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Post by tummyache on Oct 6, 2014 8:18:00 GMT -5
Anyone else have a reaction to a flu shot? Seems like I always have more swelling and redness down my arm than anyone else in the family afterwards; except in 2013 it extended into the glands under my arm a well. So, when I went in Friday for my yearly flu shot and mentioned it, they refused to give me one and said, "no more, you are probably allergic to eggs." But, I eat eggs all the time with no problem. Well, this weekend I got the chance to talk with a pharmacist and see the ingredients list -- only to discover that here, in the USA anyway, the flu shot serum is processed with SUCROSE. Is it possible that it's really that trace amount in the injection causing a reaction? [According to the HFI diets posted at BU/Dr. Tolan, eggs should be fine for us.]
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Post by colormist on Oct 7, 2014 7:53:29 GMT -5
Awesome. I'm already terrified of needles and now they're using them to inject sucrose.  I don't have a reaction to the flu shot because I never get the flu shot because I tend to faint when approached with a needle. You're just giving me more excuses never, ever, ever to trust anyone that might have a needle, tummyache.  Eggs do have a little bit of fructose in them, but not enough that you should have a reaction to one. nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/116/2And you certainly shouldn't go swelling up. I think we've had this discussion before on here, but people with HFI have issues with fructose (and sucrose) interacting poorly with their liver. It technically shouldn't cause an allergic reaction. I would recommend visiting an allergist to get a test. Mention HFI and your reaction to the flu shot--and the fact that the flu shot has sucrose. If you're reacting like this now, I can't help but think it's only going to get worse. Also, I thought there was an alternative to the flu shot? Isn't there some inhaler or something nowadays? I would hope the inhaler wouldn't have sucrose, but who knows? |
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Post by charlie on Oct 7, 2014 16:05:15 GMT -5
Technically, if your diet is under control you shouldn't be high risk for flu, the biggest problem is you are limited in medicines you can take to help symptoms if you do get flu tho. However, if you stock up on paracetamol and ibuprofen(provided no liver damage). . I suppose you have to weigh up risks of flu against reacting to jab.....
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Post by Tammy on Oct 8, 2014 23:01:13 GMT -5
Regina gets a flu shot every year. She has no reaction to it at all. By the next day, or even that same night, you can't even tell where they stabbed her with the needle. No reactions on her skin, and no reactions any other way either. Not even a runny nose.
I'm not worried that now I'll jinx her since she has already had it for this year. lol.
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Post by tummyache on Dec 18, 2014 7:40:20 GMT -5
While visiting my Panamanian doctor recently I mentioned about the flu shot reaction/allergy...he was formally a pharmacist and taught pharmacy in the medical school in Panama, so he knows drugs and where to find information. He found out that the flu vaccine has a "trace" amount of neomycine, an antibiotic that I happen to be allergic to and is listed on all my medical records. [That's probably what I reacted to then.] Again...the word "trace"...and my doctor here showed me it said "trace"...should never be taken lightly!
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