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  1. 11th April 2010, 10:58 AM #1
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    Question toxic reaction

    Hi to all,
    been working with timber for many years as a hobby and found that cypress timber when being cut etc gave me a severe headache. lately when using cypress (and using a mask) severe stomach pains develop. has any one else suffered this reaction to cypress?
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    Cypress makes me sneeze and itch, but that's about it. I'm pretty sure a few others are sensitive to it too.
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    Hi notyetretired and welcome to the forum.

    You might like to click on the following link ..
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    ... for a bit of further advice.
    I haven't had stomach pains from cypress pine but I've just had a doozy of an asthma attack from rosewood. I wore a mask but the remnants on my clothes got me as soon as I went outside and took the mask off!
    search the forum on "allergic+reaction" and you'll see how others have suffered and managed.
    good luck, fletty
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    Gives me a pain in the a**e!!
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