All Things Nocebo | The Gillett Health Team Podcast #2 Ep. #17
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Penicillin Allergy and Upset Stomach and Drug Allergies
Up to 10 percent of hospitalized patients say that they're allergic to penicillin whereas in a 2002 study on careful investigation 97 percent of adults who were labeled as penicillin allergic were found to tolerate oral penicillin. When under careful monitoring at the hospital with investigators 97 percent were actually fine yeah so it sounds risky you know because you have someone who says I'm allergic toPenicillin and it may be because they had an upset stomach or just some sort of bloat or whatever when under careful monitoring with investigators 97% were actually fineYeah so Penicillin is very interesting because a lot of people think they are allergic to peniellum but there's no scientific evidence
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