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Alright food cowards, you win. You don’t have to try to be more adventurous and try cucumber or sandwiches or liquids or any of the other things you haven’t tried, not after this extremely cautionary tale from Lucy from Brighton:
After hearing about what common foods some people surprisingly hadn’t tried I thought I’d pitch in the following anecdote:
At the age of 17 I had never tried peanut butter, but sitting in the sixth form centre I suddenly had a MASSIVE craving for it. So a friend who was already on the way to the corner shop decided to buy some for me. I had about a teaspoonful before, lo and behold, my lips started to tingle, and my throat closed up.
It turns out I am woefully allergic to peanuts.
So, answer me this: Why, If they could kill me, was my body craving them??
Readers? Any ideas why Lucy’s body hates her thus?
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September 1, 2010 at 11:51 pm |
This is how I discovered my severe peanut allergy too! Except I did it with a mini Snickers, which I’d never tried before, so I thought I’d give it a go. Bad move. Curiosity almost killed this cat. 😦
September 1, 2010 at 12:20 pm |
Like when you’re on a diet and you crave bad foods you wouldn’t normally crave just because you’re not allowed it
September 1, 2010 at 11:01 am |
To be serious for a moment…
I would imagine that by purposely avoiding something, your body would crave it because your brain has noticed you’re not having it (if that makes sense) Even if you’re allergic to something, your brain will be a bitch and make you want it. 🙂