#and if that's the case idk if self-produced acetic acid would have the same effect? | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

tj-crochets · 2 years ago

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Hey y’all! Weird question time! First, an explanation: - I am allergic to vinegar - vinegar is acetic acid + water - apparently, the human body naturally produces small amounts of acetic acid And now, the question: Could I be slightly allergic to myself????? To the acetic acid??

#the person behind the yarn #tj asks weird questions #medical mention #allergy mention #I am going to be so mad if this is the answer to my health questions #but also if this is the answer to my health questions it's hilarious #I will be talking to my doctor about this next time I see her #but like...this theory is so ridiculous I had to share it?#but it does kind of make sense????#I do not know enough about human anatomy to know how plausible this is #but vinegar is a histamine liberator so it could be causing mast cell issues without it being a technical allergy #and if that's the case idk if self-produced acetic acid would have the same effect?#but I'm also not sure it functionally matters if it's not an IgE mediated allergy if the situation is eat the thing = allergy symptoms #if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck I'm going to go ahead and say I'm allergic to it #by which I mean it's easier to say I'm allergic to vinegar and alcohol than to explain to people that technically #it's maybe not an allergic reaction because the mechanism that activates it is different.#but the symptoms and treatment are identical.

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