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My boyfriend has a shellfish allergy. Would I make him sick if I kissed him after I ate shellfish?

Gretchen K
06/21/08
Gretchen K
Topics:shellfish allergy
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mandatorymama
Thursday, July 03, 2008

My daughter has nut allergys and had her lips swell up after kissing someone who had injested nuts.  I wouldn't try it.

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An allergy is the immune system's over-reaction to a normally harmless substance called an allergen.

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