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NotObviouslyARobot t1_iqpc98x wrote

There is a nasty, transmittable food allergy called Alpha-Gal that can give you allergic reactions to some seaweed extracts like Carrageenan.

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Minister_for_Magic t1_iqpembm wrote

>transmittable food allergy

WUT

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NotObviouslyARobot t1_iqpglyl wrote

It's transmitted by tick bites. Makes you allergic to a lot of meats, but Carrageenan--a seaweed extract used as an emulsifier, and for other things, is chemically similar enough to the molecule that activates the trigger (I'm explaining it badly), that it can trigger a reaction.

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