Bottom line is that I'm grateful for the knowledge that I've gotten from the TAS community, particularly Sam and James. Had it not been for the discussions about alpha gal on this site it may have gone undetected for years... Thanks

Indeed if restricted birds, reptiles, fish (Basically non-mammal) is a whole world of bow hunting all it’s own.

Kellt ; scrapple is pork masseter muscle and liver

cooked up in cornmeal with flaverings

poured out and cut in blocks

later sliced and fried

down south food?

not all fatty like sasuage and bacon

grew up on it and grits

I was told that any birds, seafood, or reptile meat is all right. I also read that high level primates are okay, but Monkeys are not commonly eaten here.

If you get this dreaded plague, be sure to thoroughly discuss it with your friends. I had some who would prepare foods that are acceptable but were cooked on the same grill and with the same utensils that were used with red meat. They got pissed that I wouldn't eat it. With them it was initially more a refusal to understand than just not knowing. Eventually, everyone will come to understand the problem, and your friends, too, will get used to it. There is no treatment at this time so diligence is needed.

I see a trip to Minnesota to hunt grouse in my future...

Another good thing about stumps is that you don’t have to deal with processing them afterwards.

Dare I ask what "scrapple" is, James?

was told nothing with hair or hoof to be eaten and avoid another tic bite at all costs

I can eat chicken, fish ,tuykey

been 4 years now and level has not dropped

Miss my scrapple the most

"a heart attack and subsequent triple bypass surgery" plus "got a super duper double cheeseburger"

Maybe this was God's way of keeping you alive :^)

It's my understanding that any mammal meat is off limits. It's a sugar in the meat that causes the reaction. Poultry and fish don't contain the particular sugar...

Wow, guys I didn't know this even existed. Sorry! Can you eat Chicken? What about rabbit? Fish?

Dave

I have the same and cary an epi pen even another tick bite can cause a reaction

I get an antiphlactic response

can't even eat something cooked with same utensils that red meat cooked in

Once used my fork to hold and cut up a steak for my wife (she a hemi-quadraplegic-and can't use her hands much)and using that fork gave me a reaction

What ! No more b......b.......beer ?

Thanks Sam. Over the years I've gotten less enthusiastic about hunting big game any way. I like to hunt alone and had second thoughts about my ability to drag or carry a deer out of the woods by myself...

I really don't mind not being able to eat red meat, I just wish it would have been my decision... I can do without the meat, beer could become a real problem...

Dave, I'm very sorry to hear of your plight. I had it for many years before I was diagnosed. For several years now, I have been leaving all mammal meat and by-products out of my diet. There is also another serious consideration. Many Alpha Gal sufferers develop sensitivities to non-meat things that never bothered them before, alcohol being a commonly mentioned item. Now I carry an epi-pen everywhere I go. This requires a life style change, but it is something you can deal with. Some people get over it and some don't. I didn't. I still hunt, but I am admittedly not as enthusiastic as I once was. For me, that is the worst issue with this condition. As an aside, I never go to the woods without a liberal application of Permethrin spray on my clothes

Sorry to hear about your allergy, praying God will restore your strength and health.

Easy to say hang in there but the man had triple bypass surgery. I had surgery in February and I'm still not fully recovered. What's weird is since that surgery I've developed a dislike for certain foods and my appetite is way down. Sometimes I think the cure is worse than the problem. Frank

This is quite rare in Scotland despite our huge tick population, but not unknown. Despite the lack of a current treatment, the symptoms have been known to become less frequent and in some cases to disappear in time. In the meantime I can highly recommend ChuckC's stumps, as I have been after them most of my life.

If that happened to me, I’m pretty sure I’d keep on hunting, and just find folks who would want and use the meat. I love hunting with my bows!!!

Sorry that happened to ya, and prayers up for a complete recovery!!!

Bisch

Stay in there. Don't know about down there, but up here, there is no daily or posession limit on stumps. They are fine game too. As i recall, you are not alone among TAS folk with AG.