All Belgian residents issued with iodine tablets to protect against radiation

The Telegraph ^ | 4-28-16 | Matthew Holehouse,

[Toddsterpatriot]

Basically, forever.

[Jet Jaguar]

Should it not be iodide? (potassium iodide)

[dynachrome]

Yes. The headline writer screwed up and I didn’t catch it.

[Jet Jaguar]

Nevermind.

[Tea Party Terrorist]

My thoughts exactly. They’d rather get killed than be called racist.

As the knife slices through their neck they will still be whining about “right wing racists” and how they are the real problem.

[tumblindice]

Good to hear, thanks.

[combat_boots]

Belgians need to start hauling people out of their homes and stringing them up. Including politicians.

[Mr. Mojo]

[OldNewYork]

How about keep the iodine and uproot the noxious weeds that seek to poison the Native Europeans on the Belgian reservation?

[Monty22002]

That’s what I was thinking. Unless they bust open a nuclear reactor or detonate a real nuke, this is pointless. I’m not against personally having a few bottles of iodide around just in case, but it’s not going to protect from any conceivable dirty bomb.

[trebb]

Religion of death

Per Ted Cruz, that's unnecessary, ugly rhetoric and has no place in civil conversations.....

[afraidfortherepublic]

That is what the doctor told me (that I have an iodine allergy). Furthermore, he told me that it is not all shrimp — but the water that the shrimp was swimming in. All I know is that I break out in itchy hives if I eat shrimp (and he was right about that — depends upon where the shrimp came from, but I have no way of knowing in advance), have a contrast scan using iodine, or have batadine applied to my skin. All I know is that the reactions get worse the older I get, so I avoid all of those situations. I suppose the doctor was just being simplistic in his explanation, but no other medical professional has ever argued about it.

[armydoc]

As I said, it is a commonly held misconception, even among doctors. Here's a reference that gives a thorough explanation of the issue.

https://radiology.ucsf.edu/patient-care/patient-safety/contrast/iodine-allergy#accordion-clinical-implications

You might want to pass it along to your doctor. The practice of medicine is a lifelong learning opportunity.

[yuleeyahoo]

[afraidfortherepublic]

All I know is that after an evening dining at a restaurant in San Jacinto Monument in TX that served “All you can eat” giant Gulf shrimp as an appetizer, I woke up thinking I had gone blind. When I finally pried my eyes open far enough to be able to look in the mirror, I could see that my face was swollen up like a balloon. I had to have a shot to make the swelling go down.

I’ve had similar reactions (although not as severe) even if the agent was a stir fry where the shrimp had been picked out in the kitchen before it was served to me. (a fancy resturant in Milwaukee). When nurses rub my skin with betadine, I break out in hives. Same with contrast IVs for CT scans to the point that the hospital has told me never to have one again. I have nuclear scans when they are looking for a blood clot with good results.

I’m staying far away from iodine and iodine containing products. The next reaction could affect my throat, or my breathing. No thanks.

[armydoc]

I’m staying far away from iodine and iodine containing products.

Good luck with that:

Food Portion/ Average iodine portion (mcg)

Cow’s milk 200ml/ 50-80**
Organic cow’s milk 200ml /30-65**
Yoghurt 150g/ 50-100**
Eggs 1 egg (50g)/ 20
Cheese 40g/ 15
White fish 100g/ 115
Oily fish 100g/ 50
Shellfish 100g/ 90
Meat 100g/ 10
Poultry 100g/ 10
Nuts 25g 5
Bread 1 slice (36g)/ 5
Fruit and veg 1 portion (80g)/ 3

[StAnDeliver]

Sooo, no problems with looselimbs doing in Molenbeek (and Paris, and London), but the rest of you yobs gotta take the pills.

So glad to have done the Europe thing before Eurislam...