1. Health

Fish Allergies

From Victoria Groce, About.com GuideJuly 16, 2007

Follow me on:

While fish is one of the easier allergens to recognize on food labels, fish allergies, like other seafood allergies, can be quite severe. They are also similar to shellfish allergies in that they are more likely than most other common food allergies to arise for the first time in adulthood.

Comments
March 13, 2008 at 8:40 pm
(1) Joni :

I can eat shellfish and tuna but not any other kind of fish. Why?

Why tuna and not Salmon,Cod Ect.

Thank you
Joni

April 26, 2008 at 10:29 pm
(2) Sheri :

WOW, I’ve had the same allergy problem. Shellfish and tuna OK, no way to salmon, cod etc. Wondering if Tilapia is similar to tuna ?????

October 22, 2008 at 9:28 pm
(3) Charlene :

My daughter has severe allergies to fish. She can’t eat fish or touch any surface that has come in contact with fish. She has had this allergy since age 2. She is now 23. She stops breathing, has severe low blood pressure and hives. Her allergist warned her of even being in a restaurant where fish is prepared due to ventilation or cross contamination.

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.

We comply with the HONcode standard
for trustworthy health
information: verify here.