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Yellow curry allergy
« on: August 02, 2012, 09:09:59 PM »
Anyone else have this?  My lips and hands are itching like crazy.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2012, 09:17:48 PM »
Anyone else have this?  My lips and hands are itching like crazy.

Nope.  But you need a benedryl.  If you notice swelling, especially your tongue, get thee to the ER ASAP, mmmkay?
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2012, 09:18:55 PM »
It's not that bad, but that's a good idea. 

I'm just curious why it only happens with curry.  Maybe I should ask one of the Hindus at work.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2012, 09:23:56 PM »
It's not that bad, but that's a good idea. 

I'm just curious why it only happens with curry.  Maybe I should ask one of the Hindus at work.

How would they know?  They aren't allergic!

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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2012, 09:27:37 PM »
I asked my cousin that lives in London.  She has lots of Indian friends. :whistling:
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2012, 10:21:12 PM »
I asked my cousin that lives in London.  She has lots of Indian friends. :whistling:
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2012, 10:26:35 AM »
It's not that bad, but that's a good idea.  

I'm just curious why it only happens with curry.  Maybe I should ask one of the Hindus at work.

To complicate things, curry is not just one spice but a combination of spices (as is garam masala) so there might be a particular one within that you're allergic to.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2012, 10:37:15 AM »
Maybe I should switch brands.  I think this is the only time I've had this problem -- I think it's McCormicks (whatever the red metal can with the white plastic top is).

I had curried chicken every day of the week.  I was bored and did my grocery shopping on Wednesday and bought... curried chicken.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2012, 12:02:00 PM »
The woo woo kind ? Or the motorcycle kind ?

H5 for a good reference, those are some awesome bikes.  

I say "slurpee or casino?"

ETA, my buddy from Mumbai told me that, so it isn't waisis.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2012, 12:16:18 PM »
I say "slurpee or casino?"

OMG, that's funnier than "feather or dot" - H5!
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2012, 12:30:28 AM »
OMG, that's funnier than "feather or dot" - H5!
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2012, 09:41:54 AM »
We need 3 indian "that's racist" emoticons.

Yes, yes we do.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2012, 08:36:35 PM »
I think I've found the source of my problem. 

I ran out of allergy medication about a month ago.  That was also the same time I ran out of cumin and switched to curry powder for my last batch of seasoning.  I picked up a new bottle of generic Claritin on Friday ($7 for a 60-day supply) and the problem seems to have gone away. 

Better living through chemistry, I guess.  I probably should have bought a new jar of cumin, but I forgot.  The curry is so tasty.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2012, 09:02:27 PM »
H5 for a good reference, those are some awesome bikes.  

I say "slurpee or casino?"

ETA, my buddy from Mumbai told me that, so it isn't waisis.

That's funny.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2012, 09:04:20 PM »
There's an Indian at work (okay, there's a lot of them) that's so dark he could put Obama to shame.  I love the dude's name... it's like fifteen sylables long and has twice as many letters.  Too bad he's an enormous pain in my ass because they won't give him a developer or admin account because he's an H1B.
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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2012, 09:07:57 PM »
Chris, my dad developed an allergy to paprika in the last few years. He's in his '60's. They finally figured it out when he had Old Bay seasoning on a food dish. Old Bay is loaded with Paprika. I think he's developed issues with shellfish too.

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Re: Yellow curry allergy
« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2012, 09:10:15 PM »
I did switch brands of paprika after I ran out of McCormicks... I bought a big can of some imported Hungarian spice.
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