r/salicylateIntolerance

Knowing what age salicylate intolerance tends to start can tell us more about what kind of illness this is.

If it is purely a genetic inability to process salicylate, then it should start at birth. Since you are born with your genes.

If it is a kind of food allergy, then it should mostly start in childhood or infancy.

If it is a kind of food intolerance, then it should start in infancy or early childhood and end around adolescence.

If it is a kind of migraine condition, then it should start mostly around adolescence.

If it is an autoimmune condition like rheumatoid arthritis, then it should start between ages 25 and 45.

If it is a kind of AERD, then it should start mostly between 30 and 50.

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I was never able to be an employee during the years I had this condition.
(I am doing fine today because I desensitized).

Doctors never let me be officially disabled, they tended to think I was lying about my symptoms. My family thought I was lying too. At one point I ended up living on the street for half a year.

Does salicylate intolerance prevent you from being employed?
Are your food and shelter needs being met?

If you are employed, do you have any tips on how to get and maintain employment while being salicylate intolerant?