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Discussion thread: Allergies with Dr. Rubin is published! (Patreon)

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2026-03-19 05:15:53
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2026-03

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This episode is published and ready to hear wherever you get podcasts. Let's chat about it below.

Pardon, did you know we have a new #Allergology episode with immunologist/allergist Dr. Zachary @rubin_allergy?

The Doc let me pepper him with questions about sneezing, allergy shots, Benadryl naps, home testing vs. office visits, oral challenges, unfriendly fruits, street tree sexism, and so much more. We've been itching to do this one for a while, so get it in your system ASAP.

Link in bio. Just curious: what are you allergic to?Literally or I guess metaphorically is fine.

Also what did you think of Coloproctology with Dr. Carmon Fong? Let’s talk it below?

Sneezes,

Alie Podlady

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Allergology (ALLERGIES) with Dr. Zachary Rubin - alie ward

Dander enemies. Gluten intolerances. Runny noses. Shellfish bummers. Skin prick tests. Epipen pockets. Allergies? WE GOT 'EM, folks. And we've got double board-certified allergist, immunologist, and author of the New York Times Bestseller "All About Allergies" Dr. Zachary Rubin. The Doc takes a quic

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Kristen Butler

New endometriosis diagnosis- THANK YOU for everyone who mentioned Pepcid. I’ve been looking into it all day and I really hope it helps me!

DeeDeeNoodle

Looking forward to listening!

Nick Ryder

was listening to this when the patreon notification popped up! i wonder if it’s possible to genetically modify pollen-less trees, the way that bananas are seedless and we get more of them from “cloning” cuttings?

Jerry Hoffmeister

when he says "that's not in the honey" that's just false. Bees absolutely visit and collect pollen from trees and ragweed, etc. He may be right that eating honey doesn't help with allergies but it's not because the pollen that you're allergic to isn't in local honey. He's wrong.

Karen

Great episode!

Oisin Hurley

Coloproctology was great, I enjoyed talking about it with the family over dinner :)

Jenny BM

As a new patreon, I’m gutted I missed the chance to ask dr. Rubin about the wierd diagnose I got from my allergist: Food Dependent Excercise Induced Anafylaxia (FDEIA). Meaning: I am allergic to sesame seeds, but only when I excercise after eating it. It seemed from my doctors as if it’s a very new field of studies in allergiology, because they got excited and I felt like a rare Pokémon. Would love to learn more about it. Perhaps for a part 2 at some point!

Britt Kline

Gahhh, I can’t wait! I must’ve missed the call for Qs on this because I have many!Hopefully others had them, too. I’m allergic to leaf mold, sulfa drugs, most grasses and tree pollens. When I lived in TX, I got the unfortunately very-common “cedar fever” each year….I’m in upstate / central NYS now, on the most allergy meds I’ve ever been on and this season has been kicking my butt a little bit so far! Weird. Haven’t listened to Carmen F yet, but v interested as I’ve been getting colonoscopies since I was 28 (dad died young from colon cancer). Ayayayay, inhabiting mortal bodies 🙈

Elinor Wahl

There was something incredibly jarring about Dr. Rubin referring to the plants most likely to cause allergies as 'ugly'. It felt like a moral judgment against them (and yes, calling things 'ugly' is a moral judgment, linked to the concepts of 'dirt' and 'soil' mentioned by Dr. MacKendrick in the critical ponerology episode). It sounded almost like Rubin was lashing out at these plants, and especially in subjects like this, it's a short step from there to advocating for those plants' eradication so they can't inconvenience humans in any way. Wouldn't it be considerably worse for everyone, allergy sufferers included, if plants were destroyed based on these kinds of highly biased perceptions?

Mel

I'm intrigued by this episode. I lived in Ohio for 6 years, was tested for allergies and found out I'm allergic to all the grasses, all year long...and weirdly enough, cockroaches. Now that I'm back living in California, I found a subspecies of the grasses I'm allergic to, including "cat tails" the brown seedy stalk thing in marshes. And sulfa drugs. Fun times that.

Smiley Kylie (she/her)

I was talking with someone the other day and they called cattails “wild corn dogs” 🤣

Heidi Horvitz

I have a nut allergy - all tree nuts and peanuts and at 55 because allergic to sesame seeds (up and coming allergy so says the allergist). BUT, not all of the time - in fact, seems like I can have the occasional one with sushi, etc. and not react, so am rather confused. Now I want to try seeing if I react after sesame + exercise. (Yes, I have an epi and, yes, very familiar with all of the body responses, so don't fear...)

Mel

That's my new favorite name for them now 😂👌🏽

Jenny BM

That’s how we confirmed my diagnose! Uncomfortable, but good to finally know — and so easy to avoid now that I’m aware. I also get more sensitive if I’ve taken NSAIDS like ibuprofen, so talk to your allergist about that too! Potential extra ingredient in the mix.

Anastasia Doherty

So cool! I follow him on Instagram bc he has been so brave, tireless and persistent in his community education and despelling fallacies put out from certain high profile individuals

Susan

I'm so allergic to ash tree pollen that a simple skin test sent me to the ER. They're beautiful trees but I'm not shedding any tears over the emerald ash borer.

Lillian Rolfe

Dr. Rubin is just as delightful as I thought he’d be! Fantastic episode.

Digital Diva

I just discovered (and became instantly addicted to) Ologies a couple months ago, and have been binging from start to catch up! I'm only in the 2020 year, but I may break my rule and listen to this one NOW because it's DR. RUBIN!!!

Brain 🧠 Shenanigans

Thankfully the only thing I’ve come across thus far in life are some light seasonal allergies, nothing a little allavert won’t fix. I was excited to hear him bring up Bambas; I listened to a segment on NPR YEARS ago about the lack of peanut allergies in children who were eating these peanut snacks. Lo and behold I found them in our grocery store and have been buying them on the reg since. They’re sooooooooo tasty and legit have literally four ingredients. The problem then becomes I can never limit myself to a single serving and will snarf half a bag in one go 🫣😅😅

rita

WAIT ME TOO!!! i thought the allergist was joking when i got diagnosed and have never heard anyone mention it again until your comment 😭 would LOVE a part 2 to learn about this!! (i just stopped eating my FDEIA allergen entirely because i don’t wanna deal with it, but now i wonder: am i just gonna instantly die if i EVER eat it again, even if i sit still after?? lol)

JENN 'Benthopelagic squirrel' ALVAREZ

Loved it! I hope podmom enjoyed his avocado 🥑! Also, side note, a coworker saw my license plate and asked about Ologies. He said his friend said its the best podcast ever. I agreed. Obviously 💁🏼‍♀️😂

Mark Donahue

<—-actual horticulturist here. Yes, I found it a little odd as well, but not really bothersome. I knew he was mainly referring to ragweed, which is not a particularly attractive plant. But there are plenty of plants most people consider pretty that also cause allergies, sooo… I would never wish eradication of any species as they all play a part in some way.

Taylor

Wish I had remembered to ask him about my not new, but worsening, "vibratory allergy" I break out in hives on the site where there is repeated stimulation. See: running, walking, shower head on one spot too long, sexy time things, etc. And taking antihistamines hasn't seemed to be helping!

Jerry Hoffmeister

Also, bees DO visit ragweed so their pollen WOULD be in local honey.

Jenny BM

Speak to your doctor, but the advice I got from my allergist & nutrition specialist was to not avoid it entirely, and start by try it in a safe environment. They also said that all stress adds to the reaction, so taking it easy always makes it less uncomfortable if you do react. Fingers crossed you can continue to enjoy your allergen <3

SoManyQuestions

I do understand myself better than therapy or a tarot card reading - thank you!

Hope J 🏳️‍🌈

This was a really cool and informative episode! I wish he touched more on the weirder and “newer” allergies. I know there were 75 pages of questions, but I feel like this episode had the least amount of Patreon questions and I wish more were asked.

Harper Atlas

Listening to this episode further confirmed my suspicion that I’ve had subpar allergists my entire life. I’m now wondering if my developed in my early 20’s peanut allergy was actually caused by an allergist telling me that despite never having a noticeable reaction, I was never to eat them again 🤔

Bonnie Claudnic

This is the episode that drove me to join your Patreon page. Several years ago I had a weird bout with hives and afterward kept feeling itchy. A nurse friend suggested taking a Zyrtec every day - which I did and it helped. After a while, I decided I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life, so I stopped. And my skin crawled!! Take the Zyrtec, itching stops, don't take it, it starts again. That is an addiction. So I weaned myself off and it took a couple of uncomfortable weeks, but I managed. Every medical person I mentioned it to gave me the side eye. But Googling it turned up a bunch of people with the same experience. I felt so vindicated when Dr. Rubin reported that you CAN experience withdrawal! Thank you Alie, for all the fascinating listening adventures. I love this podcast, and now I support it. (financially - I always supported it intellectually, and have introduced a number of people to it.) Keep on keeping on!

Suzanna Green

loved the episode! I was bummed to hear him say that nut allergies are the worst ones, that's a myth and has been busted but definitely something that sticks around. My son is severely allergic to dairy and eggs, any allergen can be severe.

Jessica Wardzala

Such a great episode!! I’ve loved Dr. Rubin’s videos for a while and hearing him this episode had me fangirling! 2 of my favorites taking to each other? Perfection.

Cecily Templeton

Got my Red Sneakers for Oakley! Excited to wear them about and spread some awareness ❤️ what a great episode - I learned so much even though I watched Dr Rubins videos already! He's the reason I gave up benadryl and finally got allergy testing to pinpoint what was causing for random sinus meltdowns 😆

Sunflower star

Sounds like maybe a heat rash! One of my coaches says they can get worse in perimenopause, if that applies to you ?

Sara R Avrams

I am allergic to adhesives. Just about every tape, bandaide, sticky dressing plus anything with elastic in it. As well as most laundry soaps.