"Allergic" to fish - dilema.

[Jonny69]

Some years ago I developed an allergy to white fish. It makes me vomit basically, but quite badly and drawn out. Last time I was bedridden for a couple of days and it took me a long time to recover so I've avoided fish completely for a number of years.

Seafood is fine and I eat a fair bit of it, though the fish that makes me sick has a particular taste that I recognise and scallops have that taste, so I have avoided them just in case.

The strange thing is I can eat smoked salmon and anchovies with no problems. I only eat these because I know in between the times of the bad experiences with white fish I'd been eating them and they didn't affect me. I'm suspecting that oily fish might be ok but I haven't had the guts to try fresh salmon or tuna in case of an unpleasant reaction.

So I'm at the point now where I'm missing a few old regulars from my diet; mainly tuna. I have a tin in the cupboard, I have a day off work, I have mayonnaise and granary bread. Wish me luck...

[leowyatt]

good luck

[Will]

Did it stay down?

[Kitten]

I'm planning on doing the same Johnny. Same problem since I was born, never been able to eat fish and my mum is dangerously allergic to it. I don't have the same symptoms but it makes me ill - often wonder if it's psychosamatic (sp) as if doesn't look or smell like a fish (i.e. a fish in batter from chippy or fish finger) then I seem to be fine or at least if I am ill it's nothing like as severe :/

Slowly introducing fish/seafood into my diet - prawns seem to be a success, as yet can't get past the smell of white fish as it cooks, I physically gag if I try to eat it, same with shellfish.

[Jonny69]

Originally Posted by Will

Did it stay down?

Yes and I'm alive!

Originally Posted by Kitten

I'm planning on doing the same Johnny. Same problem since I was born, never been able to eat fish and my mum is dangerously allergic to it. I don't have the same symptoms but it makes me ill - often wonder if it's psychosamatic (sp) as if doesn't look or smell like a fish (i.e. a fish in batter from chippy or fish finger) then I seem to be fine or at least if I am ill it's nothing like as severe :/

Slowly introducing fish/seafood into my diet - prawns seem to be a success, as yet can't get past the smell of white fish as it cooks, I physically gag if I try to eat it, same with shellfish.

It might be dangerous if you have a severe reaction though, so be careful. For me it was just going to be a couple of hours being sick and feeling horrible for a few days, less if I got it out quick enough. Nothing life threatening, anyway.

I wonder if it's something to do with the amount of processing because tinned tuna is cooked within an inch of its life, smoked salmon is cured, anchovies are salted which is a bit like disinifecting it. Maybe it's something still present in fresh fish that does it. I think tinned pilchards are next on my list and a move back to white fish might start with those boil in the bag frozen jobbies.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Jonny69

I wonder if it's something to do with the amount of processing because tinned tuna is cooked within an inch of its life, smoked salmon is cured, anchovies are salted which is a bit like disinifecting it. Maybe it's something still present in fresh fish that does it. I think tinned pilchards are next on my list and a move back to white fish might start with those boil in the bag frozen jobbies.

Would have thought that'd make sense
I've had something similar with Pork. I'm fine with something like sausages or supermarket bacon, but anything like pork chops and I've felt awful for 24hrs afterwards and been in and out of the loo. Luckily in my case I'm not much of a meat eater anyway but still something I have to take into account!

[Dunketh]

This thread has me thinking, every time my wife it's fish she gets a terrible stomach ache and starts vomiting, I guess she has what you guys have!

[Jonny69]

Nearly 10 years without this stuff and I literally have an uncontrollable craving today. I've been thinking about it all day. Tuna for lunch, just had a tuna and sweetcorn wrap and I STILL want more

Tinned tuna 4-packs are half price in the supermarket. Guess who's now got 8 tins in the cupboard? Ok, 7 tins

[Toby]

Which supermarket out of interest? Tuna's so damned expensive these days, it's worth stocking up when it's on offer

[Jonny69]

Sainsburys. There's not much in each tin though, so I'm wondering if this is false economy.

Damn I've been lured into the thread by a reply and I'm craving the stuff again