http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/09/12/the-toxic-tuna-scare-your-doctor-may-miss/ Adventures in being sick, getting better, staying well, from the editors of Health.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:45:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/09/12/the-toxic-tuna-scare-your-doctor-may-miss/#comment-3669 Amanda M Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:56:13 +0000 http://healthpoked.wordpress.com/?p=2071#comment-3669 AHHH! I had this happen to me several years ago!!! But I was one of the worse case scenarios, it did indeed constrict my airway, plus my whole body swelled like a balloon. I was a frightening sight, and I was miserable (not to mention scared because I couldn't breathe). I have found that I cannot eat much fish now, I get very sick and the numbing/tingling doesn't go away quickly. I'm limited to a small piece of tuna once or twice a year, but I can tolerate white fish such as flounder 3-4 times a year. Any more than that, I stay sick for a couple of days, and it's just not worth it! I ALWAYS tell people that if that very first bite doesn't taste right - don't eat it!! (I only had 2 bites.) As perishable as seafood and fish are - I am still amazed that it's not inspected. Even if it was just 'spot inspected', it could increase the proper handling of seafood and decrease illness. Stay well! AHHH! I had this happen to me several years ago!!! But I was one of the worse case scenarios, it did indeed constrict my airway, plus my whole body swelled like a balloon. I was a frightening sight, and I was miserable (not to mention scared because I couldn’t breathe).
I have found that I cannot eat much fish now, I get very sick and the numbing/tingling doesn’t go away quickly. I’m limited to a small piece of tuna once or twice a year, but I can tolerate white fish such as flounder 3-4 times a year. Any more than that, I stay sick for a couple of days, and it’s just not worth it!
I ALWAYS tell people that if that very first bite doesn’t taste right – don’t eat it!! (I only had 2 bites.)
As perishable as seafood and fish are – I am still amazed that it’s not inspected. Even if it was just ’spot inspected’, it could increase the proper handling of seafood and decrease illness.
Stay well!

]]> http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/09/12/the-toxic-tuna-scare-your-doctor-may-miss/#comment-3115 Marilyn Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:55:53 +0000 http://healthpoked.wordpress.com/?p=2071#comment-3115 I tried to print the interesting and informative article "The Common Food Poisoning You've Never Heard Of". Even after trying to enlarge the font, I find myself trying to read miniscule print with all this advertising, etc on both sides of the sheet. I would like to have this, and other, information to read and absorb, but can't afford to WASTE all my ink and paper for ads, etc. Is there a way for me to print JUST THE ARTICLES in which I am interested???? I tried to print the interesting and informative article “The Common Food Poisoning You’ve Never Heard Of”. Even after trying to enlarge the font, I find myself trying to read miniscule print with all this advertising, etc on both sides of the sheet. I would like to have this, and other, information to read and absorb, but can’t afford to WASTE all my ink and paper for ads, etc. Is there a way for me to print JUST THE ARTICLES in which I am interested????

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