Disentangling the Seafood Allergy from the CT Scan Allerg (if There is One)
Allergies are such illogical things, that myths and old wives’ tales thrive around them. Food allergies are particularly common in America, and of all of them, the humble seafood allergy affects about three out of every hundred.
This myth to do with seafood allergy, draws from many sources. But the allergy shows up not because of the iodine present in seafood, but because of the animal proteins. There is indeed such a thing as iodine sensitivity, and if you have it, your doctor will give you antihistamines before he gives you the scan, if he plans to inject iodine stain into your veins. Perhaps people make this one up, with their incomplete knowledge of seafood allergy. Seafood iodinedoesn’t acually hurt you. But doctors are also partially to blame for why this myth stubbornly persists.
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