Help, i just had a really bad allergic reaction.
Posted by chickpea27 on Aug 09, 2011 · Member since Jul 2007 · 465 posts
I just had vegan queso at my favorite restaurant (kerby lane cafe in austin tx). My face, legs, and arms became red hot, flushed, and blotchy. I started to get hives and had to leave tne restaurant after i paid. It only lasted about 20 minutes after i took benydryl. I believe the queso had nutritional yeast. I googled my reaction and it has happened to others as well.its just crazy because i have never had food allergies. Does anyone have a similair story?
Sounds like Niacin flush. It happens when you have too much of the b-vitamin. Lots of people end up getting it when they've eaten too much nutritional yeast. If you eat a smaller amount next time (and make sure you're not eating anything else chock full of B vitamins) then it shouldn't happen again.
OK I'm seriously sleep-deprived today...is that why "Niacin flush" sounds so naughty? 8-)
I just had vegan queso at my favorite restaurant (kerby lane cafe in austin tx). My face, legs, and arms became red hot, flushed, and blotchy. I started to get hives and had to leave tne restaurant after i paid. It only lasted about 20 minutes after i took benydryl. I believe the queso had nutritional yeast. I googled my reaction and it has happened to others as well.its just crazy because i have never had food allergies. Does anyone have a similair story?
Do you mean similar story as in reaction to nutritional yeast (the niacin flush thing I never heard about, you learn something new every day!) or just to having an allergic reaction? Or having to do an online search to figure out what you have? Because my allergy is a doozy that comes with a loooooong story.