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Is There Sulpha In Cigarettes? Itchy Blisters, Face Getting Hot

Is there Sulfa in cigarettes? I have a really bad allergy to Sulfa which will hospitalize me with Stephens Johnsons again, the more times I retriger it the higher risk I have of not surviving the next time it comes around and will kill me. Lately I have been breaking out really bad and not being able to control the itch and desire to scratch it and when I get to a point i get these blister type things and they pop almost like a pimple would, I feel the pop and can hear it sometimes and it is blister like which leaves me scratching even more to where I am leaving bad scabs and burn looking marks. Plus my face is getting really hot as though I have been standing over a steaming pot of water. If there is Sulfa in them I need to know ASAP.
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Yes, there are lots of chemicals in cigarettes (1000s) and tar/benzene/formaldehyde are some of them with 40 carcinogens. So it is time you realised stopping smoking is the best way out.
Sulphur and nitrates are definitely added but unsure in what proportions (will vary with brand)
No tests can predict whether one will develop SJS to a drug, but if it is sulphur-related in your case, please steer clear of such drugs.
Thanks.
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Is There Sulpha In Cigarettes? Itchy Blisters, Face Getting Hot

Yes, there are lots of chemicals in cigarettes (1000s) and tar/benzene/formaldehyde are some of them with 40 carcinogens. So it is time you realised stopping smoking is the best way out. Sulphur and nitrates are definitely added but unsure in what proportions (will vary with brand) No tests can predict whether one will develop SJS to a drug, but if it is sulphur-related in your case, please steer clear of such drugs. Thanks.