User talk:Donald4158

I have had a food allergy for raw fruit and vegetables for over 34 years. I am currently retired from the United States Air Force for the past 12 years. And I have had this food allergy since I was about 17 years old. It started one day while I was working as a children's counselor at a school. I took a child up to her grandmother's house and waited outside for the child. When the child returned she had two apples. She gave me one and I started eating it, within a minute or two I got sick to my stomach and vomitted. I initially thought the grandmother poisoned me; however, I just felt like I had gotten a bad apple. Up until this time I had been able to eat apples all my life. The next day, they were serving apples in the cafeteria for the children, so I decided to try one again. As soon as I started to eat the apple I became sick again and vomitted again. I decided to stay away from apples. I joined the Air Force in 1977 and the only problem I had with food was with fruit; however, I was able to eat vegetables for example, cole slaw, broccolli, tomatoes, lettuce and carrots. After about two years in the military one day I became sick eating cole slaw. Then I couldn't eat vegetables. I went to a military doctor and explained my situation. The only advice the doctor could give me was not to eat the vegetables and fruit that made me sick. I have been wanting someone to help me for a long time now to clear up this food allergy. I would like to be able to eat fruit and vegetables again. One last point, I can eat fruit and vegetables cooked. I hope someone can help me with this problem.

Thank you,

(Donald4158 (talk) 00:36, 5 August 2009 (UTC))