Allergies of sulfur containing preservatives?!


Question: What are the symptoms of these particular allergies? Sulfur dioxide, Sodium metabisulfate...? MSG? I know I'm allergic to sulfur from medicines, is it the same as sulfur in foods? Thanks for all your help!


Answers: What are the symptoms of these particular allergies? Sulfur dioxide, Sodium metabisulfate...? MSG? I know I'm allergic to sulfur from medicines, is it the same as sulfur in foods? Thanks for all your help!

This is a bit technical, but it explains the difference between sulfa drugs and sulfites, among other things:
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/sulfa.htm

I am allergic to sulfa drugs, but not to sulfites. The sulfa drugs first didn't work, then I broke out in a rash/hives.
http://allergies.about.com/od/medication...

My mother was extremely allergic to sulfites and any antibiotics - but she was allergic to a host of other things, too. Sulfites seemed to give her itchy eyes, nausea, double vision and also affected her breathing.
http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C488839....

MSG is an even different critter:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/msg.html

I am also allergic to sulfur medicines.. I would like to know too :)

reactions vary with each individual.





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