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Question
08 Dec 2004
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garlic sensitivity
Some months back my 12 year old son got very bad food poisoning from eating a garlic sauce from a hot dog stand. He was hospitalized. Subsequently if he eats food with garlic it makes him nauseous and has a lot of discomfort. Is this normal to develop a sensitivity like this?
CyberDoc
Mom, it might be due to sensitisation or just due to the memory of the incident. You can rub a little garlic on the inside of his and your arms and wait for 10 minutes or so. If he starts itching take it off immediately, but otherwise compare the reactions. If his isn’t any worse than yours, it probably isn’t a true allergy. This isn’t a foolproof method, but it will give you an idea. You will have to have blood taken for a definite answer. Good luck.
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