Nut allergy daughter dies by good night kiss

Kiss leads to allergic shock in young women
A 20-year-old young woman from Canada tragically died because of her nut allergy. As the mother explained in the conversation with the "Journal de Québec", Myriam Ducre-Lemay was recently in love with a man who knew nothing of the strong allergy. When she kissed her after eating a peanut butter sandwich, she suffered an anaphylactic shock and eventually died in the hospital.

Friend did not know about the allergy
Tragic end to a young love: In Montreal, Canada, a young woman was killed by a kiss from her friend, according to a report in the Bild. The case happened four years ago, but only now did the mother of the 20-year-old publicly talk about it to warn others. According to that, her daughter Myriam Ducre-Lemay had just met her boyfriend at the time and had not yet told him about her extreme allergy to nuts. When they came home after a party, the young man ate a peanut butter sandwich, which his girlfriend did not notice.

A young woman tragically died because of her nut allergy. (Image: Africa Studio / fotolia.com)

Allergens can remain in the saliva for hours
The story took a dramatic turn because after giving Myriam a bedtime kiss, the young woman suffered a severe allergic shock. Within a few minutes her condition worsened drastically and she could barely breathe. The reason for the reaction was the remains of the peanut butter in the mouth of the man, because traces of allergens may still be present in human saliva for several hours after consumption.

The friend immediately called the ambulance, but still on the way to the hospital she suffered a heart and respiratory arrest. The resuscitation by the helpers seemed at first successful, but the woman had suffered severe brain damage and died later that same night. After mourning her daughter's private life in recent years, the mother now wants to go public with the case to raise awareness of the risks to allergy sufferers. Because nut allergies are a big burden. "The most important thing for those affected is that they inform people in their environment about their disease, so they can intervene in an emergency," said Micheline Ducre according to the "image" against the "Journal de Québec".

Those affected should always have an emergency syringe with them
In addition, allergy sufferers should always have the so-called "EpiPen" with them, because this can be life-saving. It is an emergency medication in the form of a syringe filled with adrenaline. This, also known as "epinephrine" stress hormone, stimulates the cardiovascular function in a few seconds, ensures a narrowing of the blood vessels and that the affected person gets air again. However, Myriam Ducre-Lemay did not have the emergency syringe on that day. "She usually carried her epips with her, everyone knew that," said the mother of the young woman. (No)