Vegetarian discussion (Split from May Dinnermeet)

[IceKarma]

Carthage I'm a bit shocked at you for saying you haven't seen a case of meat allergy since you lived with me for a year and know how pork fucks me over severely.

Your Crohn's-related trouble digesting meat does not mean you are allergic to meat. If meat made you break out in hives, say, or start sneezing uncontrollably, or worse yet go into anaphylaxis (think bee stings or peanuts), then you would have a meat allergy.

[velvetkytten]

crippling pain and crippling diarrhea with large amounts of blood... is rather bad .. wouldn't you think ?
if that isnt a allergic reaction.. what is ?

[Acco]

Allergic reaction is the body having an immunological reaction to the proteins in the meat... this means swelling, hives, even anaphylactic shock.

Pain and diarrhea, while pretty horrid in themselves, aren't generally symptoms of an immunological reaction. :)

[mediar]

@Accophox

That doesn't sound like fun at all..

I suffer from IBS, but I have learned to keep it in check. Had some pretty hairy nights in ER though..

[Vanilla Skunk]

Speaking of which, Velvet, what ever happened to your potluck?

[velvetkytten]

carthage moved and I cant afford to host them. I can barely afford to fed myself

[Vanilla Skunk]

I can't imagine it would cost that much to host a potluck, seeing as people bring food, which is the point of a potluck.

We're off topic here, so I'll contact you directly later... maybe I can help.  Then the vegetarians can bring vegetarian foods. :P