take your point, however in my case the banana skin was a red herring.....and therefore I had a split decision to make (geddit?)
i reaaly do need to get out more......
> Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 20:55:29 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Question 101
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Hi Sharon and list
>
> Just a response to the banana skins. The person you refer to may not be
> laying it on about feeling sick if there is a banana skin in a waste bin.
> My daughter is highly atopic (the list of things to which she has reactions
> is endless). It all started when we discovered that she is highly sensitive
> to bananas. She has had two anaphylactic reactions resulting in two visits
> to resus! - We never found out what was the cause of the reaction. I know it
> wasn't - bananas as we don't have them in the house if she is around and she
> does not go anywhere near them. She has only eaten one banana, that was when
> she was very small probably aged about 12 months of age. It resulted in
> projectile vomiting. She would have a similar reaction to a banana skin in a
> waste bin.
>
> Anne
>
>
> On 09/12/2010 10:54, "Naylor, Sharon [HMPS]" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Agree with many of the comments made by our most excellent list - I
> > think that some people make assumptions/believe inaccuracies about their
> > clinical status for a host of reasons and its always useful to explore
> > WHY they believe such apparently outlandish "facts"
> >
> > cases I `ve had when its something entirely different.eg I`ve got IBS so
> > cant eat that (i am really borderline anorexic) , I am allergic to these
> > gloves (I dont actually have t he confidence to do the job) ....., I
> > have a phobia of height so therefore cant work upstairs (I hate those
> > people up there) ....
> >
> > I had a lady a few years back who told me she was allergic to the smell
> > of banana skins (I kid you not) and people kept putting them in the
> > office bins, thus making her feel sick. Was very vocal about it, upset a
> > lot of people. Easy I thought, general housekeeping issue that the
> > manager can deal with but Oh No, thats not what she wanted at all -
> > after a few convoluted conversations turns out she had completely
> > different issues, was very stressed (but not stressified :-) ), felt
> > alienated from her colleagues and was misusing alcohol. However - she
> > started off the process of asking for help by complaining about banana
> > skins......
> >
> > Good luck Grant!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Chris Packham
> > Sent: 09 December 2010 09:37
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Question 101
> >
> > Graham
> >
> > Agree with you, but I would ensure that the diagnosis was by a suitably
> > qualified medical specialist. Even then I would want to examine the
> > diagnosis to ensure validity. I had a case where latex allergy was
> > 'diagnosed' as the cause of asthma (and, interestingly dermatitis!) by a
> > respiratory consultant, apparently on the information provided by the
> > person
> > seeking compensation from her employer. Examination of the facts
> > revealed
> > that the 'latex adhesive' being used was a polychloroprene latex, i.e.
> > containing none of the proteins needed to trigger a latex allergy
> > reaction.
> >
> > I have also had a case where a person reacted with an anaphylaxis when
> > she
> > thought she was being exposure to latex, even though what she was
> > handling
> > was polyethylene. She was sensitised to latex but not allergic and could
> > handle a piece of natural rubber latex happily provided she thought it
> > was
> > plastic.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Chris Packham
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