Latex allergy - Do you understand what this is like?

Ardo09 · Apr 29, 2023 at 06:01 AM

Hi. I decided to share this. Maybe someone understands. Years ago I found out I have a latex allergy. I was told to avoid certain things...fine. It has become the center focus of my life. The list of things to avoid is as long as I am tall. I have to write/create my own recipes because I cannot have anything from a cookbook or any online recipes. I have to share about it with anyone I have contact with because I have so many things that I cannot do, have, be in contact with or consume. It has become almost like a personal disclaimer. It has become the main topic of conversation no matter who I am conversing with. Ive met other people with latex allergies, but theirs is different in how it presents or they just have more freedom. Does anyone else here have a severe food/contact allergy?

I am looking for similarities. I have learned to accept this about myself. It would be interesting to talk to someone else in a similar situation.

Yaowen · Apr 29, 2023 at 07:31 PM

So very sorry you are in that situation. Sounds like a terribly heavy burden to bear.

I have a food allergy and I have to be super careful or I will get really sick.

Not knowing much about Latex allergies, I am going to have to to surf the internet for information. My heart goes out to you.

Ardo09 · May 08, 2023 at 10:02 AM

Thank you. The best thing that has happened to my food allergy situation was getting an air fryer. It makes cooking so much easier. I can make something to eat in less time. Cooking used to be an all day event. The other thing that makes it easier is left overs. There's no convenient foods I can have. I think I got the air fryer in December. Its made me a better cook.

I love to cook actually. I cook by smell. I add ingredients that smell good together and add in as much as I need to until whatever I am making smells right. I love to make bread, something I do use a recipe for. I can't eat it, but it smells amazing. Bread is funny. It is made from alot of nothing.

Do you enjoy cooking and/or baking?

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Yaowen Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2020 Location: USA Posts: 3,618 (SuperPoster!) 4 6,475 hugs given	Apr 29, 2023 at 07:31 PM #2 So very sorry you are in that situation. Sounds like a terribly heavy burden to bear. I have a food allergy and I have to be super careful or I will get really sick. Not knowing much about Latex allergies, I am going to have to to surf the internet for information. My heart goes out to you.
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