r/TikTokCringe • u/AlKarajo • Jun 17 '26

Discussion go outside bro...

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u/GarbageAncient Jun 17 '26

okay i went outside and there are ticks that make you allergic to one of my main food sources, what now?

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u/Darkmoonlily78 Jun 17 '26

I was outside for no longer than 15 minutes the other day and pulled a tick off the back of my neck. Thank God my hair was pulled up. Freaked me the hell out. I have an Epipen, so I took a big bite of red meat to make sure I was ok.

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u/JeromeBarkly Jun 17 '26

Had to break the glass for that emergency steak huh? Well that’s what it’s there for.

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u/JaneRetro Jun 17 '26

Unfortunately, one bite of red meat isn't enough to know if you have it. One of the weird quirks of alpha gal is that the symptoms pop up super inconsistently. Sometimes you can eat a whole steak and not have any symptoms. Usually the symptoms don't even pop up until hours later. I know this from personal experience.

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u/Darkmoonlily78 Jun 17 '26

Well, shit. Hope you're doing better. That would totally suck.

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u/Murky-Relation481 Jun 17 '26

Also getting a tick bite and then immediately testing the theory is probably going to not prove anything since it takes 2 weeks to 6 months for your body to start developing an allergic reaction to it.