My Whole Life My Parents Have Been Telling Me I Have Allergies From Chocolate, So I Didnt Eat Much Choclate, The Thing Is When I Grew Up I Became Addicted To Chocolate And My Whole Arms Are Filled With Dots Like Pimples But Not Pimples Am I Allergic?

[P4L3STIN3]

so those "like pimples" sometimes get really red and itchy am i really allergic to chocolate or my parents told me so not to eat chocolate and till now my parents are telling me im really allergic, the reason im not believing it is because i read about it and it said when you eat chocolate you get itchy "in your butthole" and breathing problems...so am i allergic?

[ummmm]

Allergies are different for individuals. I'm allergic to bees, if I get stunk I swell up. My OH is allergic to pine nuts (we think it's pine nuts) and he comes out head to toe in a raised rash, but no symptoms to accompany it.

[Peaspeculiars]

P4 - if you are having breathing problems and you think it is caused when you eat chocolate, you should probably stop eating chocolate and get yourself to your GP for an allergy test.
Talk to your parents (you are 14 right?) and ask them if you had any severe reactions to chocolate in particular when you were younger - take this info to the GP so you can explain your history.
Ask your parents if you are allergic to anything else they know of also, and make sure you aren't coming into contact with that too.
good luck.

[Peaspeculiars]

Ah, P4 - just re-read your OP and you are NOT having breathing problems (sorry, I need more caffiene) - However, there is no harm in going to your GP for an allergy test anyway just for your own peace of mind. Until you have the knowledge, you can't make a decision on whether you have an allergy or not.

[Sqad]

It does sound as though you have an allergy to chocolate and it is not unusual for people with a food " allergy" to become " addicted" to the food that they are allergic to.

I am not sure that blood tests have any reliable diagnostic help on food allergies.

Breathing problems are not a common effect of food allergies and represent a heightened hypersensitive state which may be serious.

You do not seem to follow that trend, so...........carry on.