Slimming World and latex Allergy

[PinkSnowball]

Hi! I'm Lea


I am starting Slimming world again. I have done it before a few years ago- before extra easy came out.

I have a type one latex allergy which means I have a severe anaphylaxis when in contact with latex .
This means that there is a very long list of fruit and vegetables that I cannot have such as banana, mango, kiwi, avocado, tomato etc etc

Just wondering if there is anyone out there in the same boat as me ?

Xxx

 

[AnnaFaraday]

Couldn't see how fruit was connected to latex allergy, so I went and looked it up. Sorry, can't be of any practical help, but you do have my sympathy. Must make life very difficult for you.

 

[PinkSnowball]

Thanks x it's awful there's loads I can't touch/ eat ....... Things people don't even think about ! Like nappies , sanitary towels etc the list seems endless :-(

 

[AnnaFaraday]

Well I certainly never thought about it - I had assumed, before I looked it up, that it was just a matter of avoiding things like rubber gloves!

Extra Easy works best when you do have the 1/3 superfree, so either you are going to have to make a list of the fruit and vegetables you can have, and stick to those, or maybe just go with the red and green plans. Superfree is obviously a good idea for everyone, but you don't have to be quite so particular about having the 1/3 on red and green.

And talk to your consultant. They do have, or can get, advice for members with allergies. And Good Luck!!

 

[PinkSnowball]

Thanks xx I have made a list of things I like/can have , my past consultants have just looked at me like I have three heads and really didn't understand :-(

 

[Domane]

Gosh, I have nothing useful to add, but I just wanted to say how awful for you! I, too, never realised the extent of a true latex allergy.... again, just thought it was rubber gloves Don't be disheartened, I'm sure you will find loads of lovely recipes that you CAN eat....

 

[Happy Hippo]

I have a young niece who also has an anaphylactic reaction to banana, even airborne when no banana is present. It's a nightmare. How do you manage, do you have any tips I can pass on? Do they do desensitization for it? Best of luck on sw too, you'll have to be careful as the sotw prize in our group is often a basket of bananas!

 

[PinkSnowball]

Has your niece had a skin prick test ? U will prob find that she will be at least sensitive to alot of the fruits and veg I can't eat because they are the same proteins and even if she is not allergic they could increase her sensitivity to bananas every time she eats them xx

I'm off to a hospital with a specialist dermatologist soon who are going to give me an updated allergy patch test.

It's a nightmare but where there's a will there's a way !!