dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

Generally speaking, I don't doubt there is truth to that.
There must, though, be something more involved in some cases....genetics, or something beyond the personal exposure from youth.

At one ranch where I worked, there were family members from three generations of the owners. Everyone of them, except the spouses of the married members of the original family line, lived and worked on that ranch their entire lives.

Not a dairy, but there were a couple milk cows for milk to use on the ranch.
Sheep and cattle were the line of work.
Horses, for work.....some pleasure riding, if the work was done and someone felt they hadn't been in the saddle enough hours that week.
All the hay for the 6000+ sheep, 600+ cow outfit was raised and put up on the ranch.

About three quarters of the 23 members of the owner families had allergies.
Some could work with sheep, but were allergic to cows....others vice versa.
Some could work with alfalfa, but were allergic to orchard grass....others vice versa.
A couple had allergic problems with all the hay. One of those could irrigate the growing crop, but could not be around it after it was cut and cured.
A couple were allergic to horses.
I don't recall exactly, but it seems one of the fellows had an allergy related to drinking milk.
Some of them were very, very dangerously allergic to the allergen that affected them.
None of them were allergic to work.
None of the spouses, who had married into the owner family, showed signs of allergies, though some of their children did.

It impressed me at the time, and is brought back to mind from time to time, how there is what seems a high percentage of those affected by allergies in that one extended family, without a common trait of all being allergic to the same things.
I don't know if medical researchers have any theories or tests related to familial tendencies to allergic reactions.

pdsdville Loc: Midlothian, Tx

Allergies can and do change as a person ages. I've eaten pecans all my life and in pretty large quantities. All of a sudden two years ago I became deathly allergic to them. Had to go to the emergency room for dehydration due to loss of body fluids. I don't touch them now.

srg

Are you implying that the earth is NOT flat???

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

I used to get PI. One time I cleaned out a patch of bittersweet and later got a large PI rash. When it cleared up, I had immunity. I could pull it out by the roots and afterwards I might get a couple small dots. Sometimes not even that.

srg

In the spring, when it first comes out, I pick small leaves and chew them up for the same reason. It works!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Dried saliva - Isn't that called "dander"?

Is there such a thing as a salivectomy? 🤣

See an alternative to the shampoo below. The picture makes it look like the dog is supposed to do the clipping. I suspect the liquid in the bottle knocks the dog out to make clipping easier. Or, maybe it's oil for the clippers.

That's quite a set. All I have for myself is a cheap pair of scissors, but I always wear a hat when I leave the house.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

dustie, I don’t doubt that a bit and yes, I suspect that DNA plays a large part. We used to have cattle and it was always the same two cows that bloated. If it was only the forage, then you think that it would be random individuals rather than the two same individuals.

I have selected sheep for decades based upon internal parasite tolerance, something that has driven more than one producer out of business. Once that was under control, then I selected for enterotoximia, another serious problem with sheep and goats. After decades of selection I now never treat for parasites or vaccinate. I still lose a few to either one but DNA now does what medications didn’t completely control before.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

There have been studies in Israel that children that ate a peanut butter cookie (called bamba?) developed fewer allergies to peanuts. You can buy these cookies specifically made for young children in the U.S. My grandson loves them.

JBRIII

We travel periodically with a changing group of adults for exotic plants, cactus, succulents and others. I have been very surprised that even in groups of 12 max. there are generally several with this problem, shellfish, nuts, lactose, etc. My father developed the gluten problem late in life 80's? where a cousin had it in high school. General wheat allergies are like gluten a real problem as the stuff is in everything.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It can't be a coincidence that so many people are developing health problems.

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

It become a somewhat confusing issue. Peanuts are not real nuts but a legume and do not grow on trees. So it is possible to be allergic to nuts and not peanuts.
But when in doubt trill about.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

They sometimes use the expression, "Tree nuts or peanuts." From my experience, if someone is allergic to one, he's allergic to both. This must be bad for the peanut butter industry. Imagine being allergic to walnuts but not cashews, etc.

ft Loc: New York, USA

I can confirm this. I had 63 great years of pasta and pizza when I was diagnosed with Celiacs

I used to think this gluten allergy thing was a bunch of b.s.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Allergies are not Horse Puckies. They are real and can be mild to quite severe. If you are diagnosed with one or more you should take it quite seriously. You should have a Medical Alert bracelet or necklace.

Antihistamines should be prescribed.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

That will be the result of capitalism and greed. I bet they had some of the old packaging left and wanted to use them up first.