Re: [Paddlewise] Food Poisoning

From: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:52:13 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Catherine Veraghen wrote:

> I really don't know. My SO is allergic to iodine, and that's how I learned
> about it. The reaction seems fairly unpredictable, sometimes it happens, most
> times not. He just eats very little shellfish, and when he does, hopes for the
> best. When he does have a reaction, it seems that as soon as his body rids
> itself of the fish (to put it delicately) he's fine. Any reaction usually
> happens within about 6 to 8 hours after eating.

That's interesting. I've stopped eating molluscs because of that kind of
reaction - rejection of it from both ends - from scallops, octopus, squid,
conch. No problem with crustaceans (shrimp, crabs, crayfish, etc.). Is
that consistent with iodine sensitivity?

The things I'm learning from you guys! ("guys" is a unisex term to me) e

Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu

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