Reactions to Smell

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Wed, 01/30/2002 - 09:23
Caterina2
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A few months ago, I attended a presentation put on by Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto and the pharmacist told me that there are no reported cases of deaths caused by smelling peanuts or peanut butter. Now I am a bit confused as to whether someone can have an anapylactic reaction by smell. I have heard that certain PA kids feel sick from the smell of peanuts or peanut butter, but has anyone ever heard of a PA individual having a full blown anapylactic reaction to the smell of peanuts.

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Wed, 01/30/2002 - 11:43
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RyansDad
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YES. Do a search on this message board and you will get several examples. Thank God my son is not "airborne allergic".

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Wed, 01/30/2002 - 13:22
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Carefulmom
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Yes, my school nurse just told me a few weeks ago about a PA doctor who wanted to commit suicide (for other reasons) and did it by opening a jar of peanut butter and smelling. I plan to ask her for some sort of a reference next time I see her.

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