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Just how severe can an egg allergy get?
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noeggsforme23 posted:
I have an allergy to egg whites, which has become quite severe. I cannot eat cakes, cookies, etc, and recently became very sick after drinking white wine, which we later found out had powdered egg whites added during the fining process to remove color. I also cannot touch eggs, or I break out in hives, and because of this, we very rarely have eggs in our house. Today at my job, a student came to see me for lunch, and had an egg salad sandwich. Within minutes of her unwrapping her sandwich (which I had not come in contact with), I became very lightheaded and nauseous, my chest felt very tight, and my skin started getting red and blotchy. I took benadryl immediately, opened the windows to my office, and went to the local nurses station where she monitored me to make sure I did not need to use my epipen. Because I did not come in contact with her food, I'm curious, could I still have had an allergic reaction? I've heard of this type of thing with peanuts before, but never eggs. If anyone has any information, I'd greatly appreciate it so that I can be as safe as possible in the future with this allergy.
0 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Just how severe can an egg allergy get?I have an allergy to egg whites, which has become quite severe. I cannot eat cakes, cookies, etc, and recently became very sick after drinking white wine, which we later found out had powdered egg whites added during the fining process to remove color. I also cannot touch eggs, or I break out in hives, and because of this, we very rarely have eggs in our house. Today at my job, a student came to see me for lunch, and had an egg salad sandwich. Within minutes of her unwrapping her sandwich (which I had not come in contact with), I became very lightheaded and nauseous, my chest felt very tight, and my skin started getting red and blotchy. I took benadryl immediately, opened the windows to my office, and went to the local nurses station where she monitored me to make sure I did not need to use my epipen. Because I did not come in contact with her food, I'm curious, could I still have had an allergic reaction? I've heard of this type of thing with peanuts before, but never eggs. If anyone has any information, I'd greatly appreciate it so that I can be as safe as possible in the future with this allergy.
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