The line to remain uncrossed

There's a line between being careful and being downright mean.
When I was in elementary school, many people crossed to the mean side. I was instructed by teachers to sit at the designated "peanut allergy table," which was supposed to make me feel more comfortable and less at risk, but it just made me feel isolated and miserable. I switched back to my normal classroom table. Also, sometimes kids would tease me and shove Nutella in my face. This is not okay at all because it actually both physically and mentally bothered me (the smell made me nauseous). People should be respectful and cautious, but not to the extent that it's exclusive. Like I've said in other blogs, we allergy people aren't allergic to the subject. We don't need to be discriminated against because we have allergies either. Of course, not everyone realizes this and won't follow this perfectly. Don't let it get you down! You're not worse than anyone else because of your allergy. You're different. You're YOU and that's okay! :)


               Careful
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                 Mean

Fake Allergies

Have you ever gotten an itchy throat from eating a fruit? Let's say, an apple. Or a strawberry. Or maybe even a grape. During my entire early childhood I thought I was allergic to apple skins because sometimes they made my throat itchy, so my mom peeled them off for me. The same itchiness has happened to me with other fruits.

I was wrong! What actually was bothering me was that the protein in the fruit has a similar protein to the trees, weeds and grasses of my hay fever allergy. Some people even say that there is some pollen on the fruit. If you have seasonal allergies like me, this has probably happened to you or will happen at some point. Have no fear! It's totally normal. And the symptoms don't usually last long. It may not bother you when the season changes so you can eat with comfort then. Or if the fruit is cooked, you should have no problem.

Don't get tricked by that sneaky pollen-food allergy!  You're good to go.

Am I having an allergic reaction?

Symptoms:

• Itchy throat
• Hives
• Slight nauseia
• Extreme nauseia, vomiting
• Heartburn
• Having trouble breathing
• Having trouble swallowing

The blue symptoms are minor reactions, whereas the red symptoms are the more dangerous warnings.

If you're having a blue symptom you can take an allergy pill like Benadryl or ignore it. 

If you're having a red symptom, then it's more serious and you should definitely take Benadryl. If you have trouble breathing or swallowing, that's where an adrenaline auto injector like "EpiPen" comes into play.