Hi Guys, I thought I'd pass this along since there was a discussion on the list a while back on signs, symptoms and treatments of food poisoning. The CNN site has a food poisoning article and a guide to types and symptoms of food poisoning. Here's the URL: http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/news/9909/16/food.poisoning.reut/ Luke ---------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hoffman lukeh_at_hiwaay.net These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. Groucho *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Catherine Wrote: "It could have been that she was allergic to iodine. This is a fairly common allergy, but most people don't discover it until they eat very fresh seafood from waters heavy in iodine. Her symptoms sound exactly like those caused by an allergic reaction." What is the appropriate first aid for someone having an allergic reaction to shellfish in a remote area? Is this the kind of thing that preventive medicine could be carried for-Something like an epi-pen can be carried for beesting allergies? I would be interested in knowing this if it is a fairly common occurance. Obviously the best prevention is not eating shellfish, but sometimes its hard to resist... -A *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Allison Corning wrote: > Catherine Wrote: > > "It could have been that she was allergic to iodine.(snip) > > What is the appropriate first aid for someone having an allergic reaction to > shellfish in a remote area?(snip) 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. If anyone has more information about iodine allergies, I'd love to hear it!! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Oh- it just occurred to me, on a 5-day paddle of the Spanish River, we drank river water treated with those iodine-based purifier tablets. No reaction then. But around that time, molluscs didn't always do it to me, either. Could there be a co-factor? (Dave, what do you think?) e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Yikes! Can people really rely on those iodine pills for safe drinking water? I may be over paranoid but I only rely on a filter - and only like using that for emergencies. I figure with all those tubes dangling from the filter something is going to get infected. Then again I have done multi-day trips relying on the filter for my entire water supply without a problem. My filter reliance was recently reinforced when a co-worker returned from traveling in South America with a case of Hepatitis (sp?). It seems he had only been using the pills to treat his water. His SO, however did not contract any bad bugs during their trip - so I'm sure there were many other variables involved. Your choice - but I'm being careful. Heck maybe I should treat the filtered water with the pills to be extra safe? -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Harmon [mailto:eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 3:57 PM To: Catherine Veraghen Cc: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Food Poisoning Oh- it just occurred to me, on a 5-day paddle of the Spanish River, we drank river water treated with those iodine-based purifier tablets. No reaction then. But around that time, molluscs didn't always do it to me, either. Could there be a co-factor? (Dave, what do you think?) e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> -----Original Message----- > From: Allison Corning [mailto:acorning_at_hotmail.com] > > What is the appropriate first aid for someone having an > allergic reaction to > shellfish in a remote area? Is this the kind of thing that preventive > medicine could be carried for-Something like an epi-pen can > be carried for > beesting allergies? I would be interested in knowing this if > it is a fairly > common occurance. Obviously the best prevention is not eating > shellfish, but > sometimes its hard to resist... > I am have an allergic reaction whenever I eat crab - the first couple of times it wasn't a big deal - my skin felt incredibly itchy, etc. The _last_ <g> time I ate crab my face and neck began to swell up - classic symptoms of a shellfish allergy. The next step is usually anaphylactic shock. First level treatment (disclaimer - I'm not a doctor!) is with something like Benedryl. More serious reactions (anaphylactic shock) are best treated with an Epi-Pen, etc. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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