So, we get the 5 laps done around the BMX track and head to the water with plans to swim across to the mountain. BRISK!!! {so we changed our minds and just jumped in!} But it was beautiful.
An eagle flew by in front of us along the top of water to grab a fish....
The bell rings for breakfast......so we head over towards the dining hall and I am unsure of how our conversation lead us to mangos, but i tell her about my most unfortunate allergy: Mangos. I love mangos more than any other fruit, so its a super-bad allergy!
OK.....so now we're sitting at breakfast, and i ask meg "tell me what you know! Something that i wouldn't know"
This braniac ponders the question for a second and replies with the reason that I am allergic to mangos. {the girl was studying to be a doctor.....} -- So, in the simplest way possible, here is Meg as guest blogger for the rest of the post! ENJOY!
"The first time a person is exposed to an allergen to which she is sensitive, her immune system produces an excess of IgE antibodies. (There are many different types of antibodies, all called "Ig" for "immunoglobulin," followed by a letter that indicates the type of antibody. "E" is the allergy antibody.) Since there is an excess, antibodies which do not attack the allergen to remove it from the body migrate to the lymph nodes, where there are cells called "mast cells." The IgE antibodies bind to the mast cells with their "business end," which is shaped to bind to the particular allergen, sticking out. The next time the person is exposed to the same allergen, it binds to the IgE antibodies at the mast cells, triggering something called "mast cell degranulation." Basically, the mast cells degrade, releasing their large internal stores of histamines, which are what cause the allergic reaction (hence the anti-histamines used for allergy treatment)."
All this is to say that Sharon should not eat mango, which is quite unfortunate. Now she knows she has her overactive IgE antibody production to blame.
Note: It's a good thing she is not allergic to chocolate with sea salt, as she is currently sitting here unable to move due to eating an entire bar of it!
