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Am I still allergic to shellfish if I can eat calamari?

After getting food poisoning from a mussel I now can't eat other shellfish. Is this going to last forever?

  • Earlier this year I went out for a meal and was violently ill all night after eating a dodgy mussel; it was the only thing that I ate and my friends didn't- none of them became ill. Recently I ate koni-koni (an abalone type mollusc) and became ill again although a number of other people also ate it this time. Have I developed a sensitivity to shellfish? Is this likely to be a life-long problem or will it pass? Should I keep trying shellfish to build up a ‘tolerance’ or will my reactions keep getting worse? I love mussels, scallops etc and can’t imagine a life without eating them!

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    You may well have developed a sensitivity to something in the seafood. My cousin had a dreadful bout of food poisoning many years ago after having prawns for lunch. She was in hospital for 5 days and now cannot eat ANY sea food. She has tried to on several occasions but has been hospitalised each time due to the stomach cramps and sickness. See your GP to arrange an allergy test.

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Agree with H Potter. If other people ate the same but weren't ill I suspect you have an allergy. Get your doctor to check but I don't think you should try and build up an immunity. You'll do yourself damage. Last week I ate blueberries for the first time in my life and was ill. This has mentally made me not want to touch them again.

DAVID B

It sounds like an allergy to shellfish. You probably can't build a tolerance, see an allergist.

ScSpec

Not unless you do

JOHNNY be GOOD

my sister had the same as u but only with prawns . comes out in a rash and vomits.but she used to eat them all the time?

sthkingprawn

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