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Peas can trigger serious allergic reactions, worker warns

Original: I was wondering the other day about why peas don't give people allergic reactions like peanuts. I did work processing pe

A worker who spent a winter processing peas on a farm says the exposure badly damaged his lungs, leaving him wheezing in pain for a year and causing lasting asthma. His account pushes back on the idea that peas are harmless compared with peanuts, noting they are legumes and can cause severe respiratory and allergic reactions.

Why now: People are discussing occupational and food allergies after a firsthand account of pea-induced lung damage

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• I was wondering the other day about why peas don't give people allergic reactions like peanuts. I did work processing peas on a pea farm one winter, and it totally ruined my lungs for a year, causing me to wheeze in pain. This was undoubtly the root of the asthma I suffer now… · ned@beige.party · 27

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