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Monkey-Newz OP t1_ityr1l0 wrote

Reply to comment by PudgeCake in How an allergy test works by Monkey-Newz

It’s actually only that bad on contact, so if I was to roll around in grass like I did when I was a kid I would come back with a red back, otherwise it’s not too bad. I’m certainly not like paralysed by it.

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Monkey-Newz OP t1_itx4etw wrote

I had suspected I had a shellfish allergy for years now (that’s Lobster, Crab and Prawn on my arm) and wanted to get it confirmed 100% once and for all.

It might be worth a go, I learnt I’m also allergic to dust mites, which are super common and not something I was really aware I could do better avoiding. Only downside is it was not cheap (about £230)…

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Monkey-Newz OP t1_itx3dmk wrote

So it’s a solution in which they use a little dropper to drip the separate allergens on your skin, then they use a tiny metal spike and put just enough pressure to introduce it into your pores to see if it triggers a response from your immune system.

After the initial droplets, I waited about 15 mins and that was the result.

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