In a message dated 8/10/03 11:47:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> nausea, diarrhea and severe cramping
>
> Another thing to look at with these symptoms is an latex allergy. I have
> found that if I eat foods handled with latex gloves, including restaurants,
> grocery store deli, etc, I have severe nausea, diarrhea and severe cramping. The
> last two times my blood pressure dropped and I almost passed out. I now have
> to ask and have medications with me everywhere I go. My MD said that probably
> more people have this allergy and not know it and just pass it off as a
> stomach thing.  More and more restaurants are using latex gloves, causing people
> to be more sensitized with each exposure.
>
> Barb Whitehead, BS, IBCLC, RLC
>



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