Results: Everyday Things You Didn't Know You Could Be Allergic To
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Everybody knows somebody with an allergy to pollen, dust, pet dander, or peanuts (maybe you even have one of these common ailments yourself). But you may be surprised about some of the lesser known materials, foods, or environments that an cause allergic reactions in certain people. Are you allergic to certain types of foods, materials or environments?
Yes
34%
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629 votes
No
49%
•
911 votes
Undecided
8%
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152 votes
Not Applicable
10%
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179 votes
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Section one of weird allergens. Are you allergic to these particular items?
Jewelry - inexpensive silver-colored jewelry is often made with nickel. One of the most common causes of an itchy rash known as allergic contact dermatitis. 17% of women and 3% of men have a nickel allergy.
18%
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337 votes
Cell phone & tablets - cellular phones, PDAs, and tablet devices, as these products often contain potential allergens nickel and cobalt. People can get rashes on their face, ears, hands, and irritation in the eyes.
5%
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86 votes
Pants buttons - the button on the waist of jeans (other pants) is usually nickel. For people who wear low-rise underwear, that metal can be exposed directly on the skin and cause a little circular red rash.
6%
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111 votes
Wool - some people who are sensitized to lanolin (a natural wax-like substance produced by sheep) can react even more strongly to apparel and blankets made with wool.
13%
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241 votes
Flea Market Furniture - non-washable fabrics, upholstered furniture, and carpets can all harbor dust mites and mold spores. Heavily contaminated items can make allergy symptoms worse, or even trigger asthma attacks.
5%
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94 votes
Laundry detergent & dryer sheets - some ingredients in laundry detergents and fabric softeners (especially dyes and scents) can cause people to break out with contact allergic reactions.
15%
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290 votes
na
58%
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1094 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
66 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.47% | 11 | |
| dust | 0.13% | 3 |
| powder | 0.09% | 2 |
| use to be several | 0.04% | 1 |
| Apple Juice | 0.04% | 1 |
| synthetics, chemicals | 0.04% | 1 |
| gold jewelery | 0.04% | 1 |
| sunlight | 0.04% | 1 |
| medications | 0.04% | 1 |
| raw onions, mold, mildew | 0.04% | 1 |
| gold | 0.04% | 1 |
| z-pack | 0.04% | 1 |
| rabbit hair - mohair | 0.04% | 1 |
| Belts | 0.04% | 1 |
| latex and some meds | 0.04% | 1 |
| adhesives, like on band-aids | 0.04% | 1 |
| Medicine | 0.04% | 1 |
| Medical | 0.04% | 1 |
| WEEDS | 0.04% | 1 |
| fresh cut grass | 0.04% | 1 |
| eggs | 0.04% | 1 |
| dust mites | 0.04% | 1 |
| perfume | 0.04% | 1 |
| Smoke | 0.04% | 1 |
| dust,pollen,pet hairs | 0.04% | 1 |
| Fish, Pineapple | 0.04% | 1 |
| fresh pineapple | 0.04% | 1 |
| fuck you | 0.04% | 1 |
| peppers | 0.04% | 1 |
| Shell fish | 0.04% | 1 |
| Shell food and ockra, can't touch it | 0.04% | 1 |
| Tapethe | 0.04% | 1 |
| Topical allergy to tomato products | 0.04% | 1 |
| Latex gloves. And benedryl | 0.04% | 1 |
| A lot of medications | 0.04% | 1 |
| augmentum penasilin | 0.04% | 1 |
| mold; Scotch Broom (plant) | 0.04% | 1 |
| fish oil | 0.04% | 1 |
| Standard pollen issues | 0.04% | 1 |
| No | 0.04% | 1 |
| bee stings | 0.04% | 1 |
| Sun | 0.04% | 1 |
| work | 0.04% | 1 |
| many pain meds | 0.04% | 1 |
| Honey | 0.04% | 1 |
| Lime fertalizer. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Cats | 0.04% | 1 |
| latex & adhesives; penicillin | 0.04% | 1 |
| mushrooms | 0.04% | 1 |
| red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper | 0.04% | 1 |
| fragrances | 0.04% | 1 |
| adhesive tape | 0.04% | 1 |
| Aspirin | 0.04% | 1 |
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Section two of weird allergens. Are you allergic to these particular items?
Chamomile tea - if you have hay fever, you're more likely to experience itchiness, runny nose, or even hives while drinking this herbal tea.
3%
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63 votes
Raw produce & nuts - cross-reactivity with pollen and grasses can also cause some people to have allergic reactions to raw fruits, vegetables or nuts can cause itchy mouths and inflammation.
7%
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123 votes
Household cleaners - ingredients in cleaning products can cause a contact rash. These types of skin reactions are not immediate, but in time you can become sensitized to it.
11%
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206 votes
Potting soil - can harbor mold spores, a very common allergen, especially when plants are kept out of direct sunlight or is not given time to dry between waterings.
3%
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62 votes
Leather - some people do have reactions to the additives used to tan and treat leather. People can break out or get redness and itchiness on their feet if those chemicals leak into their socks and get against their skin.
2%
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36 votes
The cold - there are a few people who get cold-induced hives (known as cold urticaria). This can happen during a sudden temperature drop from going indoors to outdoors in the wintertime.
4%
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73 votes
na
75%
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1408 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
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23 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.25% | 5 | |
| Plastic gloves | 0.10% | 2 |
| Sun brand dish soap | 0.05% | 1 |
| supposedly egg whites, wheat and milk | 0.05% | 1 |
| aloe vera in any form | 0.05% | 1 |
| Houssehold cleaners do not give me a rash but I do have trouble breathing the fumes | 0.05% | 1 |
| bananas | 0.05% | 1 |
| green vegetables | 0.05% | 1 |
| latex | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lilac | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sun | 0.05% | 1 |
| latex gloves | 0.05% | 1 |
| my daughter's allergic to paper, my son to the glue in bandaids | 0.05% | 1 |
| No | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't know which weed, but something in my yard makes me break out | 0.05% | 1 |
| specified above | 0.05% | 1 |
| Heat, causing hives, as can happen to others with the cold. | 0.05% | 1 |
| grasses and molds | 0.05% | 1 |
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Section three of weird allergens. Are you allergic to these particular items?
Sunlight - there are rare conditions that could cause a person to become allergic to the sun. You can experience redness, swelling, itching, and blister/hives when exposed to ultraviolet light for even a short time.
6%
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114 votes
Acrylic nails - products used in nail salons, such as nail glue, polish, and acrylic nails themselves, can cause a contact dermatitis rash after exposure. Rash will appear on the hands.
5%
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94 votes
Pine trees - it could be from terpenes, the fragrant chemicals in tree sap. Real trees can also hide mold spores.
8%
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148 votes
Chlorine - it can have a strong irritant effect on airways, eyes, skin, and for people who are sensitive to its fumes. It can make existing allergies worse or trigger asthma attacks.
7%
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137 votes
Tattoos - you can have an allergic reactions to tattoo ink. Red ink can cause the most problems (including redness, swelling, and itching, above and beyond normal tattoo side effects).
2%
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45 votes
Hair dyes - allergies to hair dye only affect about 1 in every 250,000 people, but when they do occur they can be serious.
4%
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68 votes
na
74%
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1391 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
18 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.30% | 6 | |
| latex,e-ray dye | 0.05% | 1 |
| No | 0.05% | 1 |
| I may be allergic to chlorine. I sneeze after swimming in a pool. I used the get a rash on my hands when being out in the sun. I used to ocassionally itch when getting hot and sweaty from running. | 0.05% | 1 |
| florescent light | 0.05% | 1 |
| mold | 0.05% | 1 |
| Green ink in tattoos. It gets itchy sometimes | 0.05% | 1 |
| Russian Thisel | 0.05% | 1 |
| Penecillin, the antibiotic. | 0.05% | 1 |
| certain drugs | 0.05% | 1 |
| cats | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hair conditioner | 0.05% | 1 |
| ragweed, pollen | 0.05% | 1 |
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