On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Aaron D. Wieland wrote:

> Wheat is the number one food allergen in North America.  Are you really
> allergic to *all* fish, or just certain species?  Allergies to cod, trout,
> and mackerel, for example, are fairly rare [but cod is gross, in my opinion,
> so I can understand why you might avoid it regardless ;-)].

I know someone born and raised in Newfoundland who was allergic to fish.
Rather funny when you think of it. On the plus side, he got out of school
on fridays because they cooked fish. Opening a can of tuna in his
presence made him nervous.