re is msg sensitivity superstition in article apr cc usu edu slyx cc usu edu writes surprise surprise different people react differently to different things one slightly off the subject case in point my brother got stung by a bee i know he is allergic to bee stings but that his reaction is severe localized swelling not anaphylactic shock i could not convince the doctors of that however because that s not written in their little rule book of course bee venom isn t a single chemical could be your brother is reacting to a different component than the one that causes anaphylactic shock in other people similarly chinese food isn t just msg there are a lot of other ingredients in it why when someone eats something with lots of ingredients they don t normally consume one of which happens to be msg do they immediately conclude that any negative reaction is to the msg i would not be surprised in the least to find out the some people have bad reactions to msg including headaches stomachaches and even vomiting i d be surprised if some of these reactions weren t due to other ingredients carl j lydick internet carl sol gps caltech edu nsi hepnet sol carl disclaimer hey i understand vaxen and vms that s what i get paid for my understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level or below so unless what i m saying is directly related to vax vms don t hold me or my organization responsible for it if it is related to vax vms you can try to hold me responsible for it but my organization had nothing to do with it
