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Got my bloodwork back from LabCorp last week. The doctor’s message merely said “You have a few food allergies,” without even specifying which ones. I couldn’t figure out how to read the results on my own, so I had to wait another 30 minutes for him to reply and explain.
“pork, corn, milk, beef in this order from more to least, pork being the most”
I was pretty devastated to learn that I’m allergic to pork since I love salami and bacon. I’m not shocked by milk, and by extension, beef... but corn? Who the fuck is allergic to corn? I might as well renounce my American citizenship.
I guess these values are pretty low, but I’ve cut them out ever since I received this message and I feel good. Skin is clear. No more completely insane urgency. Just regular insane urgency.
I’d had a whole dish of incredible Mexican pork the morning before this happened, so it all makes sense. I also puked into a trash can at the Steinway subway stop after eating pork sausage at a 4th of July BBQ -- and I’d only had one beer. I didn’t think a pork allergy was actually real, though.
So now I’m pretty much going to have to be vegan by default with the exceptions of fish and eggs. Because chickens live off of corn. The vast majority of my favorite foods are off-limits.
If this is the trade-off I have to make, so be it, but it’s not a fun one.
I also suspect that my issues go beyond simple food allergies, and that I need to keep getting tested. Sigh.