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TIFUpdate to my allergy saga

Post 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/RP4XEJ6O1F

Post 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/IXhzISKN4y

Hi y'all, I was able to get in and see my allergist last week; they had a cancellation, so were able to book me in early. I spoke to my doctor, told him what happened and the concerns, and he said he would test me for 4 things, as I had eaten soy and sesame recently so it could be nuts. He did point out that food allergy tests are 50% accurate and can sometimes have false positives, so best outcome is 1 reaction or no reaction, and if all react its not great. Either way, I reacted to... nothing. I have no food born allergies.

Weird, right? Well, apparently, sometimes your body can just be having an off day mast cells wise (the cells responsible for allergic reactions) and try and kill you. He also explained its possible one of my environmental allergies (pollen, dust, grass) had gotten onto the food. One of the chocolates had dandelion in it, and I honestly didnt realize that could cause a reaction, probably because I dont make it a habit to eat dandelions on a daily basis. He stated I am safe to eat whatever I want, and we will retest in a year to just make sure my body is all good allergy wise. We will do blood work to check for MCAS, just in case, but he thinks its just a spontaneous anaphylaxis that occurred. So, so fun. But yea thats all I guess, its a better outcome than expected but I would still prefer to not have my throat closed again and for my body to randomly decide to attempt murder (i am type 1 diabetic tho so thats just my daily but, you know. Semantics).

TL;DR: My allergic reaction has no known cause outside of my body deciding to attempt to end my life for no reason, and I dont have any food allergies.

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