I just found out that I'm allergic to cold weather.

Last night after getting out of work, I had to walk for 30 minutes in the bone-crushing cold looking for a cab to get home, we had a brutal snow storm these past couple of days and there were no cabs in sight, and the ones that passed me were occupied, fuck!
When I couldn't take it anymore I got inside a building and called my mom to come pick me up, and while waiting for her I noticed that my hands and face were getting blood red and started to itch, then a few min later my hands started to swell like crazy..took almost 24 hours to get back to normal. Long story short, I have just developed an allergy to the cold, and I live in Canada. ..looks like I'm gonna have to hibernate for 5 months...there goes my ski trip I've been looking forward to.

Found this info online.

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As strange as it sounds, it is possible to have an allergy to cold temperatures. Doctors refer to this as Urticaria. In some people, skin exposure to cold temperatures triggers the release of histamine and other chemicals into the skin. This results in skin redness, itching, swelling and hives. Although symptoms may begin during the cold exposure, they're often worse during rewarming of the exposed skin. The cause of cold urticaria isn't clear. But certain people appear to have overly sensitive histamine-containing skin cells.

What about you guys? Have any allergies?

Oh and I'm also allergic to Kiwi now. I used to love them as a child. =/

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Yes, these delightful weeds which happen to grow everywhere in Northern Europe.



I got drunk aged thirteen and fell down a hill covered in nettles. I ended up looking like the elephant man. I had a face like a hamster and one of my hands ended up about twice it's normal size.

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hah, i knew someone with the exact same thing
he tried out for our varsity ultimate frisbee team in high school and wasn't bad, but he got rejected cause we regularly practice several hours in the rain in ridiculously cold temperatures and he'd just have to sit out

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I'm mega allergic to bee stings.

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Originally posted by Enigmatik Oh and I'm also allergic to Kiwi now. I used to love them as a child. =/

selma right there with you, i ate them ALL the time then one day my entire my tongue started to itch and it felt like it was beginning to swell up. can't eat them anymore

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.

Huh? Urticaria is just the technical word for a skin rash. Weird.


edit: Ah nevermind, I just read the rest of it.


Also, I knew a guy in high school who had the same allergy.

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Originally posted by Dj O'Callaghan I got drunk aged thirteen and fell down a hill covered in nettles. I ended up looking like the elephant man. I had a face like a hamster and one of my hands ended up about twice it's normal size.

ugh all the nettles i've come across have been entwined with the blackberry bushes. boo.

ps. i'm allergic to lotsa stuff, especially dust, certain kitties, and tucker's apartment.

I don't have any allergies.

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Originally posted by Omega_M I don't have any allergies.

+1
for a while when i was a kid i was mildly allergic to ginger

the second anything with ginger in it touched my lips, insta-sore throat

the weirdest thing? white jelly beans did the same thing. so i figure they had ginger in them

also, inb4gingerballs

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i have awful year round allergies. i had my first allergic reaction when i was 6 months old!

cats, dogs, dust, pollen, trees, grass, rabbits, cockroaches even...

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Originally posted by josh rising i have awful year round allergies. i had my first allergic reaction when i was 6 months old! cats, dogs, dust, pollen, trees, grass, rabbits, cockroaches even...

sounds like you lived in a dirty house...i never saw a cockroach until i was an adult

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.