When I was around 7-8 I had shrimp for the first time. I pulled a grilled shrimp off a skewer and began chewing, I didn’t like the taste so I spit it out right away. Anyways my hand turned red and my mouth began itching, eventually my face swelled and my eyes swelled almost shut.
I never ate shrimp or other shellfish again until adulthood. I moved where seafood is very popular and knew that a lot of people outgrow allergies. So I ended up trying shrimp again and had no reaction so I thought I outgrew the allergy. I had it a few more times after and had no reaction but then one of the times I had shrimp I got itchy everywhere and my lips swelled up. The shrimp was prepared with ingredients I eat all the time and never have issues with.
What could I be allergic to? My primary ordered me a blood test and it showed I wasn’t allergic to shrimp and had no suggestions on what caused anything.
I had shrimp a couple more times with no itching and then one more incident with severe itching everywhere before I just stopped eating anything with shrimp in it. The test says I’m not allergic but seems like I am allergic to something with shrimp but only sometimes.