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Mar 25 2010

Food Allergies? Shellfish, but not ALL shellfish!?

Posted by: Alan in Shellfish Allergies, tags: Allergies, Food, Shellfish

I love shrimp, lobster, and crab.

But the 2 times (first on purpose, then on accident) that I had scallops, it was followed by 24 hours of excrutiating pain – vomiting, diarhea, cramps, and I literally could not get out of bed unless I was lying next to the toilet.

What could explain this? Someone once mentioned something about mercury or something, but I don’t buy it. And should I stay away from
foods like clams and oysters because of such an adverse reaction to scallops?

Thanks!
* I’ve never broken out in any type of hives, rash, or otherwise, just stomach trouble. *

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One Response to “Food Allergies? Shellfish, but not ALL shellfish!?”

J B says:

March 25th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
I don’t believe this has anything to do with mercury and has a lot to do with your body’s tolerance for scallops. It also might have to do with how much butter or other seasoning was on the scallops that gave you the symptoms that you had. When you have a food intolerance like this, you just avoid eating that food again. Maybe they were past their prime and you got a mild case of food poisoning. It would be difficult to tell what the exact reason would be for your reaction to scallops. Just avoid them in the future. Without trying clams or oysters, it also would be difficult to tell if a similar reaction will occur. It is a trial and error thing. Without hives, swelling, etc. this was not an allergic reaction, only an intolerance.