Onions

[anonymous]

I have CF and asthma, and fried onions are absolute murder to me. On the same level as a room full of cigarette smoke (I haven't been in such a room in like 10 years though). But I was at my friend's house a week ago and his mom was frying up a panful of onions, the whole house was filled with the smell of that cursed plant. My eyes started tearing like no tomorrow, I couldn't really see, and I started getting asthma reactions to the specific smoke onions give off.

All my friends were fine, so maybe I'm allergic to onions or something, I never eat them, they taste horrible.

 

[thelizardqueen]

Hmm...I've never had that type of reaction before, but onions do give me severe heartburn! Even when I take my meds, I still get wicked heartburn and pain in my chest from them.

 

[Brad]

I Love to slice a raw onion on a sandwich
it gives me the wind so baaaaaaaad though
so out of respect for those around , i refrain <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">

thats the only draw back for me.

 

[Allisa35]

I love onions. I'm always using onions when I cook; don't know what I'd do without them (lol). They have never given me any problems (hope they never do).

 

[LindseyRose]

When my husband smokes jalepenos it does the same thing to me. Chest feels tight and I cough uncontrollably. We have to open all the windows in the house to air it out. Weird!

 

[anonymous]

I am sorry you had to go through that. Sorry you had to learn the hard way. Next time when someone is cooking tell them about your food allergy.

I eat raw onions on occasion and only sauteed onions if I am at a restaurant.

 

[JazzysMom]

Its weird how our bodies react to things especially out of the blue. I hope you keep this in your memory bank & maybe you will luck out & it was a fluke. I love onions & couldnt imagine not being able to cook with them!