Official CCS Random Thoughts Thread

[Urblock]

I'm unreportable and unbannable. If you have a problem with that, see scoot. He enforces the rules.. Sometimes

I think the two of us are the only members of the cult not to be banned at least once.

 

[Scoot26]

I think the two of us are the only members of the cult not to be banned at least once.

I can change that ....

 

[LordKOTL]

Daughter has the highest level of peanut allergy. Glad to find it.

You have my sympathies on this--I've got anaphlyaxis to tree nuts and poppy seeds (strangely enough, not peanuts).

One of my daughters has a peanut allergy. You should ALWAYS carry an "Epipen" just in case something happens. Better to be safe than sorry. And now whenever you eat out, you have to be sure to tell the server about your daughter's allergy because you never know what ingredients they put in the food.

Yes. But depending on the severity it might have to go even more than just the ingredients. A common food prep surface that isn't properly cleaned may be enough to set off a reaction.

So somewhere around 3 she tries some and doesn't like them. But her older sister does. so every six to twelve months she tries them. Hates them every time. Even the smell.

SO my oldest gets sick and hits the school nurses office. Somewhere in the conversation she mentions her sister not liking peanuts and that her tongue gets itchy. The nurse has no peanut allergy on file and calls us immediately. We say, she doesn't have an allergy, just doesn't like them but wants to like them.

That night at the dinner table the itchy tongue comes out which neither my wife or I knew about it. So as my young one is sick we assk for a peanut allergy test. Bingo, highest allergic reaction on the scale.

Praise God she never got severely ill.

EDIT: We just found out and my baby is 8.5 years old. Some parents.

Okay, you have no right to say you're a bad parent in this regard.

I remember having recations from tree nuts and poppy seeds that, in retrospect, I've known about since I was 4 years old (just didn't know it was an actual allergy until I was about 8) that have gotten progressively worse and worse over time.
My (late) mom had an allergy to coconut. You'd think it would be an indicator to adults that are at least partially educated.
I would always shun anything with nuts or poppy seeds as a kid--they would make my mouth itch with a metallic taste, make me itch, vomit, etc. and my dad/stepmother would disregard it as me being "a fussy eater". Even with the sweet tooth I have/had, and flat out refusing things like german chocolate cake they couldn't put 2 and 2 together and come up with an answer less than. 100.
When I learned what a food allergy was when I was around 8 by reading (yes, I was that nerdy kid) and I told my dad/stepmom, they would belittle the point by telling me, "I think I'm allergic." As oppiosed to *actually* taking me to get checked, ya know?
Even after they got divorced, my dad never took it seriously, even when I came lethally close to anaphylactic shock when I was 14. If fact, it took me as a senior in highschool tearing him a new asshole and embarrassing him in front of his g/f at the time to finally take it seriously.

So yeah, it may have took you 8.5 years to catch it, but my gut tells me you're going to actually do something about it rather than pretend like to doesn't exist. You actually took her into get tested. Chances are you're going to get her an epi-pen. You're going to help police her food. That's not being a bad parent. Don't be hard on yourself.

 

[BNB]

Man, I either ate contaminated food or I caught a bug. I've had diarrhea 16 times over the last 3 days. Yes, I'm counting.

****... it's been 16 days since I posted this and I'm still having diarrhea at least 3 times a day.

Sorry if that's TMI.

 

[Tjodalv]

****... it's been 16 days since I posted this and I'm still having diarrhea at least 3 times a day.

Sorry if that's TMI.

 

[clonetrooper264]

****... it's been 16 days since I posted this and I'm still having diarrhea at least 3 times a day.

Sorry if that's TMI.

Time to see a doctor dude

 

[BNB]

Time to see a doctor dude

I did 3 days after my initial post. They did a stool sample and some blood tests. Everything came back normal. So I'm a little bit concerned about what could be causing it, but my doctor told me to wait two more weeks then check back with him. So if it's not gone by Friday...

 

[Ares]

I think the two of us are the only members of the cult not to be banned at least once.

Just you two huh?

 

[clonetrooper264]

Just you two huh?

I've actually banned you 500 times for 1 second intervals

 

[Novak]

Just you two huh?

**** off slackbot h8er.

 

[HeHateMe]

****... it's been 16 days since I posted this and I'm still having diarrhea at least 3 times a day.

Sorry if that's TMI.

Go to a doctor. Sounds dangerous.

 

[Scoot26]

Get better BNB. We need you healthy.

 

[brett05]

My right ear has been plugged up since last Friday. This shit's annoying!!! I had some pretty bad sinus congestion, but most of it's gone now, but my ear is still plugged up. Anyone here have any home remedies for this?

Peroxide in the ear

 

[brett05]

You have my sympathies on this--I've got anaphlyaxis to tree nuts and poppy seeds (strangely enough, not peanuts).


Yes. But depending on the severity it might have to go even more than just the ingredients. A common food prep surface that isn't properly cleaned may be enough to set off a reaction.


Okay, you have no right to say you're a bad parent in this regard.

I remember having recations from tree nuts and poppy seeds that, in retrospect, I've known about since I was 4 years old (just didn't know it was an actual allergy until I was about 8) that have gotten progressively worse and worse over time.
My (late) mom had an allergy to coconut. You'd think it would be an indicator to adults that are at least partially educated.
I would always shun anything with nuts or poppy seeds as a kid--they would make my mouth itch with a metallic taste, make me itch, vomit, etc. and my dad/stepmother would disregard it as me being "a fussy eater". Even with the sweet tooth I have/had, and flat out refusing things like german chocolate cake they couldn't put 2 and 2 together and come up with an answer less than. 100.
When I learned what a food allergy was when I was around 8 by reading (yes, I was that nerdy kid) and I told my dad/stepmom, they would belittle the point by telling me, "I think I'm allergic." As oppiosed to *actually* taking me to get checked, ya know?
Even after they got divorced, my dad never took it seriously, even when I came lethally close to anaphylactic shock when I was 14. If fact, it took me as a senior in highschool tearing him a new asshole and embarrassing him in front of his g/f at the time to finally take it seriously.

So yeah, it may have took you 8.5 years to catch it, but my gut tells me you're going to actually do something about it rather than pretend like to doesn't exist. You actually took her into get tested. Chances are you're going to get her an epi-pen. You're going to help police her food. That's not being a bad parent. Don't be hard on yourself.

Thanks man

She goes for allergy testing on apr 4

 

[brett05]

****... it's been 16 days since I posted this and I'm still having diarrhea at least 3 times a day.

Sorry if that's TMI.

You need a doctor fast

 

[brett05]

I did 3 days after my initial post. They did a stool sample and some blood tests. Everything came back normal. So I'm a little bit concerned about what could be causing it, but my doctor told me to wait two more weeks then check back with him. So if it's not gone by Friday...

U need a second opinion

 

[Urblock]

Just you two huh?

I may have missed a few. :nervous:

 

[LordKOTL]

Thanks man

She goes for allergy testing on apr 4

No worries. I hate to hear when someone else has a food allergy--especially one that's full-blown anaphylaxis. Dealing with them sucks.

If I can give a piece of advice as someone who's dealt with them the better part of 36 years: At your daughter's age she is capable of policing her food (I should know...I had to at her age ). Encourage her to do so on her own. Encourage her to read labels, encourage her to speak up and ask about food and it's ingredients. Encourage her to politely say no when someone offers her a foodstuff that contains one of her allergens. Take her side if the person in question think's she doesn't have manners for not tasting it. In general, teach her and encourage her to be self-reliant in policing her food with the goal of being her backup--rather than being the one who primarily polices her food.

Trust me on this. A lot of parents nowadays are very militant in the way their police their kid's food and few think their kids are capable of doing it themselves. Kids are adutally quite capable of this since the mouthfeel of a reaction sucks. It's not hard for a kid (even a young one) to put together that XX food makes me feel YY; and then they avoid it like the plauge. The problems happen when there's miscommunication as to what's contained in a food. If she can read and she's encouraged to ask she can be as careful as you/her mother can. By all means back her up, but empower her to take that level of control.

 

[Unannounced Fart]

No worries. I hate to hear when someone else has a food allergy--especially one that's full-blown anaphylaxis. Dealing with them sucks.

If I can give a piece of advice as someone who's dealt with them the better part of 36 years: At your daughter's age she is capable of policing her food (I should know...I had to at her age ). Encourage her to do so on her own. Encourage her to read labels, encourage her to speak up and ask about food and it's ingredients. Encourage her to politely say no when someone offers her a foodstuff that contains one of her allergens. Take her side if the person in question think's she doesn't have manners for not tasting it. In general, teach her and encourage her to be self-reliant in policing her food with the goal of being her backup--rather than being the one who primarily polices her food.

Trust me on this. A lot of parents nowadays are very militant in the way their police their kid's food and few think their kids are capable of doing it themselves. Kids are adutally quite capable of this since the mouthfeel of a reaction sucks. It's not hard for a kid (even a young one) to put together that XX food makes me feel YY; and then they avoid it like the plauge. The problems happen when there's miscommunication as to what's contained in a food. If she can read and she's encouraged to ask she can be as careful as you/her mother can. By all means back her up, but empower her to take that level of control.

Not only does my daughter have a nut and dairy allergy, my wife developed a seafood allergy a couple years ago. IMO, it's worse than my daughter's allergy because there's so many foods that have seafood ingredients in it that I wasn't aware of. E.g., BBQ sauce, caesar's salad dressing, Worcestershire sauce and a bunch of other stuff have seafood ingredients in it, and I had no clue of it. And forget eating out at Asian restaurants. These allergies have made it very difficult to eat out, and my wife just prefers to cook at home. That's the safest way to eat I guess, but it's a pain whenever we go on vacation, get invited to parties, etc.

 

[LordKOTL]

Not only does my daughter have a nut and dairy allergy, my wife developed a seafood allergy a couple years ago. IMO, it's worse than my daughter's allergy because there's so many foods that have seafood ingredients in it that I wasn't aware of. E.g., BBQ sauce, caesar's salad dressing, Worcestershire sauce and a bunch of other stuff have seafood ingredients in it, and I had no clue of it. And forget eating out at Asian restaurants. These allergies have made it very difficult to eat out, and my wife just prefers to cook at home. That's the safest way to eat I guess, but it's a pain whenever we go on vacation, get invited to parties, etc.

You're preaching to the choir here. Between dealing with people who don't take it seriously (Oh, I only put a little nutella in it, i didn't think it would be a big deal), the hyper-saturation of cautionary warning labels (i.e. there are foods that don't have contamination with a specific allergen, but the warning label is there to prevent litigation) and having to vet just about every place I eat sometimes it's better just to stay home and cook. Lucky for me I know a few asian places that are very good about nut contamination and I usually always eat there. I think it would be near-on impossible for fish to find a safe asian place.

What's worse is when my wife gets lunch at work and some eunuch there puts nuts in it--and she doesn't find out until she chomps down on one. Then, she gets home and is like, "Kiss me on the cheek, some felcher put nuts in the lunch."

Lucky for me she's almost as dilligent as I am and if she gets a craving for nutella or pistachios she lets me know beforehand.