*scratch*

[icepixie]

Dear Body,

Over the years, you've come up with more and more things to be allergic to. Don't most people work the opposite way, with allergies in childhood lessening as they grow? First it was ragweed and other pollens, then bananas and canteloupe, then cats, then essentially every scent ever that could be used in soap, and now perhaps the most unusual one, bandage adhesive. Bandaids? Seriously? Come on. It's bad enough that I have a cut on my heel; now I have a rectangle of hives all around it after wearing a bandaid for much of the day. How is this increasingly overwrought immune response useful for anything?

Itchily yours,
Me

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I have far too many articles on Victorian lit to slog through tonight. Boooo.

Comments

[alto2.livejournal.com]

You sure it's the adhesive and not latex?

[icepixie]

...It didn't even occur to me until you commented that they're made of latex. The internet tells me that bananas, canteloupe/melons, and latex all share similar allergenic properties, and if you're allergic to one you're probably allergic to all of them. Bananas and canteloupe make my mouth and throat itch horribly when I eat them.

Good thing I didn't major in a lab science or go into medicine!

[alto2.livejournal.com]

Having seen many bandages marked "latex-free" over the past few years, I figured there are a lot of people who are allergic to latex, so it seemed a reasonable guess. That also means I can say with some confidence that you shouldn't have too much trouble finding the latex-free varieties. :)

[icepixie]

Hooray! ;)