SHOCKING cause of Deadly Meat Allergy: Medical Mystery Solved!

[@ViolinMD]

Enjoyed this video? Check out this one next - a woman made one simple dietary mistake and it sent her to the hospital! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYnZmIyQmrmWd8k

[@hacksawbob3310]

At 13:20, that is not a tick. It looks more like an adult squash bug. Otherwise, great video!

[@Marks-Law]

You are equally beautiful and very Smart. I have only one question? How much caffeine did you have before filming this video ?

[@wheepingwillow24u17]

IT WAS THE TICK. SO THE PROPAGANDA BEGINS, TO DETOUR FOLKS FROM EATING BEEF OR FOR THAT MATTER ANY MEAT. HONEY YOU NEED TO BACK OFF WHAT EVER IT IS YOU'RE ON, YOU COME OFF WIRED TO A 220.

[@thomastolbert6184]

They are putting chemicals in the meat that keeps it fresh,that is causing the allergys!

[@Marks-Law]

@@adog3336 Totally 100% I have a friend that has been taking that same shot since spring of 2023 and she is just wrecked for 2weeks. There’s no chance of her going back to work. She got Gen. 1 Covid in the summer of 2020. Hasn’t really ever recovered from the side effects. I sure wish she never started taking the medication that you can spell and I cannot.

[@GHFear]

I had Covid-19 in 2020 and just days after I recovered, I was hospitalized for 3 months because my white blood cell count went through the roof and they were attacking all of my cells. After 3 months of the worst pain imaginable and doctors not understand what was causing it, I was too weak to eat, so I just didn't eat for about 4 days and then all my symptoms went away. Then the doctors sent me home thinking everything was okay. I came home and had a big meal and just 2 hours later I was once again feeling pain in every single cell in my body. It was worse than ever and I had to be hospitalized once again. Right away I saw a link between eating and getting these symptoms because it had stopped once I stopped eating and it started just hours after eating again. I decided to not eat for a few days again while I was hospitalized and like clockwork I was feeling perfectly fine just 4 days later once again. This scared me because if I can't eat, I can't live. And if eating meant I would be in that much pain, why would I want to live? So I told my doctor about the connection between eating and getting the symptoms. He said to me that he didn't share that idea at all and that I was looking in the wrong direction and that I should let him do the doctoring. I was sent back home again and this time I decided to keep fasting for a week and during that week I felt absolutely fine. So I decided to start experimenting to see which foods were causing the reaction. Day #1: I ate salmon and I didn't get any symptoms. Day #2: I ate pork and I didn't get any symptoms. Day #3: I ate rice and this time I was sent right back to the hospital. Waited a few days and was sent back home and the doctor once again didn't test for anything new, but just ran the same tests he had done 20 times before and said that he believed I was a hypochondriac that was triggering a severe white blood cell release with the placebo effect and that he could recommend me a psychiatrist. I didn't ever want to see my doctor again, so I started testing only a TINY amount of the food to see if the symptoms would be milder. And they were! So I tested every possible food you could imagine over the next 6 months and the ONLY food I could eat without getting severe headaches, bloodshot eyes and bloody stool, was meat. Any type of meat, fish, chicken or other animal. I could also eat pure oils. I just couldn't eat carbohydrates. NONE of them. After being in constant pain from experimenting to find the foods I couldn't eat for those 6 months, I stopped experimenting and just ate meat for a whole year. My intestines healed a lot during those 365 days and I thought I was ready to see if something had changed with this "allergy" or whatever it was. I tried eating some rice and then I just waited... Oh my God, was this the longest day and night of my life. I was so scared that the symptoms would come back, because I knew just how insanely painful it was. But nothing happened... Not even a little headache. I waited 24 hours before celebrating and then I remember looking at myself in the bathroom mirror and just crying for like 30 minutes. "I can eat rice..." I kept saying over and over while tears were falling down my face. Fast forward to today and I just can't eat gluten or milk protein, but everything else is fine. My milk protein allergy is getting better over time since I started taking a double dose of probiotics. Still don't have an official diagnosis and if I ever decide to get one, I will go to a private specialist in gastrointestinal problems and autoimmune disorders. I don't expect anyone to read this, but if you do, thank you. Take care.

[@daisyy99]

I read it all the way through. Your doctor was an egotistical jerk. You are intelligent enough to trust your brain and act. I am so glad you made it through your trials. Your info will be invaluable to someone. Thank you for caring enough to write this.

[@autumnleaves8553]

Thank you for sharing. Many of us have diet related issues similar to yours and yet many doctors refuse to hear our thoughts. I hate that! Glad that you established your weaknesses and can enjoy a greater range if goods now, without fear of pain.

[@boydguie8129]

Thx. That was very interesting and informative . When docs don't want to help you anymore they blow you off and say it's all in your head .

[@jeffbrown9060]

I have diagnosed your doctor as a moron.

[@Pa-we1lw]

I can relate. I got kicked out of the ER for insisting that I was NOT having pancreatitis.

[@markfischer3626]

In 2014 I found a tick on me. I live in a rural area. I removed it and immediately went to my doctor. She gave me a prescription of four Cipro tablets and told me to take one every 12 hours. Last year I had an antibody panel done. It showed I had antibodies for Lyme disease. Damned I've got a great doctor. She knew exactly what to do and saved me from a serious illness.

[@markfischer3626]

@RobertoCalifornica Can you explain how 9 years later a blood test panel for antibodies tested positive for Lyme disease?

[@RobertoCalifornica]

@@markfischer3626no

[@markfischer3626]

I'm not an immunologist. Once certain illnesses occur like chickenpox, you have immunity for life. Others like german measles, well I had that twice. I assume I have lifetime immunity from measles and mumps which I had as a child before there were vaccines, and for things I was vaccinated for like smallpox, whooping cough, and polio. Some vaccines give immunity for a limited time like tetanus and covid I suppose. I don't know about shingles. I get a flu shot every year for the latest common variant. Once when I was young and going to live abroad, I got three vaccines at once. I passed out in a chair next to the doctor's desk. Next think I knew he had my head between my legs and was tapping the back of my neck. When I came to he gave me a shot of brandy.

[@tlcetc4506]

I do think it is good she was willing to give you preventative treatment right away- will never understand refusal to do this- however leery about the choice of Cipro. They say there is less risk if the tick was not attached too long and careful to remove the mouth parts (kind of hard), so your chances of being harmed, even disabled, may have been higher from that specific type of antibiotic! Look at the FDA website and see why they say Cipro (and all antibiotics of that same class) should not be used unless there is no other option. There is another class used with tick bites and in chronic conditions that helps in other ways, like with inflammation, and preventative dosing sometimes used after exposure. Of course it is always risk vs benefit with any med but seems too often overlooked, uninformed. This one really gets to me because what average person would ever suspect an antibiotic could do that type damage? Some have it happen and don't make the connection to even mention when they go in for the new problem and it is not realized- so we can't know the true chance of the adverse effect to happen. Yet, they know enough that the med requires REMS, black boxes and legal med guides (not just the printoff info generally given). I don't think MedGuides are a sufficient enough strategy (except for the companies liability maybe, not for warning and protecting patients), at least how they are used-or not used- currently.

[@patriciaboies8298]

​@@markfischer3626that is the basis of vaccines

[@jogiovinazzi9619]

Great video! Originally I came from the state of Rhode Island. In the early 80's I contracted Lyme's Disease and treatments and effects were in their infancy. I was 32 years old and developed multiple debilitating symptoms and even the rheumatologists were diagnosing me with early onset arthritis. I suffered for three years and finally properly diagnosed when moving to Florida. I still suffer from residual damage sometimes making it difficult. I also developed Alpha Gal with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and more. The doctors pretty much told me I was crazy and no one believed my reaction to eating land animals so I was left to my own devices to figuring it out by eating rice only and adding one food to my diet daily. I became a vegan and never had another problem. I was so excited years later they finally discovered it was Alpha Gal. I wasn't crazy! To this day I live on a plant based diet and at 67 have no plans of changing😊

[@rosev.9833]

congratulations on the quick self diagnosis.

[@nicsxnin6786]

As someone who’s life has been ruined by tick borne illness I guessed this immediately. Thank you for educating people on the dangers of ticks. Lyme and Babesia have nearly killed me and my quality of life is terrible. It’s very hard to get a timely diagnosis. I can’t overstate the dangers of tick bites.

[@YumariiWolf]

Ive also been infected by both lyme and babesia (lyme 3 times and no acute babesiosis, just a positive blood test when donating with no symptoms) and while I used to have consistent joint paint and mental fog, I found great relief of my symptoms by fasting. I was seriously considering bee venom therapy for a while but now, as long as I stay active and eat well (i also changed my diet to much healthier foods) and fast, my body no longer hurts just existing. I'm not saying this will work for you but don't give up hope that your quality of life can improve.

[@jessicah4462]

A WEF scientist talked about bioengineering ticks to give people meat allergies in order to cut down on consumption…this is horrifying!! He said it with a smile on his face like an evil villain from a movie. Becoming allergic to meat would be a death sentence for me. I have gastro paresis. My stomach is paralyzed. That means most veg and many fruits, all nuts are out for me as they can easily cause bezoars as I can’t digest them properly. Not to mention they make me extremely ill when I eat them. Meat is my main diet as it’s soft, full of protein and I have no issues eating it at all. Hardly anyone pays attention to what the crazies at WEF say, so nobody knows about this, but it’s on this platform from earlier this year. If I find it again, and the link is allowed I’ll post it as a reply.

[@missyblanks9916]

People really don’t understand the blood/brain barrier consequences.

[@safffff1000]

@@jessicah4462 Bingo

[@lindaparker1043]

@@jessicah4462thanks! with so many shady biolabs all over the world, it’s scary what they are up to. i am surprised your comment wasn’t suppressed 😮

[@juliagatto2649]

We cover this extensively in veterinary school. I don't think enough credit is given to veterinarians and their important role in public health.

[@josephdahdouh2725]

Same as a lab scientist. But, also who really goes to a veterinarian when the issue is a human? But, maybe you could have been of help to figuring out such cases if you really did know this even before watching the video. Not enough credit is given to everything in healthcare. Also, I don't care about credit. Everyone does a job, and that's that. I don't find the credits given to be of any help except that it creates a higher ego and arrogant health care workers. I think the only instances were doctors should be credited and all other health care professionals is when they deal with things that is at a very high risk of contaminating and killing them for example during 1st covid 19 outbreak waves.

[@michah321]

My pets' veterinarian told me about this

[@godman5043]

A veterinarian's job is even harder. Their patients can talk to them.

[@rosepetals8181]

Oh YEAH...WHY AREN'T VETERINARIANS FIGHTING AGAINST THE POISONOUS DYES AND FLAVORINGS BEING PUT IN ANIMAL FOOD AS WELL 🧐🧐🧐INGREDIENTS ARE KILLING YOUR ANIMALS IN THE FIRST PLACE💯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️👁️YOUR ANOTHER DECEITFUL CLINIC... I'VE WITNESSED TOO MUCH ...CLEAN THEM UP TOO💯‼️⚖️

[@jennygabbard6421]

Please explain how the vets roll in this?

[@hubear6607]

literally, the BEST channel i've followed on here... so much learning and the delivery method is just perfect

[@wendyn9780]

My late wife was a Rheumatologist and a respected diagnostician. Is is wonderful to see another MD following that tradition and educating us too! 🙏🏻

[@bend3rbot]

EVEN IF it ends up triggering Right Wing Carnivore diet types?!?!?! Many would have said they would prefer to die before living without beef until they were fighting for life itself

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@bend3rbot Sounds like a couple right wing friends I have who claimed Covid was a hoax until they needed intubated.

[@australianwoman9696]

​@@bend3rbotWhere did this come from in the first place? Bill Gates?

[@adventurehawksancientharmony]

@@australianwoman9696that’s the first thing I think of when someone mentions poisonous food. This may be more propaganda…?

[@melissabartholomew2538]

​@@bend3rbotAlright bot. Right-wing carnivore diet types now I've heard it all 😂.

[@susanr7931]

I did guess the diagnosis in less than a minute, but I had personal experience with this. I am an RN and my husband was the patient. We had gone hiking and my husband got a tick on his leg, which I recognized as a Lone Star Tick. Living in New York State, seeing these was not uncommon and I removed it. We later went to the ER where we got the full "riot act." NO MAMMALIAN MEAT for a year--minimum. Luckily we removed the tick before he ever got an anaphylactic reaction and his diet was prophylactically changed to eliminate mammalian meat (beef, lamb, pork or venison, etc.) for 18 months to give the antigens time to be eliminated. My husband was fortunately able to have meat that was of the bird, fish, reptilian (alligator) and amphibians (frogs and turtles) so he wasn't going to be starved. At the 18 month mark, we got my husband an appointment with the allergist, who gave us an 8AM appointment and told us to bring a 6 ounce piece of beef (he chose a medium rare ribe-eye) to the appointment where he could eat it and we waited until 5PM to see if he had any anaphylactic reaction while they waited with epinephrine and oxygen. He said he felt like he was playing Russian Roulette as he ate his steak. We went home at 6PM ready to re-start his life on beef.

[@ViolinMD]

Great story, that’s a long time to spend at the doctor’s office! Glad to hear everything’s back to normal.

[@annettetaylor5478]

Hay world!!! The tick is being used to transmit the Alfa gal gene to stop people from eating meat. Thank Bill Gates and his Asian scientists. It's out there recorded, the idea of using ticks to cause meat allergies!!! Look for yourself.

[@jgmendes3664]

I am a GR and my JDX tests showed I could possibly suffer a sudden PX event !!!

[@kippie80]

@guitarszenthat is total BS. What food has the most anti-oxidants? Red Meat. What do most plants do to humans? They want to kill you.

[@wasntme3651]

@guitarszen I’ve been full blown carnivore since mid May and have never been healthier so I disagree with your comment.

[@jimseals8659]

I'm a 76 year old male living in rural Oklahoma. Several years ago I developed an allergy to red meat and this explains a lot. I can eat small quantities of red meat today, but for several years I was unable to tolerate red meat. I have been active in the outdoors and have experienced several tick bites over the years. I now use insect repellants whenever I go into areas prone to ticks. Thank you for a very informative video.

[@janetjilote6495]

Are you a carnivore? Are your meats fresh? No spices?

[@andhisband]

When I was 6 or 7 I began having attacks of anaphylaxis. Two things about my reactions stand out: nobody ever pinned-down what was causing them, and they all happened after I had gone to sleep (after midnight) which fits the 8-hour post-dinner delay. This was happening at least once per month. I'm over 70 now, so the problem has passed, but this video might be an eye-opener. Thank you.

[@lorriefinley3129]

@andhisband Im not sure if you still drink milk but I am allergic to dairy which raises my histamine levels. So, anything else I come in contact with I will have a more severe allergic reaction. It is possible this is what you had and people grow out of allergies. But you may have been sleeping with a wool blanket or other material such as latex that you were allergic to. Just a thought. For reference, before I discovered the connection, I had extreme reactions to mosquito bites that they could look like bee stings. I had an episode of anaphylaxis from getting so many one time. After stopping dairy, I couldn't even tell when I got a mosquito bite. (And my overall allergies improved)

[@tlcetc4506]

​good to share! I am curious, though, if you tried to determine if raw milk made any difference with you because I have heard about that from others- and then read about the why/how. All these things are very interesting. Hopefully there is more support in Healthcare and in general, now because it isn't easy to explore and address if suspected. When I tried decades ago, others were quite unsympathetic and discouraging, even sabotaged my efforts with helping my young child even though it was directed by a doctor after blood tests came back.

[@andhisband]

@@tlcetc4506 We drank watered-down powdered milk and were lucky to have that.

[@tlcetc4506]

@@andhisband I understand

[@andhisband]

@@lorriefinley3129 I went to the CDC web site and looked for both the symptoms and the and behavioral and environmental evidence associated with this syndrome. It's almost a 100% match with my experience. I am a native of Pittsburgh. Western PA is loaded with deer. Deer are loaded with ticks. The Lone Star tick's range includes that part of PA: they are not called that because of Texas -- they are called that because of the mark on their back. You seem hell-bent on denying this to me. Unreal.

[@UnderHisWings0322]

I am currently a medical mystery. Undiagnosed and chronically ill. Id give anything to be able to see a Dr like you who has the passion to figure out things instead of throwing a pill at it to cover the symptoms. Bless you for taking your job and gifts seriously🙏

[@buckjones4901]

It can be so many things, and I understand what you are going through and feel the same way. Most often I find that many problems stem from a gut flora imbalance or possibly parasite. If nothing else try to repair your gut flora, avoid foods you may be reacting too. This is where the carnivore diet comes into play for many people as it eliminate pretty much all allergens, except for eggs for some people, maybe limit on the pork. Look up Jordan Petersons daughter, and what she went through with her health.

[@gogobeastdude]

its mold

[@Padraigp]

People fasted often in the old days. Before Christmas was a time of fasting maybe you can do an elimination diet process. It involved cutting out all common triggers then reindltroducing and seeing what happens. Also see if you can find a holistic doctors who will test for deficiencies that normal doctors don't bother with.

[@josephdahdouh2725]

@@gogobeastdude lol, most probably not

[@shariherman34]

What a horrible experience! I'm glad you figured it out. No thanks to your so-called "doctor".

[@AudioTruyenLangQue]

I just love how they explain everything to us so we can understand them , and they make it fun so we don't get bored or distracted ( which happens to me very often) plus they are having fun to which is amazing. So thank you both! You're amazing guys!

[@ViolinMD]

Glad you enjoyed !

[@marycrosthwait8615]

My husband had this. He was in the Army reserves and must have been bitten by a tick during summer camp in Georgia. It was about 14 years ago before anyone really knew about it. Even the allergist was surprised that he was allergic to red meat. My poor husband almost cried at the thought of no more juicy steaks. The first signs were itching and a severe rash. Then what made him go to the doctor was he felt his throat closing up and he would throw up. Thank goodness he wasn’t as bad as the man in the video.

[@ls-888]

There's an interview with a POS,WEFer,globalist, eugenist,Frankenstein doctor that brags about synthesizing the tick red meat allergens, and developing the synthetic equivalent, boasting that he could lace other over the counter pills with,causing millions of people to develop red meat allergies, "solving the world's issues with cow flatulence " (paraphrasing). One could possibly take a Tylenol for a headache and become red meat allergic, overnight❗Evil among us, calling himself a doctor/scientist❗ WHO WANTS TO TRUST THE SCIENCE⁉️

[@george.s.8491]

Read the book called “Bitten”. Eye opening.

[@GodIsReal..]

Can he still not eat meat

[@Sue.5776]

Chronic Lyme disease contracted in Canada and not diagnosed for decades. I can eat meat but have numerous other sensitivities. Thank you for sharing.

[@johnvvoorthuijzen2653]

Sweet lord, 15 minutes of cpr, she must've been on her last legs when the paramedics arrived 😮

[@SwissPGO]

About 30 years ago, my dad - who's an MD in Belgium did CPR once during 30 minutes when a person collapsed following a heart attack - while being on the phone to guide the rescue team. Yes, he told me it was exhausting - the patient survived without lasting issues and only died very recently at an age over 90. A doctor without specialized equipment can't do much more than what he did. But he did it really well.

[@thatgirl5630]

I’ve never done cpr, but I can’t even do a push-up so u can imagine how hard it would b for me😭✋🏽

[@danielles3841]

​@@thatgirl5630its not really a pushup, your arms are locked out. Its closer to a back extension

[@DeerheartStudioArts]

the patient is a male.

[@hollyl5702]

​@@DeerheartStudioArtsthey're talking about his wife. CPR is really difficult and sustaining it for 15 mins is hard. Usually teams take turns in the ER from what I understand.

[@CornbreadOracle]

I know several people with Alpha-Gal. Apparently we live in ‘ground zero’ for it. Some people have it for a while and get over it; some people never do. And it varies in severity. Some people can tolerate dairy and gelatin ingredients in cooked foods. Others can’t even have traces of mammalian protein ingredients. I’m terrified of it because I have a pig valve in my heart.

[@maryagregory6523]

where do you live?

[@froggacuda1605]

I've had it for over 6 years. For me, luckily, I don't get anaphylaxis and I can still eat dairy and gelatin (at least in moderation)

[@AF_1892]

My God, I'll pray for you. Also for you to not starve to death. Im so sorry.

[@Itching2bfree]

Give this lady an Oscar for her riveting storytelling!! I was engaged the whole time!

[@offshoretinker]

Gets on MY nerves!

[@ragmanintx]

Overacting. Annoying as hell.

[@StacyBaldwin-qv5cj]

Huh, I was annoyed with her over exaggerating

[@nataliestandley1979]

Love this coverage. I have alpha gal. When I tell people about it they look at me like I have 3 heads and I'm telling tall tales. Some of the symptoms post exposure mimic rheumatological conditions so early on I was seeing a rheumatologist. After my DX with alph gal I told her about it so we could make sure my meds were safe but she said she doesn't believe in tick born illness but if it makes me feel better to avoid beef and pork she supports that. I was blown away and needless to say I stopped seeing her.

[@ivegotmoxie986]

Contracted Rocky Mountain Dpotted fever. Went to hospital with irregular heartbeat, leaky veins, and purple feet. Was treated like a hypochondriac, only to find 10 months later with terrible small fiber neuropathy, all due to Rocky Mountain Spotted fever going untreated. Hope others are cared for by a doctor who really cares to find what is causing a problem malady.

[@archeewaters]

not all doctors know enough about it.

[@w1975b]

@@ivegotmoxie986 if you're still suffering with neuropathy, you might consider increasing vitamin E (important to get natural, not synthetic), cholesterol intake and B vitamins. Cholesterol makes up the sheath around nerves, vitamin E strengthens circulation and the B vitamins help nerve function. best wishes to you PS - search these together: neuropathy doctoryourself It's a free website (don't have to sign up, so you won't get spam) all about NUTRIENTS and how deficiencies are linked with health issues. just a suggestion, of course. you can choose to learn more about it or not

[@andpeggy532]

I ahve alpha gal as well. That doctor obviously doesn’t know what she is talking about.

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

@@ivegotmoxie986💔❤️‍🩹❤️💝🙏🏼

[@rebeccagerhardt86]

My brother contracted this around 2000. Similar experience, though his was diagnosed as an unknown anaphylaxis. Didn't know what it was until about 2020. Given an epi-pen RX to use if he contacted the allergen again. Had to use it a few times and be hospitalized a few times before making the connection (beef). We're from SC. Living in the middle of nowhere, in the woods, obviously we had tick bites occasionally. Thankfully, after moving to Connecticut a few years ago, his levels have dropped and he's able to eat a very small amount of beef without a reaction, and his levels continue to drop. Hopefully, he can be free of this in the next few years.

[@CCB249]

Yes he may get over Alpha-gal but he has moved to the epicenter of Lyme disease!

[@Deepblue744]

@@CCB249. Yeah I was pretty much thinking the same thing. But to be fair though it depends where in the state u live. I currently reside in CT but the location I live we don’t have a huge issue with ticks, thankfully. But u still gotta be careful though.

[@schtucka78]

My bite was in 2002 and I never recognized I was having anaphylaxis until 2023. An allergist suggested an alpha-Gal test in may 2023 and it was positive. I had never heard of this syndrome, but I really hope it will go away.

[@jamesbyrd468]

Retired PA here. I found this enjoyable and the presenters enthusiasm was pleasant. And I like freckles.

[@beckyrr1]

I work in a Hospital laboratory and heard of this reaction to ticks. But I had no idea why it occurred. Wow, I learned so much from this video. Thank you! 😊

[@ViolinMD]

Glad to hear it 😊

[@chrislawrence3629]

Great video. I live in North Carolina and 2 people I know can not eat red meat. The thing they share in common - they both were bitten by the lone star tick. I was pretty sure of the diagnosis right from the start.

[@pollypurree1834]

I had the same thing. It lasted 3 weeks and disappeared. I'm fine now

[@ladymmctube]

I love this style of video. I'm a 'who done it' fan as well as a retired medical coder. I really love the unfolding of the disease and the lists you create to narrow in on the cause. Well Done!!! I would love to see more of this type of video, and I haven't seen anyone else use this style.

[@wendyrobinson7407]

I’ve just been listening to podcast on a misdiagnosed patient who spent ten years before he found out he had Alpha gal syndrome. Very few doctors are aware of it. I am so glad your video explains it so well. Just hope it helps with awareness

[@janisrands8990]

Wish I could find a doctor like you, who cares so much about health.

[@aliiiizeh]

I love how all of these medical mysteries have something to do with food! In your previous videos there was vitamin C deficiency and then lead poisoning, this shows how very important it is to be very careful about what you ingest and the quantity of it. Thank you so much for sharing these with us

[@carolgold-boyd9287]

I don't have red-meat/alpha-gal syndrome, but I have twice wound up in the ER with anaphylaxis. It's a really unpleasant, frightening experience and I don't recommend it. In my case, it was an allergy to tomatoes which are a really common ingredient in many foods. My reactions weren't as bad as the one in the video, doctors were able to bring it under control in the ER and I didn't need to be admitted but it still took days to recover and return to something like normal and I was on medication for two weeks. I carry an epi-pen but I do my best to avoid needing to use it. The last time I had a reaction that bad was in 1995 so I must be doing something right.

[@lenakohl2339]

Being allergic to tomato sounds not fun. I'm allergic to soy and it's everywhere, too. 🙄

[@user-im6fy4qp6m]

thats not too uncommon of an allergy. you should be careful with plants related to the tomato family as well. people with your allergy also have issues with eggplants, sweet potatoes, and other nightshade family plants

[@carolgold-boyd9287]

@@user-im6fy4qp6m Actually... no, we don't always. Of all those plants you list tomatoes are the ONLY ones I have problems with. I can eat all the other nightshades with zero problems. Likewise, although I have strong allergies to lentils and peas I can many other legumes, including all the New World beans, with no problems. So yes, when first diagnosed caution is needed, and I was under the care of an allergist for a number of years, but allergies are tricky and sometimes very individualistic.

[@tamiwilson7944]

I have been bitten by several ticks over the years, and my allergist told me that my IGE is extremely high. I suffer from asthma and eczema. I wonder if this why. Thank you for the GREAT information!!

[@TKCTSTN]

I knew the answer instantly, as I developed Alpha Gal in 1985. I figured out the meat connection after a second episode of severe nausea/ vomiting following a meal with red meat & was relieved to finally learn, in 2010, what it was. Earlier that year a neighbor gave us buffalo he raised which I thought might be OK since it wasn't "factory farmed", my first red meat in 25 years. I awoke during the night covered with hives & swollen lips. I live in a rural area in middle Tennessee & ticks are just part of life here. At least people stopped accusing me of just being neurotic about my diet & many of them now know at least one other person with Alpha Gal.

[@johnnyxmusic]

That’s why I’m content with Beta Gals. Safer. 👸🏻

[@lauraw.7008]

@@johnnyxmusic😂😂😂 too funny!

[@x1xBryanx1x]

I dont know why the algorithm brought me here, but I watched it all and was on the edge of my seat. Subscribed.

[@baumgreen]

I appreciate the account of the diagnostic process and the step by step explanations of test results and physical symptoms. Dr. Deshauer and other young physicians are sharing a lot of great medical information. Thank you!

[@vka1751]

I love your screen presence! You make a complicated medical topic enjoyable and easy to understand. Thx so much for sharing your wonderful talents, big heart and exceptional mind.

[@scphieee]

Your videos are such high quality! I love the little clips, it brightens the experience 👏 You are also SO close to a million subscribers!!!

[@ViolinMD]

Thank you so much!!

[@LeonoreAraiza]

Amazing.! This was so informative and can be lifesaving . Thank God for creating you for the love and care for so many. May He bless you day after day Amen❤

[@ChaiLatte13]

My husband and I were talking about ticks causing a meat allergy just last week. We live in Pennsylvania and they have been terrible for many years. I think my county is one of the worst in the world. lol If we walk in our backyard, they can be all over our pants. It's really awful. It's almost impossible to avoid them here. I had to clear some brush last week, so I put duct tape around my ankles to stop them from crawling up that way.

[@usa2342]

Have you tried growing artemisia? I heard it helps repell fleas, maybe it might help clean your property

[@dominionthemovieisreality1181]

News Flash - you don't need a "tick bite" to be allergic to meat. When humans ingest this highly absorbable form of iron found in meat - especially on a "carnivore diet," the excess heme binds to proteins and accumulates in the liver, heart and pancreas. This causes toxicity and can cause HEART PROBLEMS, diabetes, or liver disease. This build-up of iron toxicity can also create DNA damage and oxidative stress. The flesh of a cadaver is not meant to be food for humans.

[@susandoerr3896]

get some opossums which will eat ticks and there is a type of chicken which is also known for devouring ticks without repercussions.

[@tabp8448]

​@@susandoerr3896yes those are called guinea fowl.

[@pagirl8757]

Chickens love ticks. May help if you're allowed to have them.

[@reachandler3655]

The signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis surprised me. A doctor told me off when I said I'm allergic to the penicillin she'd prescribed (despite it being clearly stated in the records), explaining that any reactions that does not involve swelling of mouth or throat are intolerances, not allergies. She wasn't happy that I refused to continue them due to the full body rash, vomiting, diarrhoea, and asthma flare-up.

[@SharonLuska]

Omg -same here with physician attitude about reactions- we were recently out with a radiologist who announced to the whole table “just because you have some reactions to food does not make it anaphylactic or serious…just take a Benadryl! ‘ he also is a believer that throat swelling is the only thing to be concerned about! Having uncontrolled asthma attack and body rash is serious enough (you were probably weak and dizzy too) ..and unless a person has suffered the days of hell after a reaction tho they just don’t understand 😞

[@arlenberthelsen9456]

Yes, my ancestors had a slight cold and was given penicillin he walked out of the clinic 10 feet and dropped dead.

[@kathymc234]

​@@SharonLuskasorry, but that is another a-hole doctor. They have lost their human compassion. Find KZbin videos on doctors who were diagnosed with autoimmune . They will tell you how difficult it is to get anyone to believe their pain and that treatments themselves are debilitating. I have Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Some people get it in one finger or one toe. I have it in every major joint in my body. Was bedridden for 2 years and could barely wipe my butt. I cried with pain trying to get into or off the toilet. A horrible condition. But doctors look at you and say, "You look fine." If you aren't missing an arm or leg, you're fine. If you aren't in a wheelchair, you're fine.

[@ianbardon8581]

That is horrendous, 2 years in bed. I had arthritis in my fingers & wrist, diluted Borax cleared it on one month

[@charlanpennington3989]

I had a tick bite. I tested negative for Lime Disease. My symptoms were so bad . My spouse called me a hypochondriac. Years later I learned there is a test for ONE of the 42 Lime Diseases. Started some research. Bought a coloidal silver kit. Recommend that we use it very fresh, less than 7 days old. Made light medium yellow coloidal silver. Took 2 oz.immediately, as I self prescribed for a 7 day challenge. At minute 20 i felt the Lime Disease die. I kept my challenge week. Also died was a heart fungus that causes vertical dark blood clot lines in the fingernails. Eventually reexposure to someoned pet dogs made the heart one return, so retreating now. Yes, fresh fresh matters.

[@KMx108]

I kept having episodes where I was insanely itchy. It came and went over and over. I saw an allergist, got allergy tested and was told I didn't have any allergies that explained it. I was told to see an endocrinologist, which didn't help so I just dealt with the misery. About 2 years later, a different doctor tested me for Alpha-Gal out of the blue (I wasn’t super itchy at that point) and I had all the Alpha-Gal markers. I went back to a picture of a tick that had bitten me and zoomed in (it was a super tiny tick.) Sure enough, it had that white dot and was a Lone Star tick. This happened in North Carolina. If you are super itchy and don't have any skin problems to explain it and it keeps coming and going...consider Alpha-Gal!! Sure am glad my case wasn’t more severe. The itchiness was bad enough.

[@katie155645]

I'm a forester with alpha-gal. I actually was already vegetarian but I react heavily to dairy and cross contamination (like a veggie burger cooked on the same grill). I knew what it was and still took a long time to get diagnosed because I thought it was only a red meat allergy.

[@BobJones-r6o]

I always enjoy your videos as a retired RN.

[@philiparonson8315]

I have a daughter-in-law with this condition. It is a living hell. It restricts her socially and the condition is very unpredictable. In my own case I am allergic to all eggs, fish, fowl, legumes, some seeds, avocados, and nuts (anaphylaxis). Also, beer and wine contain allergens for me as well. My main trigger was a case of mononucleosis and a severe bacterial infection when I was a teenager. I’ve dealt with this condition for over 50 years - almost died three times. Many people do not believe that food allergies exist, or try to ‘test’ people by surreptitiously placing allergens in food. Do not ever do that. The only good news is that my experience with food allergies came in handy when my infant son became ill. I was able to immediately determine it was an allergic reaction and got him to the hospital in time. He is allergic to dairy products and never grew out of it. He’s over 30 years-old. Fortunately his children show no allergies and everyone is paying attention.

[@joycebegnaud9645]

Sally Norton wrote a book saying some of those foods you are allergic to, are not to be consumed, yet she says they are telling people to eat many of these things for great health. Since I learned of some of the things she’s mentioned, I immediately stopped some, now less pain and I was suffering extremely bad, more than normal. So sorry to hear of you’re experience 😢

[@letitiajeavons6333]

People who have dairy and/or egg allergies should consider vegan food products as these are likely to be safe and then they can add in whatever else they aren't allergic to.

[@NeighborofKT]

I know someone who developed a red meat sensitivity (no allergic anaphylaxis that I know of). She suffered arthritis symptoms and general ill heath, general swelling all over her body. She had been bitten by a deer tick in a Minnesota corn field, and when she found out that another person who had been bitten at the same time had even more extreme ill health, she figured out that her chronic problems were tick bite related. After several years of doctor visits and treating symptoms, they discovered that eliminating meat from her diet improved her condition greatly. She really struggles with cross contamination when eating out, and also the stigma that she is just "fussy" or anti-meat.

[@theacademyofanatomy]

Very interesting! I have never heard of this before, however, I started practicing in 1999 and focused on musculoskeletal issues. My wife, who is a molecular biologist knew what it was right away when I mentioned it to her! I left practice around the time it was discovered to teach Anatomy. Thanks for some great videos!

[@sherylemoore8626]

Yes! I was diagnosed 3 years ago. I would get severe hives for what seemed like no reason and not every time I ate mammal meat. When I noticed those hives were accompanied by wheezing, I was sent to an allergist who immediately knew what it was. Blood test to confirm and I am now mammal meat free. It was an adjustment. Sometimes I really crave a cheeseburger! But mostly its fine. Thank you for your great explanation! I understand it so much better now. Love your videos.

[@dominionthemovieisreality1181]

Um, you do know there's plant-based versions of everything now, including cheeseburgers??? Welcome to 2023 where you don't have to eat corpses and the liquids that come out of them.

[@dominionthemovieisreality1181]

@@djjinerson Thank you for that suggestion of a bean patty, but you stop craving flesh once you realize where it comes from (a dead tortured animal) - literally speaking of "would have killed for."

[@Oraclestarsong]

Emu and ostrich are safe red meat

[@seitanbeatsyourmeat666]

As a vegan that wants a burger sometimes (not often tbh but on occasion) I’m so thankful for the beyond meat burgers or whatever alternative you prefer. It’s amazing we have these choices now

[@Gasp7000]

​@@Oraclestarsong...Thank you.

[@bumbudo]

This is a great way to learn. As a med student I appreciate you taking the time to adapt a video version of a case report.

[@mikec518]

It's a lot like Chubby Emu's fantastic videos. Love the format

[@johnlacey3857]

I’d like to see the two of them do guest star appearances on House

[@josephdahdouh2725]

@@mikec518 Chubby Emu's are kind of more confusing though.

[@dantorren1562]

ICU nurse here. I love the enthusiasm you have for medicine! The Alpha Gal syndrome is definitely something I've never heard of. Very interesting case! And I didn't't know you knew Dr. Blair Bigham! A must read book for anyone in critical care!

[@AhJodie]

Well, you are very good at making the whole scenario into an interesting drama, and I like the pics and research. Thank you.

[@spelldaddy5386]

For once, I actually suspected he diagnosis right at the beginning of the video. Dr. Mike made a video a while ago after he took emergency action for a passenger on a flight, and this was exactly what happened there, so once you mentioned the fishing trip and the carnivore diet, I knew

[@pdodwell1575]

Your level of energy and excitement in relating the stories makes them very watchable and entertaining. I just found myself hoping this is a persona you have developed only for the camera. I think it would be hard to be a patient facing a doctor with this high-level of energy in the examining room. But for the videos…♥️👍👍👍♥️!

[@AlEndo01]

This now-retired endocrinologist (most of my time spent as a "bonehead" treating osteoporosis etc) greatly appreciates these presentations & discussions. Great review to jog both my remaining neurons. I came up with the diagnosis less than a minute into the presentation, but I wonder if, like other IgE-mediated allergic issues, patients with alpha-Galactosidase allergy can be "desensitized" by low-dose exposures, analagous to allergy shots, which induce the formation of IgG blocking antibody. Anybody know?

[@dubliners0999]

Just a note--the Lone Star tick is most active April through July. I'm in IL and it mostly affects our southern most part of the state. And there were only 34,000 cases of Alpha-Gal (from meat & ticks) reported from 2010 to 2018. In short, I won't stop eating meat or dairy due to the small chance that I'll get Alpha-Gal.

[@elainekiskis2001]

You don't get Alpha Gal from EATING mammal products (red meat and dairy) you get it from a tick bite. The saliva from the tick inserts an allergen into your system. THEN, a few months later after that allergen has invaded your body, if you eat anything mammal, your body reacts to the alpha gal in that food. If you stick to fish and poultry you don't have reactions because fish and poultry don't contain the alpha gal carbohydrate. Pray you never get this. It is a life altering syndrome.

[@SharonLuska]

Please do more about food allergies 🙏 it’s becoming more and more of an issue for so many families. I was the first in my family and people mis understood it for food pickiness. They thought a little wouldn’t hurt. Now that the next generation of little people have food allergies as well, the thinking has changed. My niece was recently bullied for asking a fellow gr-2 student to not come near her with her lip gloss…it has sesame oil and she is severely allergic! I’m allergic to eggs fish pork and latex. Your subject from todays video should also exercise caution with vitamin pill capsules and marshmallows We now have a lawsuit in Canada against Tim Hortons for a dairy reaction!!! The social stigma for food allergy sufferers is about to get much worse. There needs to be a more informed public understanding of what food allergies are and the range and time lapse of suffering they can cause. Thank you for your wonderful videos. You really have an incredible array of skills! 💕💕

[@Worldviewsandthoughts]

And it will not get better as long as they keep poisoning our food supply with chemicals and engineered food.

[@jjjones4982]

As a vegan I guess this is something I don't have to worry about. When I was young I was a camp counselor who had the job for checking the campers in my cabin for ticks....but no one checked me. When I got home I found a tick stuck in the back of my neck & had to go to the doctor to get it removed.

[@man_at_the_end_of_time]

Lyme disease is still a risk Lyme is a gift from Operation Paper Clipped Unit 731 & the USA's germ warfare program.

[@nholth]

Good video. I have no medical education and had to practically self diagnose my Lyme disease a few years ago. More attention needs to be given to Tick-borne disease in North America. I used to love the outdoors and traveling the eastern USA and the risk of ticks (particularly the nymph stage which carry more disease and are almost impossible to see) really took a toll on my enjoyment of the outdoors. Lyme is a bad experience but I had a good recovery and no lingering symptoms. I am a bit of a foodie and cant imagine suddenly losing the ability to enjoy a whole branch of food like that. I hope there will be more awareness of these diseases and push for vaccines for Lyme which used to exist but stopped because it was not profitable for big pharma.

[@sgreen0000]

It is amazing how docs can determine the specific diagnosis. The human body is so complicated!

[@julius43461]

Yes! It's mind blowing. I always compared it to a car. Here you have a machine built by humans, and often even the best mechanic or electrician can't figure out what the problem is. Now imagine diagnosing a human body that was not built by us, and is many times more complicated.

[@dominionthemovieisreality1181]

Too bad it's a wrong diagnosis. They're bending over backwards not to blame eating meat, so it has to be a "tick bite." When humans ingest this highly absorbable form of iron found in meat - especially on a "carnivore diet," the excess heme binds to proteins and accumulates in the liver, heart and pancreas. This causes toxicity and can cause HEART PROBLEMS, diabetes, or liver disease. This build-up of iron toxicity can also create DNA damage and oxidative stress. The flesh of a cadaver is not meant to be food for humans.

[@mickmiah7605]

I came for the story: I stayed for the freckles. What a beautiful face and a what a fascinating tale. Liked, subbed, rang the bell.

[@terrieseverson6346]

Once again a brilliant presentation that’s easily understood by the average layperson. Your enthusiasm for your profession is something special in this day and age of mediocrity in health care. I’m an avid subscriber to all of your videos.❤

[@JuleeChristensen]

I ended up with Lyme's disease. Silly tick was fully embedded in my lower leg and I had no idea. I sure wish we had doctors like you here in SW USA.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Oh please, because the US doesn't have good doctors? 😂😂😂

[@JuleeChristensen]

​@@randomvintagefilm273 I could count on one hand the number of good/knowledgeable doctors I've seen while living in rural areas.

[@douginorlando6260]

@@randomvintagefilm273there are ego headed close minded doctors, ignorant doctors, and some doctors who actually want their patients to die before being exposed as wrong (damn them to hell). In the US, you better have your eyes open and not assume your doctor knows what he’s doing. People need patient’s advocates and patient’s advocates need guidance on how to be effective.

[@Gasp7000]

​@douginorlando6260 It's true, while I don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, I have been met with rushed appts and cookie-cutter indifference, and often. At least 6 doctors, I have severed from my life and moved on because I was left to my own answers for that many potentially fatal diseases where I almost died in every case, malignant cancer and Cat Scratch, included, that even hospitlization doing IV antibiotics didn't help after two other series of antibiotics. It turned out, I needed something much stronger than their strongest antibiotics, and I found it on my own, reversing sepsis by myself. It is functional medicine that has helped me the most, whenever I have needed to reach out, other than actual surgeries, and with two surgeries, I was harmed. I just wish there was more integration.

[@-whackd]

I don't know how people have bugs burrow into them without noticing. I mean, I'm as tough as the next guy and let branches and other stuff scratch me up without caring, but it doesn't make me totally numb to insects burrowing into my body. I've been bushwhacking around the forests for a few years as an arborist and never had a tick actually get in me.

[@Jetskiiangel]

I've had alpha-gal syndrome since the late 1980's. I was just properly diagnosed in 2022 at the age of 35 thanks to my own google searches. I had it confirmed by a blood test by my doctor. Thanks for making this video to raise awareness of this rare but growing tick disease. Learning how to manage alpha-gal has made such a huge difference in my life.

[@ednamesser1990]

Absolutely love your videos. !! I had Lyme disease about 15 years ago. No bullseye. Doctors here in GA said we did not have a high risk of that. Well..yeah lol. Longer story goes with that but after many doctor visits I finally found out it was Lyme. 6 weeks of doxycycline and was good as new. Caught early enough not to have lasting problems.

[@cookiedoe6068]

My sister got lymes disease from a tick in Georgia too

[@KMx108]

My doctors in NC blew off the possibility of Lyme also. I ended up getting Lyme, Alpha-Gal and Tick Borne relapsing fever all from the same tick. It took getting tested by Vibrant-America labs to find out because all my doctors did was the useless Western Blot test that follows lame CDC guidelines that hardly catches anything. Even though I had a nasty, crusty, oozing, angry tick bite and kept running a fever over and over, they refused to treat me which lead to my condition becoming chronic and much more difficult to deal with. It has seriously affected my life and their ignorance just makes me so mad.

[@samjones4327]

Hey Siobhan! Great to see you! Thanks for this very interesting topic! Thanks for always teaching us about these amazing medical conditions and how you and your colleagues go about saving us and treating us! You are an amazing doctor and teacher and I appreciate all that you do for us! Be well, be safe and Cheers!!!

[@j.maxwaddell2557]

I just found your channel. I love these medical mystery stories. You have the great ability to tell the story while keeping my interest, and I learn new information all at the same time. Thank you.

[@Anathryn]

My brother recently died due a wasp sting. He had been stung many times in the past but this last one, within 10 minutes he was gone, the DR's couldn't find any evidence that he had any antibodies built up but instead settled with every sting he'd gotten in the past, his antibodies went down to non existent.

[@vsee2207]

So very sorry for the loss of your brother.

[@pnhnut]

peace be with you, so sorry for your loss.

[@esosun7893]

So sorry for your loss.

[@spamsam99]

What vax did he get. Recent info suggests potential severe weakening of the immune system.

[@ianbardon8581]

Very interesting to know. Just another side effect of the un safe & ineffective medical intervention, ? Maybe

[@PollyNitroRocket]

I have alpha gal aka red meat allergy. It came out of nowhere, I ate lamb and two hours latter I started feeling itchy palms, followed by hives and full blown anaphylaxis. Now I have to carry an epipen. I ride mountain bikes, my local trail are known for their ticks (though I never found an attached tick on).

[@An__-]

Oh my gosh. Has it improved at all with time? Going without dairy just seems very very challenging to me, personally.

[@marley7659]

Fortunately plant based diets are perfectly healthy so you wouldn’t ever need to worry about needing meat. I hope you can avoid serious allergic reactions for the rest of your life.

[@PollyNitroRocket]

@@An__- yes over time (2 years) my allergy has gotten better, I can eat a small hamburger without needing any allergy medication. Lamb is still giving me trouble, but now I know my warning signs and I can treat the allergic reaction before needing epipen. I never had any issues with dairy, but I do have a few riding friends who do.

[@chasethehorizonx]

Drink milk. The small amounts of alpha galactose in milk will expose you to small amounts, until your body stops reacting..

[@adriennem1003]

Yes..me in 2009 out of no where after eating hot dogs

[@dmann1209]

Excellent medical mystery! I was leaning towards infected meat. enjoy your enthusiasm.

[@estebandavidlopezmurillo2420]

I love this channel, the way Dr. Shiobhan tells you the story really wants you to stay focused on the case!!! If iI got that red meat allergy, I wouldn't stop crying. My life without pork and beef wouldn't be complete 😢😢😢

[@robertbauer6723]

Your intensity is amazing, it elevates the importance of his story and this topic. Thank you. And thank you for sharing the glimmer of hope that this allergic sensitivity can decline over time.

[@GrandPitoVic]

Luv, you have a flare for narration. You have a really great way of narrating stories. That is alot more rare then you would think. Energetic, wide eyes with an upbeat rhythm. Thank you for this story. I live in North Carolina and have 3 dogs myself. I keep my dogs with Bravecto. I know that is not 100% way of not getting bitten by a tick. I also keep my yard sprayed. I've never seen a tick on my dogs. I started years back when I started to hear about Lyme disease. Thank you.

[@Psychx_]

There has recently been a breakthrough when it comes to modulating the immune system. It's called "inverse vaccination". By tagging an antigen with GA3P and injecting it into the body, the immune system can be conditioned into accepting that antigen as harmless. This could be promising in treating autoaggressive diseases, aswell as in cases like this, where the reaction to a foreign substance was acquired.

[@captdawn]

Is this like the logic of allergy shots? Small and ever increasing exposure over time to build tolerance?

[@fionafiona1146]

I saw that

[@Psychx_]

@@captdawn AFAIK, the mechanisms differ quite significantly. Allergy desensitation tries to slowly skew the body's reaction away from a humoral response (mediated via IgE antibodies - those are the ones ultimately causing histamine release and allergy symptoms) towards a cellular one, with the main treatment effect resulting from more suppressor T-cells (CD4+) being recruited, and an antibody class switch to IgG being induced. Inverse vaccination on the other hand, tries to make the body not have a humoral response (no IgE nor IgG production) in the first place. I don't know how the rest of the signalling cascade looks, or whether it's even fully understood, but at this point in time it seems unlikely that the two approaches share a common low-level mechanism. As far as the patient is concerned, the goal is the same however: Reducing/stopping an unwanted immune response in order to alleviate symptoms. Autoaggressive diseases, i.e. from the rheumatism spectrum do have a differing aetiology to begin with though.

[@dominionthemovieisreality1181]

Um, here's another breakthrough - quit eating cadavers. When humans ingest this highly absorbable form of iron found in meat - especially on a "carnivore diet," the excess heme binds to proteins and accumulates in the liver, heart and pancreas. This causes toxicity and can cause HEART PROBLEMS, diabetes, or liver disease. This build-up of iron toxicity can also create DNA damage and oxidative stress. The flesh of a corpse is not meant to be food for humans.

[@THuuDo]

I’ve loved these types of videos you’ve been doing. Thank you so much for taking the time to do the research, make the videos, and even review them against professionals in the medical community. Always love your uploads!

[@christinafisher6169]

Love these stories. Your enthusiasm about medical topics is through the roof! Just a great way to learn!

[@ViolinMD]

Thanks Christina!

[@JenniferPChung]

That was super informative. You just popped up on my feed. Not sure how but glad you did. Pretty crazy how something so small can change your life. I'm also happy she found him in time. That's horrifying.

[@austrogalant]

Ticks are very common in Central Europe, but we are mostly concerned with TBE and lyme disease. Fortunatly almost everybody here is TBE vaccinated. Do get it if you plan on visiting. I would have guessed that it is an allergic shock midway through the video, but since we don't have this syndrome here in Europe I thought about a food related allergy from some ingredients within the meat, especially the sausage. Great video, I really enjoy learning and challenging my personal confirmation bias 👍

[@cameliavera]

Does the vaccine prevent one from eating red meat later?

[@austrogalant]

@@cameliavera no, this vaccine has been around for decades and it would not be on the market in our meatloving country if that was the case. However, keep in mind that this is a vaccine against TBE I'm talking about here, not the same thing as that one in the video.

[@dessiewatkins1006]

Mine too.

[@carieannpayne7091]

Unfortunately, AG has been diagnosed in the UK, Australia, Sweden, Italy and Germany. Anaphylaxis UK has a website with AG information.

[@austrogalant]

​@@carieannpayne7091 I just checked, guess we are fucked here too. Never thought I would say this but I guess the meat industry lobby will save us if this becomes widespread enough and push for a cure to keep selling their products 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcel13091975]

Thank you for this warning: meat is one of the few things I'm still able to eat, so I'm definitely going to avoid ticks as far as possible in the future. I am very prone to allergies. When people ask me what allergies I have, the shortest answer is: "half of the periodic table". I am even allergic to every antibiotic I've been given in the last 25 years (both penicilin, and the generic ones) and some fruits and vegtables , including glutin: When I eat starchy foods, I get starch crystals in my blood, and I start to get allergic reations towards water in the form of aquagenic pruritus, which is a sensatinon of millions of itchy needle pricks all over my body for up to an hour after getting any kind of moisture on my skin, including my own sweat, rain, sea water swimming pool water, tap water, and sometimes extreme humidity. This reaction to water only goes away when I avoid starch for more than three weeks. I sometimes wonder if it could perhaps be the yeast in the starchy foods instead of the starch itself. I love watermelon, but even the smell of it makes my throat swell inside, although processed fruits, such as water melon jam (I suppose it's called jelly or jello in the US) does nothing to me. I also contracted limes disease twelve years ago from tick bite fewer. During the last year I've been on the carnivore diet, eating mainly venison (I live in Sout Africa), and I gradually got less hungry to a point where I only eat once a day. I do eat fish occasionally as well as beef, although I cannot handle the smell of pultry or eggs, and I avoid pork because it gives me carbuncles. I regularly cheat on the diet because of food which friends and familly offfer me and these usually give me severe sugar drops shortly afterwards. But I still give in due mainly to my sweet tooth and also me being too self-concious to cause a scene. Many of my other issues improve as long as I stick to the the diet, such as sleap apnea, panic attacks (I have ptsd), acid reflux, concentration, stress and lameness. My knees started to go lame when I was 32 in 2007, and the rest of my body gradually followed, forcing me to abandon hard labour, bicycling, hiking, golf and even avoiding staircases - this goes away after a week of strict carnivore dieting, but comes back when I go back to the temptations of pastries. I do process my meat myself, getting carcases from a friend who does game harvesting, and the skin on my hands are showing allergic reactions when I work with the meat, but I do not get skin reactions (nor cardio/respritory/digestive reactions) from eating the meat. A friend of mine has the same skin issues on her hands when she works with meat and told me it is due to another disease associated with tick-bite, for which I have not been officially diagnosed, called "Rickettsia".

[@millergrrrl]

I live in the Deep South, live in the woods and was made aware of alpha-gal by my vet 14 years ago when we brought in a stray pup to our vet that was COVERED in ticks. A discussion about rickettsial diseases ensued. He told me the difference between Gulf Coast and Lone Star ticks, and that we (thankfully) are too far (Coastal) south for Lone Star ticks. I got my heads-up about AGS then.

[@2011Starrmom]

Deer ticks are very prevalent in central Pennsylvania and both my husband and teenage daughter have experienced a butterfly rash and assumed Lyne Disease and had to take prophylactic antibiotics. We are proactive in checking for ticks after camp or time in the woods and I have pulled some off both my kids!

[@foofookachoo1136]

But what happened to people that first came to America in the 1600’s and beyond that date?? There was nothing BUT TREES, for thousands of miles!! Weren’t THEY PRONE to THESE ALLERGIES??!! Thank u in advance, if anyone knows the answer, and reply’s!!

[@Fixyourfatigue]

A butterfly rash on the face is often a sign of lupus.. Lyme disease can present with a bullseye rash or really any type of rash, but generally that sign is missed. I hope you don’t have any other signs or symptoms, but be aware that Lyme disease can remain dormant and cause severe problems later in life. I hope you received enough abx to eradicate any possibilities of the acute infection so it doesn’t turn chronic later on.

[@pnhnut]

WOW, that is mind blowing information! Thank you thank you for bringing this to light. It explains so many things in my life. I am betting this was me 10 years ago - undiagnosed. I simply removed beef and pork from my diet and I am glad I did now!

[@dangerousfeather]

I guessed the diagnosis as soon as I saw the title, as I had a memorable case of treating a patient with it. I'm a PT, and he came to me with strange rib cage pain. I couldn't find anything that reproduced his pain, nor anything that took it away when it was present. One day, he said to me, "You'll think I'm crazy, but I swear the pain is caused by cheeseburgers." I asked him if he'd ever heard of alpha gal syndrome, and it turns out he had -- his cousin had it. He ended up going to his MD for bloodwork and the diagnosis was confirmed. I hadn't even realized we had Lone Star ticks this far north (Pennsylvania), but it turns out we do.

[@WhoseLineVideos101]

Loving these medical mystery videos, Siobhan! My favourite series on your channel :D

[@ViolinMD]

So glad to hear that! Thank you!

[@mariannemcguff1296]

Hi Dr Violin, one summer I had 3 anaphylactic reactions to medication. First to Doxycycline, then Tylenol and finally Benadryl. I was under a lot of stress that summer could that have played a part. I also had been eating only chicken, beef and seafood to lose some weight! I love your videos!! You’re so easy to follow 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@garyfilmer382]

Wow! I love how enthusiastic and engaged you are! Brilliantly presented video, thank you, Dr, you inspire confidence! I have my own experience of allergies, and had an anaphylactic attack, back in 2013. I ate an apple, and before I could even finish it, my throat became extremely inflamed and swollen, and my mouth and lips felt frozen, almost like they were anaesthetised. This was accompanied by a feeling that everything around me that I could see, was falling away, receding. I felt like I would pass out, become unconscious. I knew that this was a medical emergency, but I also knew that it would take at least a half an hour to get an ambulance to me, or a paramedic, and I wasn’t sure that I could handle a phone call, I mean, actually coherently talk over the phone. I struggled to my kitchen, feeling unsteady, managed to take two antihistamine tablets, could just about swallow them - and then an idea occurred to me, there was some almost hot water left in the standing kettle, so I grabbed the instant coffee, threw about ten spoonfuls into a mug, added some hot water, stirred it, drank it black, rapidly swallowing as much as I could, it was very strong and bitter. My idea was that this high dose of caffeine would help my body to produce adrenaline. I still don’t know if my idea was correct. But after a couple of hours sitting in my armchair, I was definitely feeling better. The following day, I managed to get to my medical center, where my throat was examined, and though it was still somewhat swollen, it was improving. The Doctor was not pleased that I hadn’t called the emergency services the previous day, until I explained about not being sure that I could talk properly, and the length of time involved to actually get emergency medical help. I have since discovered that I can eat apples, as long as they are not sprayed with pesticides, or fungicides, but I never risk buying and consuming, commercially available apples these days.

[@AngelaSmith_1970]

I recently survived septic shock and respiratory failure from MRSA-pneumonia and the complications of dry gangrene from the 3 different pressors the doctors had to use to keep me alive. I’m currently dealing with post sepsis syndrome and this part is harder for me than the hospital stay 😢

[@metarock3054]

I lost my mom to septic shock due to MRSA caused pneumonia . Hope you recover! ❤

[@jlm517rocks]

Appreciate This!! My brother lives on Martha's vineyard & has a lot of deer tick awareness. I live in texas, my housemate is a devotee of slanker's carnivore ptotocol...'nuff said.

[@DandWhatsHappenin]

This is at the perfect timing, I was just looking for a good video to watch while I eat lunch

[@Rick_Cleland]

*_FIRST!!!_* 🥇🥇🥇 🥂🎉🎆🥂🎉🎆🥂🎉🎆

[@godschild6694]

My daughter and I are positive for Alpha-Gal. We live in NW Arkansas and yes, we were tick bitten. We are carnivores and our diet is now very restricted because of this problem. We discovered this when I had to take my daughter to the emergency room for a severe allergic reaction. The blood test confirmed Alpha-Gal. 😒

[@kellihowe1234]

@godschild6694 I live in NW Arkansas too and also have Alpha Gal! It’s definitely not as rare as they’re telling everyone. I am originally from Texas so beef and LOTS of cheese and Mexican food were a huge part of my diet. Not having cheese does bring me to tears, but dairy makes my throat close up as well, and the stomach pains are horrific like with meat. Now I have to be mostly vegan because I react to EVERYTHING! I do eat eggs and seafood, but when it comes to labels it has to say vegan, and then even it’s iffy because of the red seaweed. I have had to change ALL of my body care products to vegan because I’m that sensitive. Even toothpaste. I know Arkansas and South Carolina have the most cases from what I’ve seen but I have a feeling this is going to spread fast far and wide. I just moved here 3 years ago and have probably been bitten 3 or 4 times. 🙄 I don’t go in my backyard now without tick spray. Demon bugs is what they are…..

[@schtucka78]

I also had a tick bite in my belly button. It's taken years to find out why I've been reacting to meds and foods. Had anaphylaxis twice this year, finally tested positive for alpha-Gal in May 2023. I feel so much better now. But the fear is real, especially because mammal ingredients are hidden everywhere. It's like playing Russian roulette every time you want to take a prescription, a supplement or eat.

[@AnneloesF]

As a (thankfully recovered now) fellow patient, I understand the feeling of Russian roulette so well! I never even had anaphylaxis from it, but it still felt like Russian roulette, especially when going out for dinner or eating at a friend’s place. And the amount of times I was prescribed medication that had mammal products in them anyway… yikes! I wish you all the best. Glad to hear you feel so much better!

[@debistanley2791]

This condition takes guessing & self education to playing 3D Chess. Can you have it without the tick? Seems like repeling the tick is key. Garlic repels mosquitoes, what do ticks hate that’s natural without wearing a Praying Mantis?

[@schtucka78]

@AnneloesF recovered? I've not heard of that, as of yet. How did you recover? My bite was 2002 and I guess I'm just unlucky or something 😕.

[@Strutingeagle]

What a lovely face of freckles. As a kid I used to have that many. I was called freckle face strawberry. By the time I was in my mid 20s they almost completely disappeared. Do you know if this happens much? What causes that?

[@salvadoroliveira6632]

The insect shown at 13:20 looks like those known in Brazil as " percevejos ". It has 6 legs and ticks have 8. I hate ticks. Your videos are always so interesting!

[@Sociable_Graces]

It is a kissing bug - which can transmit Chagas disease. Google translate tells me this is known in Portuguese as a "inseto beijador"

[@salvadoroliveira6632]

@@Sociable_Graces It can transmit Chagas, yes. Although google translated correctly the words, nobody calls those insects in Brazil " inseto beijador ". Some sporadic cases of Chagas disease by the consumption of the popular açaí juice or ice cream contaminated with tripanosoma, changed people's habits.

[@BoopDaSnake]

I think it looks like a stink bug (idk the scientific name) but they are native to New England where i live

[@johnnyrocket4357]

was this clip of the stink bug included into the video in error? It threw me off when i saw it appear while watching the video. I came to the comments to see if it was explained or mentioned out of concern.

[@valeriebigley8759]

Thank you for trying to educate about this terrible disease. Many doctors are under educated about it. But please don't call it an allergy to red meat. It is an allergy to mammal. Some people considered pork a white meat. It is not safe for people with AGS. Ostrich is called red meat but is perfectly safe. Pork is mammal and ostrich is not. Thank you again for this video. It is very appreciated. ❤

[@misternef]

Those little things will follow you for long stretches so be aware of your surroundings. My uncle seen them crawling on his pants so he brushed them off and walked back to the road. He pulled out a lawn chair from his truck and sat down for a break. A little while later those ticks were marching up the leg of his chair!

[@craftswithchristina]

Thank you for covering this! I had a really bad allergic reaction that went on for a week until I could even get help. Couldn't get to visit my Dr or even allergist until months later. Ran tests.... Nothing came back. Even ran the alpha gal test and it came back with unremarkable results. It was originally my Dr who had thought it was alpha gal. I had recently started riding horses again within that time frame of the attack but no tick was found on me. BUT I removed red meat from my diet and I haven't had an attack since. I'm still on medication to get through the day but it works enough that I can live normally and still go riding. Sometimes the testing doesn't come back with an answer.... Or maybe it was too late after I had the original attack that it didn't work. Still had strong symptoms though and was on strong steroids. So just keep that in mind if you get auto immune tested. It doesn't always come back with the answers. Oh! And something not mentioned, you can also have a reaction to milk because it has the same protein found in red meat (a cow is a cow).

[@alanhall6909]

I got it in 1976 at 20 years old after being bitten by a Brown Recluse spider. The blood infection turned the whole left side of my body bright red. After 2 years of flu-like symptoms and stomach and headaches, I finally had a severe anaphylactic shock while drinking a glass of milk. I couldn't breathe, felt like my lungs were full of fluid. I self diagnosed food allergies. It was confusing trying to identify the allergens because everything seemed to cause it, not just milk. I bought a controversial book on food allergies. At that time, most doctors believed that there was no such thing as food allergies. Even an allergy specialist told me that. He said only airborne allergies were real. Everything else was "imaginary." They referred me to a psychiatrist. I went on an isolation diet where I ate nothing but rice and broccoli, two foods extremely unlikely to cause a reaction. The symptoms went away! I felt like a million bucks. Then I gradually added one food after another. That was the only way. I had a reaction from eating a tuna sandwich and found out that some canned tuna contains dairy. Turkey also caused a reaction. I found out it was often injected with butter or whey. Turkey hot dogs had a ton of whey in them. Whey was in everything. "Dough conditioners" in bread were dairy. Tallow (beef fat) and lard (pork fat) were very commonly used in pastries or in fried foods. So no french fries. Jello and gelatin were meat. Something in Coca-Cola and Pepsi also caused a reaction, but I never figured out what exactly. Fortunately today ingredient labels are much improved and manufacturers are using far less dairy and animal-based fats in processed foods. And then when I felt better I started exercising again and that caused a reaction! Every time I worked out I had a reaction. Oh no, I'm allergic to exercise??? I finally figured out that what was happening was I was burning old fat deposits that contained the allergens and that was introducing the allergens into my system the same as if I had just ate them. Finally, when I was tired or stressed, I was much more likely to have a reaction to even a minor exposure to the allergens. But that made sense based on the way our immune system works. It was only very recently that I heard about Alpha-gal. I was never bitten by a tick, but I'm confident the spider caused the same thing. But the best thing of all was that my allergies saved my life. I found out my family has super high cholesterol. Our bodies produce too much. My cardiologist assured me that had I not eaten a meat- and dairy-free, (pastry- and fried-food-free) diet for so many years I surely would have died by then. I had major plague deposits. The five major arteries supplying my heart had clogged up and one was completely blocked by age 21. Eating a normal diet, I never would have made it to 40, but because of the great diet and all the exercise, my heart grew a ton of new capillaries to completely compensate for the clogged arteries. I'm a very healthy 68 and expect to live past 100. I'm sorry for people who have died from the allergies, but I think the Alpha-gal problem may actually be a blessing in disguise.

[@bigd341]

Good morning Thank you for taking the time to make these videos ! Well i will make this a shot story ! I have been diagnosed 7 times now with lyme disease and i am on doxycycline again for 21 days ! So far it hasn't caused any real bad problems a few muscle aches and pains . I am having a problem with left leg with sciatica but not sure if that has anything to do with it ? My yearly physical showed that i have a low urinary tract infection so the doctor said that the antibiotic should that care of that to and that may be causing the sciatic nerve problem ?? 🤔 Or maybe i am just falling apart as i am 72 now !!?? 🤔🙂😊 Thanks again for sharing your time !🙂😊

[@dwood2342]

About 10 years ago I had the very same thing. We were hiking and I found a tick a couple of days after getting back. I started having severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. It took me a little while to realize that it was caused by red meat. After I figured it out I never ate red meat again, and that is how I managed it. Fast forward to my sister making her amazing spaghetti on a Friday about 7 years after the tick bite. Her spaghetti is always hard to turn down, but since it was Friday, and we had nothing to do for the weekend, I was like "what the heck I'll be near a toilet" lol. Yes.. it's that good. But a few days later I told my wife, "you know, after eating all that spaghetti I never had an upset stomach at all or even cramps". So I started testing it little by little,and I guess that in those 7 years of not eating red meat, it went away at some point. Now I no longer enjoy red meat, all I can taste is the iron in the few times a year that I do eat it. It now has a funky taste most of the time, like a Flintstones chewable.

[@-whackd]

You weren't able to eat pork, goat and lamb?

[@YoungChove15]

I'm learning so much from her. I LOVE THIS

[@redstar4452]

Me too!

[@fanofallaroundaudreyandjus544]

Same

[@sarahdermody6665]

I love listening to you! Your enthusiasm is contagious! X

[@shirleye99]

That was fascinating. I started to think it was a red meat allaergy but when you mentioned he ate red meat previously, I had my doubts. BTW, your new haircut looks really good! I once got bit by some type of bug on the lip and I developed a full blown case of hives that had my eating benedryl like it was candy. Fortunately the hives did subside but it felt like it took months before I even noticed.

[@karenneill9109]

As someone with ridiculously common anaphylaxis, I’ve been that person flying into an ER, but fortunately I’ve never been intubated. I present with atypical symptoms, including an extremely high blood pressure. Because I have frequent anaphylaxis, my tryptase levels are low. And my allergies can change suddenly, which is common in MCAS, (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome).

[@gust9464]

Crazy story. Thanks for sharing. At first, I didn’t think the video was serious. Glad I watched it.