Can Sulfur In Paper Bring About Allergies For People Allergic To Sulfur?
February 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under Allergy Questions
I have a co-worker who claims that she cannot file papers because she is allergic to sulfur. She is well known to pull this kind of thing when trying to get out of doing something, so my question is, can contact with the little amount of sulfur in paper really have such an adverse affect on people with those allergies? I havn’t been able to find anything on this, any help would be much appreciated!!
I can only tell you about my experience. I am allergic to sulfur and I can touch all the paper that I want. The doctors never told me to avoid anything like that either…but that is just my experience.
no i don’t believe so….personally i would demand that she produce a doctor’s note from an allergist saying this. Or you can counter her by saying…”So you can’t handle any sort of paper products then?” And you and the rest of your co-workers just chime in every time that she handles anything that is paper related…saying something like…”OMG, so and so, you better watch out we’re gonna have to call the paramedics b/c you have a piece of paper in your hand.”
The only way to treat immature ppl is with immature antics.
Sounds unlikely. I can’t find evidence there is any significant amount of sulfur in paper.
If she was truly allergic to sulfur I guess it could be a problem, but there would be other signs of this problem in her daily life.
I would have to see proof that there is any sulfur in paper, how much, and a doctor’s letter stating that it will effect her allergies if she does this job. Seems a little far fetched to me.
unless she files them by eating them (plus eating paper for Breakfast lunch and dinner) then no friekin way she is lazy with a capital LAZY