中國餐館症候群....

Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

我跟老婆都中了。

New Year Eve 的火鍋大餐，
我們吃了台灣的沙茶醬，還有很多現成的火鍋餃、火鍋丸子.... 之類的東西 (都是多倫多的華人食品工廠生產的)；

結果我們都灰熊的不酥湖；

後來我們仔細回想，
那些不酥湖的症狀跟我們去吃過中國餐館的症狀一毛模一樣....

&%#^$*@! 馬的!!! 中了『味精』的道!!!



一堆現成的火鍋料、煮出一鍋味精..... 再加上一堆味精的沙茶醬



當初發明 Chinese Restaurant Syndrome 這個名詞的時候，應該沒有任何種族歧視的成份吧。

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Chinese restaurant syndrome is a collection of symptoms that some people experience after eating Chinese food. A food additive called monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been implicated, but it has not been proved to be the substance that causes this condition.

In 1968, reports of a series of reactions to Chinese food were first described. MSG was reported to cause these symptoms, but subsequent research produced conflicting data. Many studies were performed, but a majority failed to show a connection between MSG and the symptoms that some people describe after eating Chinese food. For this reason, MSG continues to be used in some meals. However, it is possible that some people are particularly sensitive to food additives, and MSG is chemically similar to one of the brain's most important neurotransmitters, glutamate.

Symptoms
Chest pain or palpitations (Sub-sternal discomfort)
Tingling in neck/back or burning sensation in neck/back
Nausea and vomiting
Flushing
Headache
Numbness or burning in or around mouth
Dry mouth
Sense of facial pressure or tightness or swelling
Sweating
wheezing
dizziness
Fatigue
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簡單的說就是，
普遍的中餐館都大量使用味精 MSG 來增加食物的風味；
可是某些人對味精的成份是會過敏的，

味精過敏的症狀包括：
1. 胸痛、心悸
2. 脖子、背上有刺痛會有灼熱感
3. 噁心、想吐
4. 臉部發熱、潮紅
5. 頭痛
6. 嘴巴附近有灼熱或是麻的感覺
7. 口乾舌燥
8. 臉部有緊繃或是腫脹的感覺
9. 冒汗
10. 感覺很喘
11. 暈眩
12. 覺得很疲累

根據臨床報告，
味精過敏嚴重的、必須送醫治療；
輕微的，多喝水、略做休息之後，症狀即可減輕或消失。


昨天晚上，家庭煮夫還有一項驚人的發現，
老婆從小到大一直都有心悸的毛病；
前幾年去看了專科醫生，結果戴了一個禮拜的 monitor gear (身上黏了一大堆的線、然後接在一個小小的記錄儀器上) 也檢查不出個所以然來....

現在我知道了，
就是味精!!!

不管我這個蒙古大夫是不是對的，
反正，這個 MSG-FREE environment、在我們家是絕對要實行的啦!!!