddenly developed an allergy to some favorite seafoods, shellfish etc. Pretty sad about it.

**Bob Dole** · 08-07-2021, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by EPodolak

Weird thing, never heard of it.

Opposite recently happened to me, suddenly developed an allergy to some favorite seafoods, shellfish etc. Pretty sad about it.

Just carry your EpiPen and dine on.

An employee and I went to a week-long business conference and went out to eat the first night. I ordered a delicious shrimp appetizer I'd had before to share. The guy orders a shrimp variety platter. About half wat through the meal, he's pretty green around the gills. I ask if he's okay and he said he left his pen at the hotel.

Why the hell are you eating shrimp if you're allergic to shellfish, I ask.

Because it's delicious! was his reply.

Yosef_Malkovitch · 08-07-2021, 04:15 PM

My wife has it. Getting it completely changed her life (and mine by extension). Sadly, it's not as simple as just "don't eat steak or hamburger anymore." You have no idea how much stuff has animal products in it. She has to look at everything--from her shampoo to her medications--to make sure there are no animal products.

One good thing, I guess: my diet is much better now. We eat a lot of vegan meals. Sometimes though I just have to leave the house and go get a cheeseburger.

ROYC75 · 08-07-2021, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Yosef_Malkovitch

My wife has it. Getting it completely changed her life (and mine by extension). Sadly, it's not as simple as just "don't eat steak or hamburger anymore." You have no idea how much stuff has animal products in it. She has to look at everything--from her shampoo to her medications--to make sure there are no animal products.

One good thing, I guess: my diet is much better now. We eat a lot of vegan meals. Sometimes though I just have to leave the house and go get a cheeseburger.

No shit, it's going to affect a lot of my medications, they are checking to see if the stent I have in my heart from 2007 is in play here.

I literally have no idea WTF I am going to eat! I do like some, maybe most seafood, but everybody here does not.

I just found this shit out yesterday and already what a change in your life it is!

**Rain Man** · 08-07-2021, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Yosef_Malkovitch

My wife has it. Getting it completely changed her life (and mine by extension). Sadly, it's not as simple as just "don't eat steak or hamburger anymore." You have no idea how much stuff has animal products in it. She has to look at everything--from her shampoo to her medications--to make sure there are no animal products.

One good thing, I guess: my diet is much better now. We eat a lot of vegan meals. Sometimes though I just have to leave the house and go get a cheeseburger.

Wow.

I've heard of this but didn't know anyone who's had it. We should abandon any geographic area with ticks. Just let them have it. Between this stuff, spotted fever, and lyme, it's time for us to admit defeat.

EPodolak · 08-07-2021, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Wow.

I've heard of this but didn't know anyone who's had it. We should abandon any geographic area with ticks. Just let them have it. Between this stuff, spotted fever, and lyme, it's time for us to admit defeat.

"Ticks have a variety of natural predators including ants, spiders, and birds, though most are generalists that only occasionally feed on ticks."

This is unfortunate.

**wazu** · 08-07-2021, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EPodolak

"Ticks have a variety of natural predators including ants, spiders, and birds, though most are generalists that only occasionally feed on ticks."

This is unfortunate.

Opossums eat them by the boat load. I've appreciated them a lot since learning that fact.

Why Not? · 09-12-2021, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by wazu

Opossums eat them by the boat load. I've appreciated them a lot since learning that fact.

This has literally changed my whole perspective on possums.

listopencil · 08-07-2021, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Wow.

I've heard of this but didn't know anyone who's had it. We should abandon any geographic area with ticks. Just let them have it. Between this stuff, spotted fever, and lyme, it's time for us to admit defeat.

I contracted spotted tick fever around the time I was 5 years old. Luckily and strangely I swallowed a quarter that my grandma had given me on my fifth birthday and my mom freaked out, thinking it would get stuck inside me and kill me. Off to the hospital for x-rays to locate the quarter...and they found the head of a tick buried in my neck. I was tested and then treated for the fever, which did a number on me, and killed a little girl who lived down the street from my grandma's house while I was hospitalized. I did eventually poop the quarter out. Which was later stolen by one of my sisters to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. So...don't put coins in your mouth because I have an ass quarter out there that could be in circulation. Or...do put coins in your mouth because that just might save you from otherwise certain death. Your choice.

**Baby Lee** · 08-08-2021, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

So...don't put coins in your mouth because I have an ass quarter out there that could be in circulation. Or...do put coins in your mouth because that just might save you from otherwise certain death. Your choice.

Hey, Cousin Listo!!

**Donger** · 08-07-2021, 04:29 PM

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ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $5369400	Anybody here had Alpha Gal Syndrome ? You may ask, What is alpha-gal syndrome ? (AGS)? Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) (also called alpha-gal allergy, red meat allergy, or tick bite meat allergy) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. AGS may occur after people eat red meat or are exposed to other products containing alpha-gal. This shit can set your ass ( & body ) on FIRE! Got bit by a tick about 2 months ago and slowly started to feel itchy, little by little. Thought it was laundry soap, the usual crap that you get allergic to. One night 2 weeks ago I woke up in bed and literally on fire, itching like nothing I have ever felt. It was like I got into 10 different homes of chiggers, rolled around in the weeds. I dug the shit out of myself, slapping myself all over to keep from scratching. So I'm thinking, chiggers or bed bugs, I looked everywhere, even had an exterminator come check the house for bugs. I was hell bent on the chiggers approach since nobody here was having any scratching like I was . Went to the doctor, told them what was going on. When I mentioned I got bit by a tiny freaking tick 2 months prior, they did the Alpha Gal blood test. Came back positive, can't freaking eat red meats, for that matter, almost any meats. I have to go on a Seafood diet, no not the See Food diet. Coincidentally, my neighbor just came down with this same dammed shit. Last edited by ROYC75; 08-07-2021 at 04:57 PM..
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