Posted by: tiffanyv
« on: January 27, 2012, 10:38:03 PM »It is really anything with citric acid... including medicines and preservatives. I pretty much just try to avoid chocolate at all costs but like any woman I get that craving. I have seen an allergist and I do have an epipen. When I was there they did separate tests for citric acid and coco and they didn't react but when they combined them there was a reaction. when I say anaphylaxis I really do mean shock...been to the hospital a few times but usually the epipen will do the trick. when I was young I had to be hospitalized for this reaction. It really is a pain to explain to people especially if I am at dinner at someones house or at dinner in a restaurant.