I hadn't either! And I've never reacted to them in real life... but when I got comprehensive allergy testing done, the doctor told me that, according to his results, roach was one of the things I reacted most strongly to.
As I recall, he said that in particular what I am sensitive to is having roaches die, dry up into dust, and then me inhaling that dust. Fortunately I have never lived in a place that had a lotta roaches in the walls, so I have never been exposed to said dust.
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Atchoo!
Date: 2011-12-05 12:53 pm (UTC)Thank heavens I'm not allergic to shellfish. I'd never eat seafood at all.
Re: Atchoo!
Date: 2011-12-05 03:25 pm (UTC)Re: Atchoo!
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Date: 2011-12-05 03:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-05 10:38 pm (UTC)You're allergic to roaches? I've never heard of that before!
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Date: 2011-12-05 11:34 pm (UTC)As I recall, he said that in particular what I am sensitive to is having roaches die, dry up into dust, and then me inhaling that dust. Fortunately I have never lived in a place that had a lotta roaches in the walls, so I have never been exposed to said dust.