It's back to being dismal & cold. There's a big chance of rain today. It looks like the overnight temps will be in the 30's until Wednesday & then by the weekend we could see an afternoon at 80. Just yippie.
A while back we got a shake from a drive-in & it did me in. About an hour later, I was exhausted, achy & slightly feverish. I though I'd get hit with a huge dose of MSG. I decided not to get ice cream from that place again. It happened again yesterday from a different restaurant. Again, not quite an hour later & I'm going down. I'm exhausted, feverish & achy. I still feel off this morning, Again, I suspected MSG.
This morning I looked at the ingredient lists of the 2 places ice creams. Neither contained MSG, but did have Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate. It's pretty common in tooth paste, but you don't swallow that. I had to look at other sites to find out about it. I found this site, that lists some reactions to this chemical also known as TSPP. Some people react immediately & can have gastric issues, sinus problems & hives. People with delayed reactions seem to have symptoms more aligned with those I experienced.
Great something else to avoid. I'd never even heard of TSPP being used in foodstuffs. At least I have a possible answer for my reaction to these places shakes.
Cya...
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