Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-04 | Page 8 | Individual's Sensitiveness May Cause Food Poisoning

Individuals Individual's Sensitiveness May Cause Food Poisoning By DR MORRIS l FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical l Association and of the Health Magazine l Sometimes you hear of a number of people becoming ill after having attended a banquet or otherwise having eaten of the same kind of food In such cases it is usually lly found that the food contained contained con con- tamed some poisonous substance or certain germs responsible forthe forthe for forthe the infection 4 1 There are arc cases on record in which metallic poisons were in in- in In most instances the poison poison poi poison poi poi- son concerned came cama from certain groups of germs usually found as food contaminants If however only one or two persons persons persons per per- sons who partook of a a. certain food develop abdominal symptoms or break out with a rash the trouble is with these persons and not with the food On examination the victims victims vic vie tims Urns are likely to be found sensitive sensitive sensitive tive to the proteins in the food Sensitivity to food substances shows Itself by such symptoms as vomiting and nausea after eating the food s sometimes with excessive action of the bowels In many in instances instances in in- stances there are rashes on the skin and occasionally the eruption of wheals or blisters Since these studies have been made it has been found that 10 to 15 per cent of all people respond to the eating of certain food substances substances sub sub- stances with constitutional The foods concerned may be besuch besuch besuch such wholesome articles of diet as milk eggs and cereals or such appetizing appetizing appetizing ap ap- ap- ap luxuries as strawberries and shellfish A baby sensitive to egg will become become become be be- come severely sick after eating an amount of egg too small to be weighed on a n chemical scale A person sensitive to honey will get getso so so ill after eating honey that he be will vili be unable to go about his daily dally work vork He need not eat cat the honey as I such but may even get it as a flavoring for tor cake or or some some tion Some p people ople are arc so sensitive to eggs that they become ill by getting getting getting get get- ting the tra trace e of egg contained in chicken meat On the other hand band the same persons may eat rooster meat with impunity A man 50 years old who had asthma was so sensitive to fish and fish glue that he developed an atta atta attack at at- ta tack k cv every ry time he licked a postage stamp Truly in such cases one mans man's meat ls is another mans man's poi poi- poi poi- son