Reaction to Dunkin Donuts Ice Coffee

just thinking of one of my message boards where people go to "general
discussion" (GD) to discuss anything. politics, religion, medical
emergencies.


the latter often gets met with what we call the "derpy face". And
people making fun of them for going to GD first instead of handling it
properly by getting real medical advice.

You can get a list of the ingrediants on the DD website - you didn't
state the other flavor but here is the ingrediant list for french
vanilla (scroll to bottom)
http://www.dunkindonuts.com/content/dunkindonuts/en/menu/coffee/hotcof
fee.html?DRP_SWEET=None&DRP_FLAVOR=None&DRP_SIZE=Small&DRP_BLEND=Frenc
h+Vanilla&DRP_DAIRY=None

What you need to do is see a doctor and not write letters. Something
in the coffee is causing a severe allergic reaction and only your
doctor can help you. If it's a additive in DD coffee, it could be
elsewhere as well. You need to take care of yourself!

That must have been absolutely terrifying. I'm really sorry that it
happened. I'm not a doctor and I'm certainly not an expert on
allergic reactions, but this is what I would suggest:

First, you need to quit buying iced coffee at Dunkin' Donuts, and you
probably need to quit eating anything of theirs until you're sure what
you're allergic to.

Second, if this starts to happen again, you need to call 911. It is
possible to die from reactions like this, and they tend to get worse
over time. Don't feel as if you're blowing this out of proportion:
you're not.

Third, if you have a primary care doctor, you need to get a referral
to an allergist, and if you don't have a primary care doctor you need
to figure out how to get in to see an allergist then, too. This needs
to happen ASAP, and you should explain what has been happening to the
person making the appointment if the first appointment you are offered
isn't for awhile. You don't want to be referred from the emergency
room after a third incident.

Fourth, you should ask Dunkin' Donuts for a list of the ingredients in
those two drinks. I'm not sure I'd bring up the anaphylaxis while I
was doing that, in case they might think you were going to sue them,
although if they turn you down it might make sense to explain why
you're asking *then*. They have almost certainly done nothing wrong;
you have acquired an allergy you didn't have before, but that doesn't
mean that the stuff they're serving isn't perfectly safe for almost
everybody. But you also need to recognize that the problem may not be
with an intended ingredient -- in any kind of food prep, small amounts
of substances that are meant to go into one food end up going into
another instead. For example, there may have been tiny pieces of nuts
in the coffee even if nuts aren't an ingredient of either flavor, and
a lot of people are allergic to nuts. Anything you get from them,
though, you should take with you to the doctor's appointment.

So fifth, whether or not you are able to get a list of ingredients to
take to the allergist, you need to go to the appointment and explain
exactly what you've said here: you've had a couple of instances where
your throat started closing after drinking different Dunkin' Donuts
iced coffee flavors, and you need to know how to protect yourself from
future incidents. The doctor will be able to help you with that in a
way that we really can't.

O_o


Your throat started closing. Twice.


You need air to breathe. A throat that's closing up means your access
to air might be cut off.


Sometimes it's best to ask your doctor instead of the internet. I
mean... the internet will still be here waiting for you. But not if
you fall over dead from an allergic reaction to something you ate.

STOP DRINKING THE COFFEE

So you had an obvious reaction -- potentially dangerous -- and HAD
ANOTHER COFFEE? What the hell were you thinking?

You need to go to a doctor to get this diagnosed and to find out
exactly what you're allergic to. The way you're going about it --
trial and error -- is NOT the way to do it.

Sheesh.

Ask for a list of ingredients for the ice coffees you have imbibed.
Check for likenesses in the lists. Take this list to your doctor and
discuss. Likely it is a common ingredient in all three and should not
be to hard to figure out. Meanwhile, find a different morning
beverage. And yes, the reaction is very scary.

Like others have said, you are probably having an allergic reaction
and you need to go see a doctor about it. There is nothing Dunkin
Donuts can do about it.

You go to a dr to find out if you were have an allergic reaction or a
panic attack.

Laureen C

Have you gone to a doctor about your throat closing after drinking
Dunkin Donuts ice coffee?

Sounds like you have an allergy to something in their iced coffee. I
do not know what Dunkin Donuts can do for that.

Check with a doctor instead.