Back To myLot After a Scary Experience

@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

Thank you Judy, I will carry an Epipen with me, here it is mandatory to mention the peanuts in the ingredients, but I bought the product in Italy.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

@JudyEv Not all countries have strict laws and rules about this.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342060)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Oct 18

@LadyDuck I think it must be mandatory here too as many things say they are processed where there may be nut residue or whatever.

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josefina

@josie_ (10032)

• Philippines

17 Oct 18

Although I am not aware of any food I am allergic to, I can understand your need to be extra careful of the food you eat. Has this happen before? I'm glad you're OK.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I know that I am allergic to peanuts, I always check the labels. In the past it happened that a small quantity gave me stomach crams and skin reaction. This has been the most severe reaction I experienced.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

@josie_ May be it was made using "peanut flour", it was a medium size biscuit and I started to feel bad after a few minutes I had it. Usually one peanut is enough to make me immediately sick.

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josefina

@josie_ (10032)

• Philippines

17 Oct 18

@LadyDuck _You mention just eating "a biscuit" It must have been loaded with peanuts to cause such an intense reaction. I'm also wondering if age and the weakening of our immune system has anything to do with the severity

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

17 Oct 18

Glad you're well today! That was scary. As far as I know I have no food allergies, but I know that they can be dangerous and even fatal, especially peanut allergies. Please take every precaution that you can take.

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

17 Oct 18

@LadyDuck Maybe you should led them know what happened as it might kill someone.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

@1hopefulman I will and if they do not reply, I inform the authorities.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I will never buy that brand again, they should have mentioned the peanuts.

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

17 Oct 18

I am glad that you feel alright today. I think it is mandatory in the EU to give a list of all potential allergens on food. Have you also an allergy to peanut oil or only to peanuts ?

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

17 Oct 18

@LadyDuck Italy should care. You may start a trial if the label says nothing about allergens.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

@topffer I see no mention to the fact that the product contains peanuts. I was checking the Italian law about allergens and I see that the new law must be applied starting from May 9, 2018. I checked and the "LOT" of biscuits is stamped April 2018, expiry date April 2019. No luck!

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I also thought that in was mandatory in the EU, I have to think that Italy (as usually) does not care. I also have an allergy to peanut oil and this is more tricky, because they always mention "vegetable oil".

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

17 Oct 18

wow, that does sound scary. Glad you are alright. To my knowledge I am allergy free

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

17 Oct 18

@LadyDuck yes I have been very lucky

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I am glad you have no allergies Arthur, the allergy reaction can be pretty scary.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

@arthurchappell Sometimes you do not know until you find something that makes you uncomfortable.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

17 Oct 18

Oh goodness. That was why I haven't seen or read anything from you yesterday. I read somewhere that you were not feeling well. I didn't expect you were brought to the hospital due to severe allergic reaction. The difficult breathing is a bad reaction, it may cause laryngeal spasm. Did you have a puffy face? I hope not. Please take good care of yourself.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I did not have a puffy face, I was coughing and unable to get my breath. I am fine now, thank you Ingrid.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

20 Oct 18

@ridingbet As I cook everything from scratch, I usually have no problems with the fresh ingredients I buy. When I buy a cake, or cookies I have to check carefully the ingredients. I do not buy ready made meals, I am sure I would have plenty of problems with them.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

20 Oct 18

@LadyDuck so, you really have to check on the contents of anything you eat, maybe there are traces of peanuts added.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

17 Oct 18

wow that was very scary there.Quick thinking there.No I am not allergic to any food that I know of

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

You are lucky Alfredo, I have this serious problem with peanuts.

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (83118)

• United States

17 Oct 18

That certainly is a very scary experience but so happy that you are okay.I'm not allergic to anything as far as I know

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I was scared, at first I was only annoyed by the sneezing and the light head, but when I could not breath I was scared.

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Morley Hunt

@Morleyhunt (21744)

• Canada

17 Oct 18

Never anything that required a trip to the ER. Glad that you are okay.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I am glad that you have nothing that could knock you down.

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Angie

@andriaperry (117141)

• Anniston, Alabama

17 Oct 18

Oh no! I am glad your husband is a quick thinker and got you help, do you carry an eppie pen? Yes I do and I have been rushed to the e.r. when the milk people put new preservatives in milk I broke out in whelps all over, itched like crazy, then my tongue began to swell. I had to stay in the hospital a week!

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I had an EpiePen and I do not remember where it is. Tomorrow I buy one and I place in the pharmacy cabinet. You had a serious problem, a full week in the hospital is not funny.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 18

@andriaperry I never drink cow milk, it gives me stomach aches.

Angie

@andriaperry (117141)

• Anniston, Alabama

18 Oct 18

@LadyDuck That was when I was young, That is why I do not drink milk

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (78871)

• East Tawas, Michigan

18 Oct 18

Oh Anna, this is terrible! I'm so sorry you had this happen, but also I'm glad you are all right now. A peanut allergy is serious, a person can die from this! Yes, I'm allergic to red sea food, my throat swells and my face gets beet red, my ears start ringing like crazy. This might be my BP, I don't really know. If I eat coconut, I always develop a boil somewhere.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 18

Thank you Kharla. It is a terrible sensation, you gasp for air and you feel you cannot breath, it's horrible. I know several people allergic to seafood.

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (78871)

• East Tawas, Michigan

18 Oct 18

@LadyDuck My mother ended up in the ER different times, when someone ELSE had ordered seafood in a restaurant. Even the odor affected her!

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 18

@kobesbuddy This was extremely serious. I have a friend who gets sick if someone wears perfume.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

18 Oct 18

I'm glad you are okay, I've never had a bad reaction to food but I did have a bad reaction to morphine when I was in the hospital and neither can I have epinephrine. I had a bad reaction when I had another surgery. I see signs on most foods saying there are no peanuts, and others saying foods with peanuts are manufactured at the same place.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 18

Peanuts were not supposed to be in the cookie I ate, the peanuts were not mentioned among the ingredients. I am furious and I have sent an email to this company.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

19 Oct 18

@RubyHawk It is mandatory now in Europe to list allergens, I am checking this matter with them.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

19 Oct 18

@LadyDuck Yes, you should have let them know. It could have killed you. You're lucky that you got help quickly and are okay now.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

18 Oct 18

I am so sorry Anna, I am glad you are well now. As far as I know I am not allergic to any food

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 18

I was furious because they did not mention peanuts on the package, I would have not eaten the cookie.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

19 Oct 18

@nela13 Peanuts are part of the so called "allergens" and the EU new rules now requires that the allergens are mentioned on the labels (peanuts, soy, nuts, lactose, gluten...).

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

19 Oct 18

@LadyDuck yes, usually it is always mentioned because there are a lot of people who are allergic.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

17 Oct 18

I have no allergy with food. I'm glad you are okay now.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 18

I am fine now thank you, but I ate nothing ready made today.

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Sandy

@velvet53 (22533)

• Palisade, Colorado

22 Oct 18

I am sorry to hear this. I am glad that your husband was there to get you to the ER before things got worse. Take care of yourself and be careful.

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Sandy

@velvet53 (22533)

• Palisade, Colorado

22 Oct 18

@LadyDuck That is wonderful! I am not allergic to anything so I don't know how that feels at all.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

23 Oct 18

@velvet53 Some food only give me skin rash, or minor stomach problems (like aspirin), my only serious problem are peanuts.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

22 Oct 18

Thank you, I am fine now, I had no consequences, thanks to my husband.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23152)

• United Kingdom

29 Oct 18

Thankfully your well. I have a lot of food allergies but the reactions aren’t as severe as yours. I just get bad skin.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (23152)

• United Kingdom

29 Oct 18

@LadyDuck Were you given an epipen to use in case of emergencies?

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

29 Oct 18

@flapiz Yes, they gave me one. I already had one, but I was so much in panic that I could not remember where it was.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

29 Oct 18

This is the first time that I have a such serious reaction, I hope it will never happen again.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36031)

• Philippines

19 Oct 18

I am very sorry to hear about what happened to you. First I got allergic reaction to shrimp, my skin turned red. I was not rushed to the hospital though.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36031)

• Philippines

19 Oct 18

@LadyDuck I know a friend who is allergic to chicken. One time he accidentally eaten chicken mixed in a rice noodle dish. Our body reacts differently to food.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

19 Oct 18

@jobelbojel I have never known people allergic to chicken, seafood is common.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

19 Oct 18

I know several people allergic to seafood, some only get a mild skin irritations, but I know one that cannot even stay close to people who eat seafood.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40320)

• Laguna Woods, California

11 Nov 18

@LadyDuck - How scary! I'm so glad everything turned out OK!!!

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

11 Nov 18

I am fine now, but we both had a big scare.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

12 Nov 18

@DeborahDiane I only made cookies and pies at home from that day. I do not trust labels anymore.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40320)

• Laguna Woods, California

11 Nov 18

@LadyDuck I'm so glad you are doing OK now.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (77167)

• Germany

9 Nov 18

I am glad you are okay now. It was indeed a scare. I am allergic to dust, mites and molds and I am very careful eating something which I have bought somewhere.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

9 Nov 18

My husband is allergic to dust, I have to keep the house clean, because he sneezes as soon as there is a bit of dust around.

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@LadyDuck (472097)

• Switzerland

12 Nov 18

@thelme55 I have this problem when I pass through the aisles selling laundry soaps.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (77167)

• Germany

12 Nov 18

@LadyDuck I get and itching eyes and face when I go shopping in the supermarket here in the Philippines because of the dust when I touch the products. I just have to hurry to the toilet and wash my hands before I could scratch my face unintentionally.

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