Latex allergy

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-01-2006, 11:16 AM

Ok, this thread is for the rest of us with this nasty allergy. What do you have to do? Are there any good resources you have found?

Im just curious because my allergy is extremely severe, and I am concerned because I have a symptom of exposure I have not found documented. (though it has been easily observable) Anyway, I know there are several of us here. What resources you got?

guitarmonkey<>< · 02-01-2006, 12:04 PM

I don't have latex allergies, but I am severly allergic to bees. I have to carry around an EpiPen. You might want to talk to your doctor about that as well, especially if you devolp swelling and trouble breathing. I have only had to use mine once, and I can say that it saved my life.

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-01-2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by guitarmonkey<><

I don't have latex allergies, but I am severly allergic to bees. I have to carry around an EpiPen. You might want to talk to your doctor about that as well, especially if you devolp swelling and trouble breathing. I have only had to use mine once, and I can say that it saved my life.

In my pocket now.

guitarmonkey<>< · 02-01-2006, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BillSPrestonEsq

In my pocket now.

They hurt really bad. But, so does dying.

nate95366 · 02-01-2006, 01:36 PM

I think one of the best precautions to take is to ask questions to the right people before you enter any medical/dental treatment or examination room. Clinics are becoming more and more latex-free as a whole, but there are still a lot of latex products that can find there way into use in medical/dental settings.

If you're highly allergic to latex, you may also want to keep that information on you somewhere so that if you're run over by a bus, a well-meaning paramedic crew doesn't finish you off. Although I do think that most paramedic crews nowadays make sure that all their gear is latex-free just so this sort of thing doesn't happen.

Nate

Kato · 02-01-2006, 01:45 PM

This thread makes me some-what curious seeing as we use Latex food gloves at work.

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-01-2006, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kato

This thread makes me some-what curious seeing as we use Latex food gloves at work.

It can do damage theoretically. I do need to get some form of medicalert sort of thingy.

my last exposure took over a month to recover from and I still have some breathing trouble from it. (inhalation of powder from gloves)

**Simo** · 02-02-2006, 05:43 AM

Bill have you looked for support groups on the internet?

A lot of allergies have support websites etc, where they exchange advice and stuff like that.

Im sure you would have thought about this before, but i thought i might throw it in just in case!

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-02-2006, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Simo

Bill have you looked for support groups on the internet?

A lot of allergies have support websites etc, where they exchange advice and stuff like that.

Im sure you would have thought about this before, but i thought i might throw it in just in case!

No, but I know a few guys on here have the same allergy and might know which ones are good...

GRibbit · 02-03-2006, 07:46 PM

I went to the ER twice last month and both times the doctors said that as soon as I get medical insurance I need to get an Epi-Pen for my latex and PCN allergies because they are so severe.
My latex allergy didn't really bother me while I was living with my parents because my mom also has a severe latex allergy, however when I moved in with my best friend and her 6-year old, I quickly found out that I will quit breathing if the latex is anywhere near my face. We have a portable breathing machine for the 3 of us because of asthma and allergies.
The breathing machine and LOTS of Benadryl typically help because I use them immediately after handling latex, ya know? Anyway - there you go.

Ordinary Sarah · 02-04-2006, 03:59 PM

Vinyl is better than latex. But it does dry out your hands a lot.....

Guess it's better than being allergic, right?

kyle_unleashed · 02-04-2006, 04:48 PM

allergies suck

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-06-2006, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GRibbit

I went to the ER twice last month and both times the doctors said that as soon as I get medical insurance I need to get an Epi-Pen for my latex and PCN allergies because they are so severe.
My latex allergy didn't really bother me while I was living with my parents because my mom also has a severe latex allergy, however when I moved in with my best friend and her 6-year old, I quickly found out that I will quit breathing if the latex is anywhere near my face. We have a portable breathing machine for the 3 of us because of asthma and allergies.
The breathing machine and LOTS of Benadryl typically help because I use them immediately after handling latex, ya know? Anyway - there you go.

hmm, I do the breathing thing as well. my contact allergy is the worst. This is the undocumented but. My skin dissolves on contact within about 5-10 seconds. Id like to know more about the breathing machine.

FilltheEarth · 02-06-2006, 02:53 PM

I'm not allergic to latex per se, but I do have MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) so basically anything can set me off. Maybe what you experienced today wasn't a reaction to latex per se but to some other chemical in your environment that your body reacts to the same way it reacts to latex...

If it were me, I would get out of the room/building I was in and get fresh air...b12 seems to help me a bit...

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 02-06-2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by FilltheEarth

I'm not allergic to latex per se, but I do have MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) so basically anything can set me off. Maybe what you experienced today wasn't a reaction to latex per se but to some other chemical in your environment that your body reacts to the same way it reacts to latex...

If it were me, I would get out of the room/building I was in and get fresh air...b12 seems to help me a bit...

Uh, I need immediate medical attention to survive and within contact will collapse in a relatively short period of time.

mercifully I have not experienced it today, but it only occurs when I am touched with latex. If that had occurred today, it would be a week before I could type much.