I am allergic to HERBS… and it sucks hard. I have never met anyone that share my allergies. I have an extreme reaction to lavender, sage and rosemary, and mild reactions to basil, oregano, thyme and probably more. I’m also allergic to most “fragrance” which I know is not a food but it sucks even more somehow 😩 oh and I’m also allergic to weed..
The reason why I hate it so much is because none of my reactions are EVER visible… I usually have trouble breathing and sore/uncomfy throat and the worst heart palpitations if it’s really bad. My allergies are airborne so I am literally symptomatic every single day, and because my reactions are not visible (hives, swelling, throwing up, etc) the people around me I feel like don’t believe me and start thinking I’m overdramatic….. I literally start gaslighting myself into thinking I’m not actually having a reaction even though if I have a really bad reaction I am down for DAYS!
Does anyone else experience this? Not having visible reactions? Getting gaslit? I guess I just need to know I’m not alone in that 😩 I am new to allergies, I’ve always been allergic mildly to everything listed but especially lavender in the past three years it has gotten really bad.