The Lighter Side of: Weird Allergies

I have had odd reactions to various medications and a few food items.
Some reactions have been simply unpleasant, some have been life-threatening, but (as I have been told time and time again) most have been deemed 'odd'.
It may be because the medication itself is an odd one to be allergic/have an intolerance to. It might be because the actual reaction, itself, is odd. It might be because of allergies to similar substances but not others.
Whatever the case is, my allergies/intolerances/reactions have been odd.

The Lighter Side of having weird allergies is that patients like myself are part of the reason researchers continue to look for several different options to treat one illness. I am lucky that, for some of my illnesses, there are more options than those which I can no longer take.
For Ankylosing Spondylitis, I am kind of out of options for the time being. For Crohn's Disease and the inflammation in my J-Pouch, I have been lucky that the medications I currently take seem to be working fairly well, because I am essentially out of additional options with those diseases.
For other issues, though, if I am reacting poorly to one medication, there are others that I can try. There are other avenues I can take.
Plus, above all, research continues in many chronic illness groups, so even if additional options are not here right now, there will likely be more options in the relatively near future.
Another reason to maintain a level of optimism.

The truth is, chronic illness is highly unpredictable, highly subjective, and the research is very confusing. We are lucky to have any options at all, let alone several avenues to pursue. It also means that it is intriguing to researchers.
This is a good thing.
More and more people want to understand chronic illness, so there is this drive to learn more about what may cause this massive umbrella of diseases and how to treat them. More intrigue, more drive to learn, more fascination - it all means that more people will want to find the answers.

So chin up.
If you have odd allergies and intolerances like I do, there is always more research being done and more options being found. Medical research makes more and more strides every day. So I put my faith in those who work tirelessly who ultimately help me lead a better life.
For now, I enjoy every good moment that I experience and cherish my good days.