How are double yolk eggs made?

Possible to be partially allergic to eggs?

  • I'm confused about being allergic to eggs. I can eat them when they are cooked, such as in fried rice or scrambled. But a month ago I did a egg facial and I broke out in hives (I used egg whites) and when my friend added egg yolk to the rice she made, my tongue got really itchy. Am I just intolerable to egg yolk or am I not really allergic? I was unable to get the flu shot because of this...but like i'd really want a flu shot anyways...

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    Cooking an egg changes the protein structure and essentially turns the egg into a different substance. Cooking an egg is capable of eliminating the proteins that cause an allergic reaction with a raw egg. You are apparently allergic to something in an uncooked egg, but maybe not to cooked eggs. It would be dangerous for you to get a flu shot. However, there is nasal flu vaccine that is used for people that are allergic to eggs.

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Okay, this needs correcting. Yes, heat can denature proteins. However, some proteins require more heat and more time to be denatured than others. Lemon protein can be denatured if it's cooked in a soup. Wheat protein needs around 600 F for 30-60 minutes to become denatured - like what it would take to self-clean an oven. BIG difference. There has not been a lot of research on just how much heat is needed for each type of protein to be denatured, however, the 8 major allergens (of which eggs is one) seem to require more heat to denature than most others. A person allergic to eggs absolutely can react to cooked eggs. For egg allergies, you can be allergic to the yolk, the whites, or you could have an allergy to both. Also, if you have had an allergic reaction, even a mild one, it takes a while for your IgE level to drop back to normal, usually a few days. And if your IgE level is elevated, it makes you more likely to have an allergic reaction. This is sometimes why you can not seem to react on one day and then react on another - you can have a low reaction without symptoms that can still raise your IgE levels and make you susceptible for the second reaction. You need to get tested by a doctor, and you NEED to avoid eggs. With this type of reaction, it can go from hives today to anaphylaxis tomorrow. Allergists don't know what triggers the change, but you really need to at least get checked and get an epi-pen, just in case.

Shauna

sounds like you could be allergic. go to a doc and get allergy tested

anonymous

Of course you have an allergy here. I would not consider it 'partial' - though clearly not life threatening. Proteins are denatured not eliminated, though it is correct their structure is altered with the heat of cooking. Stay away from raw egg whites - easy.

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