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Alpha-gal Syndrome support group will meet July 21. Members share stories, recipes, and food samples at meetings.

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July 5, 2024 - 1:57 PM

Alpha-gal Syndrome is caused by tick bites and causes an allergy to all mammal products. Photo by PIXABAY

Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) has been around for a few years. If you’ve been bitten by a tick, there is a blood test to determine if you have any of the diseases that are carried by ticks.

AGS is usually called the “Red Meat Allergy.” However, that is a misnomer. People who develop AGS become allergic to all mammal products, including medications that have any byproduct of a mammal in its making. They can’t eat any beef, goat, lamb, pork or ingest any of the products made by these mammals, Including cheeses, milk, broth, and so on.

Those diagnosed with AGS need to…

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