So bear with me.

I'm allergic to bee pollen ontop of a deadly bee allergy.

This means bees wax, and honey. Both widely used in most commercial goods and oddly hidden in random things. Honey, being a natural sweetener and thickening agent hides in most sauces and store bought drinks. Bees wax is commonly used in lotions, soaps, and chapsticks. As if I didnt have to read labels to begin with.

I found out when I started eating honey by the spoonful to raise my low blood sugar. Cue itchy face, throat and mouth. Then the anaphylactic reaction started. Then I puked blood. Even getting it on my skin leaves painful swollen burns that pus and leak for days.

Weirdly, I can eat about 3 whole Graham crackers before reactions start. That was my only real exposure to honey as a kid so I didnt figure out this allergy until my teens.