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If you suffer from a shellfish allergy, strictly avoiding
shellfish and food containing shellfish is the only
way to prevent a reaction. If your doctor is able to
identify exactly which type of shellfish causes your
allergies, than you only need to eliminate that type
of shellfish from your diet. For the majority of shellfish
allergy sufferers, however, this is not an option and
all shellfish must be avoided.
Examples
of shellfish include:
Abalone
Clams
Crab
Crawfish, crayfish
Lobster
Oysters
Scallops
Shrimp
Cockle, sea urchin
Mussels
Be careful with fried foods. Some restaurants use the
same oil to fry shrimp, chicken, and French fries. Also,
keep in mind that imitation shellfish may still contain
shellfish as many manufactures add shellfish for flavoring.
Before you use it, read the label to be sure.
Reviewed
by the doctors at The Cleveland Clinic Department of
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.
Edited
by Charlotte E. Grayson, MD, Feb. 2004, WebMD.
Portions
of this page © The Cleveland Clinic 2000-2004
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