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how come when i eat cooked shrimp nothing happens to me, but when i eat raw shrimp i can't breathe?

izzie123
09/27/08
izzie123
Topics:AllergyAllergy Information

also i live in maryland so eating seafood is part of my daily life. ive never felt nothing after eating them, but when they are raw i get shortness of breath or i feel as though iam dying of suffication then i get white welts on my skin and face. there is a burning sensation as well as a itchy sensation. all within seconds of consumption.

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colie917
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

im sorry that this isnt really an anwser to your question......

i never eat raw shrimp but when i clean and prepare them to cook.....

i get the white welt all over my hands with the itching and burning . today i made shrimp and for the 1st time along with the other symtoms , my fingers are so swollen that i cant bend them and its very painful, ........ im looking for an answer to this too....

i can eat cooked shrimp with no effect...

what kind of allergy is this

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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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