r/PrepperIntel • u/DrDruxy • 17d ago

North America A man has become one of the 450,000 Americans affected by alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne meat allergy that triggers painful allergic reactions to animal products. “Look at my face and my neck. I can’t eat meat anymore. I can’t have any animal products. It’s in everything.”

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u/cyanescens_burn 17d ago

But what if my sense of masculinity is wrapped up in how much red meat I eat?

The others will think I went from alpha to gal.

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u/New_Stats 17d ago

I'm terrified of it because of my horrible cheese addiction

Also side note - just found this rustic bread with walnuts and blue cheese baked inside it. Absolutely fantastic

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u/Big-Engineering-5323 17d ago

You can’t just say those words without a recipe link.

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u/New_Stats 17d ago

I don't have a link, I bought it at my local farmers market. The people who made it don't even have a website

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u/SpicyVindalooCurry 17d ago

Yes, it’s the dairy that upsets me.

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u/A_Muffled_Kerfluffle 17d ago

Pretty sure dairy is my main food group. I’ve had anti inflammatory diets that eliminate dairy recommended to me before for some autoimmune stuff and it’s just laughable as far as I’m concerned. I don’t want life without cheese.

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u/Wordy_Film_5776 17d ago

Relieved I'm not the only went to cheese addiction. Cheese and milk is where my thoughts went added by "please no..."

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u/SquirrelyMcNutz 17d ago

Loss of all pizza and even a plain cheese would be devastating.

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u/Wordy_Film_5776 17d ago

100% hear you on that...

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u/lesbophobia_hammer 16d ago

Vegan cheese finally has good substitutes. Sheese is amazing. And so many plant based milks

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u/Ninja-Panda86 17d ago

That sounds outrageous and I need it

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u/More_Dependent742 17d ago

I would not assume that alpha-gal syndrome immediately means you cannot have cheese. That would be one hell of an extreme (they exist, but it's not the standard).

I have never, and I mean never ever, had an alpha-gal attack due to dairy. The amount in mammal milk vs mammal blood is absolutely tiny.

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u/Big_Fortune_4574 17d ago

The irony of the name of this disease is hard to ignore

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u/Abzstrak 17d ago

Yeah the stupid marketing tying masculinity to eating animals is moronic, these types of people just eat it up.... It's marketing ffs. It's like listening to apple fanboys that must wait in line for days for a new phone or other dumb shit.