It seems each time I come into contact with one particular person they develop flu like symptoms - headache, aching joints , sneezing etc. I just wondered if its possible that its allergy to me.
2006-10-01 08:21:27 · 16 answers · asked by penny l 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Doctors have revealed a rare medical peril - being allergic to your husband's kiss.
The strange case came to light when an Italian woman went to hospital with swollen lips.
Medics found that a passionate clinch with her husband half an hour earlier was to blame.
She had reacted to a drug he was taking for an infection.
A few examples of people being allergic to kissing have been described.
Foods eaten by their lovers turned out to be the trigger factor.
Some people are so allergic to the likes of peanuts or apples that they can react even to traces left on someone's lips.
But this is thought to be the first time that someone has suffered an allergy to medicine taken by a partner.
The case was reported in medical journal The Lancet by experts at the allergy clinic of A Cardarelli Hospital in Naples, Italy.
They proved their theory by giving the 45-year-old's husband a dose of the same medicine - an antibiotic - and getting him to kiss his wife.
After about 20 minutes, the woman came out in a rash.
Food sensitivities
Allergy specialists in the UK say the finding, while extremely rare, is not that surprising.
Dr John Mansfield, medical director of the Burghwood allergy clinic in Banstead, Surrey, said it is well known that babies are extremely sensitive to food in their mothers' milk.
He has also treated adult allergy patients who react to someone chewing a peanut in the same room.
"The biological system, including human beings, can be mega sensitive," he told BBC News Online.
"If you can pick up a peanut sensitivity from walking past someone chewing a peanut you can certainly pick up a sensitivity from kissing."
2006-10-01 08:40:42 · answer #1 · answered by Jens 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be your cologne, hair spray, soap, lotion. Yes, people can be psychologically allergic to other people. I knew a friend who would sneeze when she was around someone she did not like. Don't let it bother you. You could ask the person if they have allergies and if they want to continue a friendship, you will get a truthful answer from them hopefully.
2006-10-01 08:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about that, but maybe it's something you wear, such as a cologne, fragrance, deodorant etc?
Perhaps you could try stopping using one thing at a time to find out which they may be allergic to?!
I would imagine it would be very unlikely that they're allergic to you as a person.
2006-10-01 08:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by kpbunches 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be possible that they keep a pet that you are allergic to and when you get near them, you have a reaction. Or they wear a perfume or after shave that you are allergic to.
2006-10-01 08:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by helen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 02:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly a fragrance you wear or something you come into contact with regularly such as a pet.
2006-10-01 08:29:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible, but unlikely-
What is more likely is that they are allergic to something you have on you-
Animal hair/dander
Perfume/hairspray/soap
a fabric that you are wearing
Or somewhere you meet
2006-10-01 08:32:11 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Max 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they may be allergic to your deodorant, perfume, soap, bubble bath, shampoo , any cosmetics you use, this is why medical staff are not supposed to wear any of these and shower before work without any soap
2006-10-01 08:31:12 · answer #8 · answered by John "Freddie" West 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
though it maybe psychological-you maybe triggering a memory
that brings about that reaction,it may also be entirely possible that your body's PH is what they are allergic to
2006-10-01 08:36:08 · answer #9 · answered by miraclehand2020 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a reaction from any perfume or Cologne, or your detergent, deodorant, if you smoke it could be from that, or if you have pets it can cause a reaction. Or it could be psychosomatic.
2006-10-01 08:29:39 · answer #10 · answered by B N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋