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Are you allergic to Pork?
Yes - Extremely (Anaphalactic shock or death)
Yes - Mildly (Pain / Discomfort)
No - Don't eat pork
No - I eat it for breakfast!
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Q: Allergic to Pork?
asked by: danielv on January 27th, 2009
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Pork allergy?

I've noticed that whenever I eat pork, my body goes through a very predictable and quite unpleasant (but not life threatening) reaction:

- Within 5 or so minutes, my body becomes extremely warm.
- Within 15 minutes my skin starts itching and my stomach becomes incredibly bloated.
- Within 30 minutes to an hour my blood pressure starts dropping, and I start to feel extremely drowsy (approximately as one would feel after 2 liters of beer). I am unable to perform any mental tasks, feel extremely thirsty, and usually need to lay down for at least an hour to return back to normal.

After that, the itching and bloating continue to the point where unless I consume alot of water, go to the bathroom, drink some coffee, take a walk or nap, I become completely incapacitated to think, talk, or walk.

I have read that many meat allergies are actually triggered by food additives such as meat tenderizers, msg, etc. I know that in the are where we live, all food is drenched in MSG and most meat is cooked on propane ovens. Sometimes I can even taste the propane in the food. I wonder if this contributes to the reaction. (I get a similar reaction to red meat cooked locally, just not to the same degree ).

I have heard mixed reviews of the blood type diet, but one of the things it mentions is that pork is not recommended for any blood type. In addition to this, it claims that all blood types are actually allergic to pork.

From what I understand, any allergic reactions are basically immunological over-reaction to some substance. Is this correct?

Is there any scientific evidence for the existence of pork allergies? I'm also curious whether there has been any correlation between semitic races and pork allergies?

Has anybody else experienced something similar?
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Hoze
replied on January 29th, 2009
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i only have problems with meat when i am stuffed Smile
i just love meat.

my blood type is O, and from what I've heard, its the blood type that can handle meat.

"Within 5 or so minutes, my body becomes extremely warm. "
is it physically possible in that short time to get any reactions from food that requires much more time to digest?
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SlaTe
replied on January 29th, 2009
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Allergic to pork
I don't know if I'm allergic, but I have noticed that i will get this horrible pain in my side to where I can't stand up.

The funny part is, i remember eating pork a lot growing up. Pickled pig feet; pork chops, etc.

But now that I live on my own and eat other ppl's cooking or my own pork foods ... I can't process.

My mom seems to think it's because the meat is either bad in the first place or isn't cleaned and cooked properly. I live further south then my family too. and the source of pork may be different than my folks.

I think she might be right, 'cause when she cooks it for me even now, I don't get sick.
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xhuerax
replied on March 25th, 2009
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Allergic reactions
Actually my brother has the same allergic reactions that danielV mentions. He also starts sweating and becomes pretty pale besides having the stomach pains and not being able to walk.
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GladysK
replied on August 6th, 2009
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Allergic to pork
After eating at two different Vietnamese restaurants in the past eight days, I have woken during the night with an intense cramp on the right mid-section of my stomach. It is difficult to straighten and walk and I'm quite nauseous. It hit me this morning that the common denominator is pork, a meat I never, ever, eat, but had on these occasions in shared dishes. After reading these posts, I'm convinced it's the culprit.
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Clean31
replied on September 19th, 2009
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Pork Allergies
Can someone who is allergic to pork eat chicken or turkey sasauge and still be ok? I ask because to my knowledge, chicken and pork sasauge still has hints of pork in them
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babygirl41189
replied on October 16th, 2009
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Pork Allergies
ive noticed when i eat pork it affects my stomach the most. i get these really bad cramps, as if someone is punching me from the inside. it all started about a year ago, made some pork chops for dinner. that night while i was sleeping, i woke up in pain. a couple nights later had pork fried rice with sweet and sour chicken, 20 mins later in pain again. i grew up eating pork, it never had this effect on me. has anyone ever had this happen after eating pepperoni??
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howard1938
replied on October 19th, 2009
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heart stops from pork
The turkey, chicken, or beef susage or bacon does not have pork in it. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL.
My husband has a very unual allergy to Pork. His heart stops. has anyone else heard of anything like this? From his early 20s he would say it feel like his veins swelled when he eat pork. then went he was in his mid-thirtys he ate one tablespoon of homecooked B-B-Que. His heart stopped 7 things within 12 hours of eating it. Dr didn't think it could be the pork. While in ICU he eat a pork chop & his heart got down to 3 beats. he has ha a pacemaker since then. Dr said he still didn't know, but don't eat pork.
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howard1938
replied on October 19th, 2009
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The turkey, chicken, or beef susage or bacon does not have pork in it. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL.
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nirvanaluv
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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I had funny reactions for the past 4 months when i ate pork. I grew up eating pork and only started reacting 4 months ago. It seems everytime i eat it my skin (on the back of my neck up to my ears) starts itching. I recently had hot dogs when i was drunk, i forgot they had pork in them, and now i got the same reaction only this time some of the skin is peeling off and its painful. has anyone experienced this before?
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naughty_auty
replied on November 16th, 2009
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Pork but not other pig meat
Is it possible to be intolerant/allergic to pork but not other pig meats? I can eat sausages and bacon with no problem but the last few times I've eaten pork, within 15 minutes I've felt faint, bloated and nauseous. If any one could shed any light I'd be grateful!
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hoze1000
replied on November 19th, 2009
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No - I eat it for breakfast!
literally Smile
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