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Spine Health | Last Active: Jul 31 9:37am | Replies (56)
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Wow Jennifer! I have heard of this in the FB groups I'm on for people with primary immune deficiencies. I also saw a story in the NYT's about a man who found out he was severely allergic to PEG when he tried using colonoscopy prep kits. I'm sorry you found out through an epidural. I understand that the compound is found in a huge array of products.
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@sb4ca Thank you. I didn't know why I had reacted to the epidural, but I learned a bit about PEG when I had a vaccination for Covid with PEG in it. I had the beginning of a suspect reaction within 45 minutes, so I went to the emergency room and they got it under control in 20 minutes. That make me look up some information and draw a conclusion about my experience with the spine injection. When I had other Covid boosters, I opted for the J & J vaccine which unfortunately isn't an option now. I did have a recent colonoscopy, and the doctor gave me a prep kit that didn't have PEG in it. PEG is even in a topical antibiotic ointment that I have, but used topically, I don't have the same reaction as taking it internally.
Jennifer