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The Gelatin Question Nobody Is Asking
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The Gelatin Question Nobody Is Asking
This week’s webinar on tick-borne illness and alpha-gal brought up something I keep mulling over ..
Gelatin.
Most people think of gelatin as something in sweets, desserts, capsules, or bone broth. But many childhood vaccines have also used gelatin as a stabilizer, including vaccines like MMR.
Dr. Lynn Fynn raised a very interesting question: with the increase in childhood vaccines over time, and the increase we are seeing in alpha-gal syndrome, has anyone properly looked at whether repeated exposure to gelatin through vaccination could be priming some children’s immune systems? Have they looked at the rates of Alpha Gal in the unvaccinated?
As she pointed out, its an important question because it’s a plausible mechanism.
It is what they use in the lab, if researchers want to create anaphylaxis, they prime the animal with small exposures before the bigger exposure.
So why is it unreasonable to ask whether repeated gelatin exposure, followed later by a tick bite, could be part of the story for some people?
She also reminded people with alpha-gal to avoid the shingles vaccine because of this gelatin stabiliser in it.
But… I started to wonder about vegans and informed consent?
I wonder how many vegans actually know that animal-derived gelatin has been used in vaccines? Do their doctors let them know, do they ask if they are vegans, and do you know vegans that have refused the vaccines because of this?
Whatever our views on vaccines, we all agree people deserve to know what is being injected into them or their children. I suspect that lots of strict vegans don’t know, or have decided to ignore the fact.
Would love to hear from you
Oh and do watch the webinar, it was so good. https://imahealth.org/alpha-gal-syndrome-tick-borne-illness/
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Helen
Thank you for posing great questions out there.
I was diagnosed with Alpha Gal just yesterday, so this is somewhat new to me. I did listen earlier as Dr Ryan Cole and the other doctor and scientist on the Wednesday program (earlier 2026) discussed AlphaGal, which I now need re-study.
In January 2021 I had the first shingles vaccine administered to me. I then traveled home and a couple miles from the drug store I became immediately sick intensely like I was in the throws of classic flu- fever as well.
I was perfectly fine until then, I was sick partially in bed for couple days with flu like illness. I never received the 2nd shot, though I was led to do so. I was stunned that I could get so sick so quick from a shot. I very much questioned the doctors from then on, and I told them I did not trust something here.
2 weeks ago (so just recent) I had a high (I think, it tasted like steak) quality burger from local restaurant. I seldom eat beef- more fish mainly and chicken.
About 2 hours later, maybe 30 minutes longer, I had enormous (painful) stomach pains as I scurried to bathroom, and my body itched head to foot. This never happens to me. I came home -barely made it- bathroom again. Itching like crazy and throat closing in.
Wife took me ER where they asap worked on me, Benadryl, prednisone, given to me as I moderated well by 3 hours later. Throat had closed in moderate amount, no further.
Of course I had stripped in hospital to reveal hives and whelps head to foot.
Fast forward back to 2001, as I was prepping papers for daughter college. I had been working on the farm we lived on at time. So had small glass wine and an allieve. (Sp?) some muscle aches. Within a few minutes my throat closed in – wife came home, called 911- and they kept her on phone updating my vitals as we went to rescue squad- then to hospital. Drugs calmed me down, were about to perform tracheotomy on me. So was this the alieve? The capsule- alpha-gal? Always thought it was wine, since back in 1978 my wife and I were on a hammock in moonlight sipping wine and my bottom lip swole grossly.
I have always played in woods as kid building “forts”, and camping, crawling towards the ground hogs I shot for local farmers, and have been as adult building in woods often and have been hiking everywhere especially in woods all my life. Have I had alpha-gal ongoing? I have had times of tummy discomfort after burgers from time to time – not bad, but noticeable.
So that is my story. Thank you for the objectivity of Dr Cole’s Alpha-Gal presentation. I now have much education to do, as I tweak my patterns of behavior. In all of this news- I have an inner peace that now I better understand my own body
By the way- I have searched much late yesterday with my wife helping and there is a clear lack of objectivity after the online searches for alpha-gal. IMA has taught me how to read, study, analyze medical insight, protocols and supposed direction from professionals.
Thank you, your advocacy helps my quality of life. I know it helps others as well.
Do no harm.
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Thank you @tommywalkshills and so sorry to hear that you have this horrible condition. Thanks for sharing your story in so much detail, and as always, for your very kind comments, they mean so much to all of us. Keep us posted on your healing and if you uncover any interesting studies.
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