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Re:Five Years of Running a Systems Reading Group at Microsoft by fc417fc802 on Monday March 23, 2026 @09:50AM (#47489533)
The degree of sensitivity of allergies varies widely. For example there are people who only have a problem after consuming a large scoop of peanut butter but there are also those who will end up in the hospital from trace amounts that you'd have difficulty spotting with the naked eye.
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Re:Five Years of Running a Systems Reading Group at Microsoft by FuriouslyAdrift on Monday March 23, 2026 @11:24AM (#47490793)
I dated a woman with celiac sprue (which I guess was extreme.. her mother had to have a bowel resection due to celiac related issues) and she had sudden anaphylaxis at a restaurant that required the use of an epi-pen and an ambulance.

The reaction was caused by the micro-brewery that had opened next door and all the wheat dust in the ventilation system.

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