Shakes,
It might be a good idea to run that episode by a doctor anyways. Some allergic reactions can turn deadly, if it affects your bronchial tubes. That your face swelled up and you had some difficulty breathing suggests that whatever you were reacting to might be in that category. It might be good to have an epi pen on hand should it happen again in a more extreme form.
My sister-in-law is extremely allergic to fish, and one time when she was visiting we had chinese food that must have had some fish sauce in it. Within 20 minutes of eating it, she was barely breathing, I'm talking skeletor. My nephew also had a similar episode as a baby when he sucked on an apple that had been cut with the same knife that had been used to cut cheese. Scary! Not something to mess around with. That's how I know about the epi pen. As for allergies in general, I was once told that the sensitivity to certain things runs in seven year cycles. Don't know if that is true, but it might be a possible explanation. Or maybe you just ate something bad. Glad you are alright now. :)
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