Thread: Mackerel allergy

"Nathalie Chiva" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel
messaggio news:[email protected]..
>I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland

I am sorry to hear this. My daughter has developed an allergy to seafood
because of the iodine and can't have any anymore. The doctor said any next
time could be anaphylactic shock and death.

If you are reacting to fish it is to something in the fish and it is worth
finding out what.

"Nathalie Chiva" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel
messaggio news:[email protected]..
>I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland

I am sorry to hear this. My daughter has developed an allergy to seafood
because of the iodine and can't have any anymore. The doctor said any next
time could be anaphylactic shock and death.

If you are reacting to fish it is to something in the fish and it is worth
finding out what.

Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland
>

I'd get checked out medically...it might not be a food allergy, or it
could be a food allergy...in anycase the docotor will have a anti itch
cream.

maybe you have a stress issue, maybe you contacted something during
outside activities...maybe there's insects in the house.

It would be a shame to write off fish when there's a spider in the house.
or you came into contact with poison oak or maybe the aliens hit you with
their well documented itch ray or the guy next door was spraying with
something noxious or that new fabric softener/laundry soap disagrees with
you or that 'gold' necklace your true love gave you is just painted gold.
Or the sunblock/some lotion doesn't work for you.

So you see it looks like the fish but it might not be....better to be
safe than sorry. So get the allergy test and the anti-itch cream.

PS I hope it isn't the Aliens and stop hot waxing your chest. a joke.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland
>

I'd get checked out medically...it might not be a food allergy, or it
could be a food allergy...in anycase the docotor will have a anti itch
cream.

maybe you have a stress issue, maybe you contacted something during
outside activities...maybe there's insects in the house.

It would be a shame to write off fish when there's a spider in the house.
or you came into contact with poison oak or maybe the aliens hit you with
their well documented itch ray or the guy next door was spraying with
something noxious or that new fabric softener/laundry soap disagrees with
you or that 'gold' necklace your true love gave you is just painted gold.
Or the sunblock/some lotion doesn't work for you.

So you see it looks like the fish but it might not be....better to be
safe than sorry. So get the allergy test and the anti-itch cream.

PS I hope it isn't the Aliens and stop hot waxing your chest. a joke.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

Nathalie Chiva wrote:
> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>

Take antihistamine, stay away from that fish and see your doctor!

Nathalie Chiva wrote:
> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>

Take antihistamine, stay away from that fish and see your doctor!

The message <[email protected]>
from Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> contains
these words:

> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?

Both fish poisoning and fish allergy may produce hives. You need a
doctor's advice asap to distinguish which it was. Don't wait for another
incident before contacting your Dr, an allergic reaction around the
mouth and throat can be a serious risk.

Janet.

The message <[email protected]>
from Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> contains
these words:

> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?

Both fish poisoning and fish allergy may produce hives. You need a
doctor's advice asap to distinguish which it was. Don't wait for another
incident before contacting your Dr, an allergic reaction around the
mouth and throat can be a serious risk.

Janet.

Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote:

>I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
>and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>

Mackerel is more closely related to tuna than it is to herring.

Hopefully your allergic reaction is a one-off thing that will
not return. (And possibly, it wasn't even the mackerel, but
something else in your environment.)

Steve

Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote:

>I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
>and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>

Mackerel is more closely related to tuna than it is to herring.

Hopefully your allergic reaction is a one-off thing that will
not return. (And possibly, it wasn't even the mackerel, but
something else in your environment.)

Steve

Steve wrote on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:11:17 +0000 (UTC):

??>> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch
??>> but, herring and mackerel being close friends, I didn't
??>> dare <sigh>

SP> Mackerel is more closely related to tuna than it is to
SP> herring.

SP> Hopefully your allergic reaction is a one-off thing that
SP> will not return. (And possibly, it wasn't even the
SP> mackerel, but something else in your environment.)

Mackerel is a very fatty fish and some of its relatives are oily
enough to cause the runs. An example is escolar, which is
actually banned from use in sushi in Japan but turns up in the
US even if the government is not enthusiastic. It's delicious as
I can vouch for but then I also experienced the standard
physiological effects: never again!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Steve wrote on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:11:17 +0000 (UTC):

??>> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch
??>> but, herring and mackerel being close friends, I didn't
??>> dare <sigh>

SP> Mackerel is more closely related to tuna than it is to
SP> herring.

SP> Hopefully your allergic reaction is a one-off thing that
SP> will not return. (And possibly, it wasn't even the
SP> mackerel, but something else in your environment.)

Mackerel is a very fatty fish and some of its relatives are oily
enough to cause the runs. An example is escolar, which is
actually banned from use in sushi in Japan but turns up in the
US even if the government is not enthusiastic. It's delicious as
I can vouch for but then I also experienced the standard
physiological effects: never again!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Nathalie Chiva wrote:
>
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.

No surprise. Homeopathic remedies are bogus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy

http://www.quackwatch.org/01Quackery...ics/homeo.html

Nathalie Chiva wrote:
>
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.

No surprise. Homeopathic remedies are bogus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy

http://www.quackwatch.org/01Quackery...ics/homeo.html

James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not> wrote:

>Mackerel is a very fatty fish and some of its relatives are oily
>enough to cause the runs. An example is escolar, which is
>actually banned from use in sushi in Japan but turns up in the
>US even if the government is not enthusiastic. It's delicious as
>I can vouch for but then I also experienced the standard
>physiological effects: never again!

I guess the name mackerel applies to quite a wide family
of fish. The one I'm used to is the mackerel the Hawaiians
call ono ( _acanthocybium solandri_ ), and it is not fatty.

Steve

James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not> wrote:

>Mackerel is a very fatty fish and some of its relatives are oily
>enough to cause the runs. An example is escolar, which is
>actually banned from use in sushi in Japan but turns up in the
>US even if the government is not enthusiastic. It's delicious as
>I can vouch for but then I also experienced the standard
>physiological effects: never again!

I guess the name mackerel applies to quite a wide family
of fish. The one I'm used to is the mackerel the Hawaiians
call ono ( _acanthocybium solandri_ ), and it is not fatty.

Steve

In article <[email protected]>,
Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote:

> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>

You might have reacted badly to an ingredient in the cream sauce. At any
rate, call your doctor if the hives don't subside in a few hours. When I
broke out in hives after taking an OTC cough medicine, the only thing
that got rid of them was a week of taking a prescription medicine.

In article <[email protected]>,
Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote:

> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
> the face and arms.
> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
> Any good advice?
> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>

You might have reacted badly to an ingredient in the cream sauce. At any
rate, call your doctor if the hives don't subside in a few hours. When I
broke out in hives after taking an OTC cough medicine, the only thing
that got rid of them was a week of taking a prescription medicine.

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:47:16 -0400, Stan Horwitz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Nathalie Chiva <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I ate some delicious mackerel yesterday evening (fresh, cooked in the
>> oven with a mustard and cream sauce).
>> One hour after I was starting to get hives. During the night I woke up
>> because it was itching so much. No puffing, no respiratory problems,
>> no tummy ache, just hives, all over the neck and decolletage, a bit on
>> the face and arms.
>> I've been taking some homeopathy (Urtica Urens) today, to no avail.
>> I'll be trying some Benadryl (Benocten by its Swiss name, they sell it
>> as a sleeping aid) tonight.
>> Any good advice?
>> I was going to have some pickled herring today for lunch but, herring
>> and mackerel being close friends, I didn't dare <sigh>
>
>You might have reacted badly to an ingredient in the cream sauce. At any
>rate, call your doctor if the hives don't subside in a few hours. When I
>broke out in hives after taking an OTC cough medicine, the only thing
>that got rid of them was a week of taking a prescription medicine.

Thanks to all who replied. As it was my own cooking, there were no
mystery ingredients in the cream sauce (cream, mustard, white wine,
lemon, salt, pepper). I saw my doctor (the hives ahd progressed to my
face, ugh), and after discussing all the possibilities, he thought
(and I concur with him) it was probably not an allergy (after all, I
eat fish, mackerel included, on a regular basis). He gave me
prescription homeopathy (I know, not everybody believes in it, I do, I
happen to have had good experience with it) and the hives are slowly
subsiding. The skin is really very dry and sensitive now, it'll take
many days to become normal again I fear :-(

Nathalie in Switzerland