Tuesday 6 November 2012

Death by Quorn......well could have been!!

Sounds a little dramatic doesn't it! I know, but the bloody thing could have killed me, I tell you. Last night I had invited some friends over for fireworks and chilli, and treated myself to a little quorn sausage butty before getting ready. I am allergic, but after the doc told me to take antihistamine for 2 weeks to break the reaction to mossy bites, I figured it would also stop my reaction to quorn. Which it did for a while.

Butty scoffed, off I went to walk the dogs. 10 mins into the walk I had a sneezing fit and realised things weren't good! I rushed home, eyes slitty, and nose feeling like I'd shuffled a bag of marshmallows up it! Thankfully I got to my pills before my throat started closing off as well. Scary how quick it happens.

Imagine the end being due to a quorn sausage. Gotta admit, lots if comedy value in it. However, lesson learnt, quorn is off the menu again...forever. Hopefully the swellings will have gone down for the NEC!

10 comments:

Dawn Louise said...

Oh gosh hun, you make it sound comical however know it wasn't at the time, lessons learnt from something are usually something going wrong in first place, lol, I've learnt many x

Chrissie Roberts said...

Oh dear Leonie!A good thing you were near home! You have to be right for NEC
take care x

kirstym said...

Are you veggie like me leoni, I just about live off quorn , and can't imagine what my diet would be like without it ! X hope you feel bettet in time for the nec. X

Linda Simpson said...

Oh gosh Leonie, I hope you are okay and feeling better by Thursday. Take care hun and can't wait to see you at the NEC and tell you all my news.

Hugs
Linda xxxx

Loraine said...

I can't eat it either - makes me violently ill. X

Carole Z said...

Oh gosh Leonie, hope you are all recovered now X Carole Z

Louiseruleauthor said...

I eat Quorn all the time, and love it, but have just become allergic to penicillin, and was in a similar state to your Quorn allergy. It was very frightening.

whyducks said...

I crumbs you poor thing. I prefer the caldran(not sure how you spell them) sausages, much more flavour. Can you eat those? My daughter can't eat wheat so sadly when she is around Quorn is off the menu.

Anne Essex said...

Glad you are ok. I don't realise queen was something you could be allergic to.

Anne Essex said...

Hahaha, sorry I typed quorn but my spell checker changed it to queen. Hope the thought of being allergic to the queen makes you smile. Anne x