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]" ymailto="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]>
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> 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!
>
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> 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
> FRSPH, FInstSMM, MCMI, MIIRSM, MBICSc
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