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Vomiting, Dizziness After Drinking Bubble Tea. Allergic Reaction?

Do you think I m allergic to soy as the other day I drank bubble tea that was dairy free (not sure if it was soya or not) and I threw up six times and almost fainted, I don t think it was a sickness bug because none of my family caught it, and also we all had some of the bubble tea so there wasn t anything wrong with it
Sat, 8 Sep 2012
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Hello,
I am unsue what was in your bubble tea but checking the list of ingredients will help.
Soy allergy is not very common and a soy-free diet is very difficult and almost impossible to continue for more than a few weeks.
If you have a problem with drugs such as pain killers (NSAIDs) or aspirin, occasionally salicylates in tea can cause such problems as it gets concentrated. Hives on skin, vomiting after ingestion of foods (within 1 hr usually) is a sign of allergy and needs to be checked in detail.
Keep antihistamines (cetirizine 10mg) handy for future but get this checked if it happens again especially if you have underlying asthma.
Thanks.
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Vomiting, Dizziness After Drinking Bubble Tea. Allergic Reaction?

Hello, I am unsue what was in your bubble tea but checking the list of ingredients will help. Soy allergy is not very common and a soy-free diet is very difficult and almost impossible to continue for more than a few weeks. If you have a problem with drugs such as pain killers (NSAIDs) or aspirin, occasionally salicylates in tea can cause such problems as it gets concentrated. Hives on skin, vomiting after ingestion of foods (within 1 hr usually) is a sign of allergy and needs to be checked in detail. Keep antihistamines (cetirizine 10mg) handy for future but get this checked if it happens again especially if you have underlying asthma. Thanks.