What is the worst NHRA reaction time?

If I am allergic to beef would I have an allergic reaction every time i ate beef?

• I have had some kind of allergic reaction about every 4-5 months for the past 2 and a half years. I wake up around 3-5:00 am itching. Within 15 minutes I am breaking out in hives all over with an upset stomach (vomiting and diarhea). I take a prescription tablet and wait for it to pass. During my recent reaction I was sitting on the toilet and I passed out. My wife panicked and called 911.A few days later I saw my allergist and she said to stop eating beef,pork,lamb,and shrimp. These ractions are so random that I do not think I am allergic to these foods. I have eaten spaghetti and had a reaction and I have eaten spaghetti and NOT had a reaction...I have eaten bbq pork and had a reaction and i have eaten bbq and NOT had a reaction. I just find it odd that these are so random because I thought if you were allergic to something then you would have a reaction EVERYTIME.Maybe I am wrong but I need a little clarity on this matter...I hate having a limited diet consisting of mostly chicken.. Thanks to any answers

• Answer:

  The best thing to do is keep a food diary. It may be a seasoning that you are allergic to instead of the meat. It is possible that if you eat over a certain amount of meat in a day that you react and you don't react if you don't overindulge. I have an intolerance to eggs, but I can get buy with it if I eat less than half an egg per day. I also have an intolerance to cherries; a piece of cherry pie makes me sick, but I can eat two or three cherries without a problem. My diet is the opposite of yours, I am very allergic to chicken. I cannot have a trace of it in any food. Even eating fish that was fried in the same oil as chicken will bother me somewhat.